The Arts Media Center in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts has several Macintosh G4s available with Max/MSP for audio synthesis and processing; ProTools LE for audio editing, mixing, and processing; Digital Performer for audio mixing and processing; iTunes for MP3 encoding and playing; etc. The lab is open to members of this class. The lab hours are:
The Music Department's "Accompaniment Lab" in the Room 194C of the AITR Building (the same building as the Arts Media Center) has two Macintosh G4s available with Max/MSP for programming audio synthesis and processing; Digital Performer for audio mixing and processing; Audacity for audio processing; iTunes for MP3 encoding and playing; and Code Warrior for C programming. Members of this class can check out a key to the lab during business hours of the Music Department (Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm).
NACS Lab B in Engineering Gateway 1140 is a 24-hour drop-in computer lab where the Max/MSP programming environment is installed on four computers. The software is installed under c:\apps\maxmsp on four computers next to each other by the wall - the only wall in that lab that has four computers. The computers are labelled as NACSEG 151-154.
The Engineering Department's Instructional Computing Facility in Room 3151 of the Engineering Gateway Building has some Windows software necessary for audio work, including Audacity for audio editing, mixing, and processing; iTunes for MP3 encoding; and Visual Studio and the PortAudio libraries for C/C++ programming. The lab is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may need to obtain an access card to get into the room when it is not staffed.
For research projects that require special audio or music capabilities, the Realtime Experimental Audio Laboratory (REALab) in Room 216 of the Music and Media Building is available for use, by arrangement with the professor.
Max/MSP for Macintosh and Windows XP
Computer music programming environment; free for 30-day demo period, and also available at discounted student prices, including a specially-priced one-time 9-month student authorization
Pd for Windows, Linux, or Irix
Computer music programming environment; freeware
Audacity for Max OS (9/X), Windows (98/Me/2000/XP), and Linux
Audio editor/mixer; freeware
iTunes for Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP
Full-featured CD-ripper, CD-burner, MP3 player/encoder, and audio file converter; freeware
BladeEnc 0.94.1 for Linux
Simple and effective MP3 encoder; freeware
iTunes for Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP
Full-featured CD-ripper, CD-burner, MP3 player/encoder, and audio file converter; freeware
QuickTime for Macintosh and Windows
All-purpose media player; freeware
Windows Media Player for Macintosh and Windows
All-purpose media player; freeware
WinAmp Player for Windows
All-purpose media player; freeware
FreeAmp 2.1.1 for Linux
This page was last modified on December 23, 2006.
Christopher Dobrian
dobrian@uci.edu