Visiting The Labs

We installed two Wacom drawing tablets to act as monitors for two new Mac Mini machines. The large 26" wacoms are great for digital painting, retouching, illustration, animation, or even 3D modeling. 

We have two  Mac Studio computer set ups. One is outfitted with a two monitors and other with an ultra-widescreen montior. Both are useful for all sorts of digital production like video editing, digital collaging, web design, etc. Typically you have your project open on one screen, and have all of your assets, web pages,  reference photos, palettes and tools on the other! 

We have two dedicated audio stations, one with a full 61 key midi-keyboard on a rolling stand, and the other with an Akai mini keyboard. We are looking forward to adding more midi-instruments to the stations. In addition, each station has Abelton Live and Reaper installed on them and are outfitted with headphones. 

We have outfitted our butcher block tables with external monitors that you can plug your laptop into to either just have a larger screen to work on, or use a dual monitor set up. The monitors are installed on articulating arms, so its also a great way to present or do small group work! We have USB-C and HDMI cables. Simply turn on the monitor by locating the button on the underside of the monitor, press it once to wake up the screen, and plug into your laptop. The monitor should auto-detect your laptop!

Because the MMLs are a communal working space, we ask that you keep sound to a minimum by not playing audio through the computer speakers. Instead, we provide headphones, which are hanging behind the computer. Feel free to bring in your own headphones if you like. If you do, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO UNPLUG OUR HEADPHONES. We have installed audio splitters in each of these stations, so you can just plug your headphones into the open jack. You can also use these stations to listen to your projects with a collaborator. 

We have outfitted the labs with an audio booth that can record a single voice in a relatively quiet space. Bring your own voice recorder or use our dedicated setup with a high-end condenser mic, studio headphones, and a mac computer for recording. You can also bring a friend/producer to help you or record solo. For more information on the audio booth, take a look at our resource page.