See your next creative project come to life!
- Digital video conversion (VHS/VHS-C to digital video or DVDs)
- Record a demo, conduct interviews, or start a podcast
- Learn professional graphic design skills and design a website
- Scan and restore photos, slides, or negatives
- Edit film projects
- Coming Soon – Use a Cricut cutting machine to cut vinyl and other materials!
Read about what’s new In the Studio
Digital Studio Workshops
Set aside 30 minutes and learn how to:
- Set up recording sessions for music or podcasts.
- Digitize VHS tapes, cassettes, and vinyl records.
- Scan photos, slides, and negatives.
- and more!
View the schedule and register.
Reservations
- Must be a registered library cardholder age 14 or older.
- Reserve up to one week in advance.
- Maximum 3 hours per day.
Note: Studio 2 cannot accommodate vocal/instrument performance. Please reserve Studio 1 featuring the sound isolation booth for these recording needs.
HARDWARE
- 5' x 7' sound isolation booth
- 27” iMac Desktop: 3.2 Ghz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM
- Behringer U-PHORIA UMC404HD Audio Interface
- Audio-Technica ATH-M20x studio monitor headphones
- Blue Yeti USB Microphone
- Blue Yeti Pro USB Microphone (2)
- KORG Minilogue Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizer
- M-Audio Keystation 61ES MIDI Controller
- Shure SM57 Microphones (2) - Cook Park only
- Apple USB Superdrive (CD/DVD drive)
SOFTWARE
- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
- Ecamm Call Recorder for Skype (Cook Park only)
- Final Cut Pro
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- iLife Suite- iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie
- iWork Suite- Pages, Numbers, Keynote
- Logic Pro X
- Screenflow
- SketchUp 2014
- Skype
- Textwrangler
- Toast DVD
- VLC Media Player
- XCode
- Full access to LinkedIn Learning video tutorials & training.
LIMITATIONS
- Time Limit: 3 hours per day.
- Room Limit: Up to 4 people.
HARDWARE
- Windows 10 PC
- LG SuperMulti Blade DVD-RW/CD-RW drive
- Headphones
- Audio-Technica AT-LP 120-USB Direct Drive Turntable
- Elgato Video Capture w/ VCR
- Epson Perfection V800 scanner- photos, documents, slides, 35mm film, 120 and 220 (21/4) film, and 4x5 film
- TEAC AD-800 CD/Cassette player w/ USB
- VHS-C Converter Tape
SOFTWARE
- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
- Elgato Video Capture
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Office 2016
- SketchUp 2014
- Skype
- Toast DVD
- VinylStudio
- VLC Media Player
- Full access to LinkedIn Learning video tutorials & training.
LIMITATIONS
- Time Limit: 3 hours per day.
- Up to 2 people.
Reserve by Phone
847-362-2330 – Cook Park x1153 | Aspen Drive x1402
Reserve In-Person
See the Lower Level Desk at Cook Park or the Reference Desk at Aspen Drive.
Visit the Equipment page to see studio equipment that can be checked out.