Digitization Lab
Cape Breton University’s Centre for Cape Breton Studies has recently established a state-of-the-art digitization lab. This lab will support the research of Canada Research Chair, Dr. Richard MacKinnon and his research team. The lab, designed by Pilchner Schoustal—a firm specializing in acoustic design—is a place where the Canada Research Chair in Intangible Cultural Heritage, his research assistants, graduate students, undergraduate students and a technician will work on a variety of preservation and digitization projects using the latest in audio and video digitization hardware and software.
In order to serve these functions, the digitization lab is capable of recording performances, audio, video, photo and records digitization, and playback. It is outfitted with sound equipment such as microphones, speakers, monitors, mixing boards, reel-to-reel machines, cassette decks, record players, as well as video cameras, stereo equipment and playback units in a variety of formats. It also houses computers, CD and DVD burners, older format audio and video machinery, audio and video editing software, encoding hardware and software, server storage and transcription hardware and software to facilitate musical analysis and transcription.
Equally important, this state of the art facility complements Cape Breton University’s new degree in Folklore and Ethnomusicology, a program which will provide a steady influx of new students whose studies will be enhanced by the opportunities afforded by the facility.
Field Recording Equipment:
- AKG C 391 B (cardioid condenser microphone)
- AKG C 535 EB (vocal/instrument microphone)
- Canon PowerShot G6 (Digital Camera)
- Edirol R1 (4-Channel Digital Audio Recorder)
- Edirol R4 (Digital Audio Recorder)
- Lowell DV-902Z (Lighting Kit)
- Fuji FinePix F440 (Digital Camera)
- Panasonic AG-DVC60P (Digital Video Camera Recorder)
- Sony HVR-M10U (Digital HD Videocassette Recorder)
- Sony HVR-Z1U (Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
Digitization Lab Hardware:
- AKG C 391 B (cardioid condenser microphone)
- AKG C 535 EB (vocal/instrument microphone)
- AKG C414 B XLS (reference-quality microphone)
- AKAI GX 4000D (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Apogee Mini-Me (A/D Converter)
- Apogee Rosetta 800 (AD/DA Converter)
- Digidesign 002 Rack (Pro Tools LE audio workstation)
- Digidesign Mbox (Pro Tools LE audio workstation)
- Fender Passport PD-150 (Portable Sound System)
- Focusrite Platinum Octopre LE (AD/DA Conversion Pre-Amplification)
- HP XW 8400 Workstation
- HP XW 9300 Workstation
- iMac G5
- Mackie Onyx 1620 (Analog Mixer)
- Minolta Dimage ScanDual II AF22820U (Dual Format Film Scanner)
- Neumann TLM 103 (large diaphragm microphone)
- Numark TT200 (High-Torque Turntable)
- PowerMac Dual G5
- Revox A77 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Sony APR 5000 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Sony EV-S900 (Hi8 Video Cassette Recorder)
- Sony HVR-M25U (Digital HD Videocassette Recorder)
- Sony RDR-HX730 (Hard Disk Drive and DVD Recorder)
- Sony VO-5850 (3/4" U-Matic VTR Editor)
- Studer A810 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Studer A812 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Tascam 322 (Double Auto Reverse Cassette Deck)
- Tascam CC-222 MKII (CD Recorder/Cassette Deck)
- Tascam DM-3200 (Digital Mixer)
- Tascam DV-RA1000 (High Definition Audio Master Recorder)
- Xserve Raid (Storage Server)
Digitization Lab Software:
- Anystream Agility (media production, publishing, and encoding suite)
- BitVice (MPEG2 Encoder)
- Finale (composing and composition suite)
- Media 100 Producer (Digital Video Editing Suite)
- Peak Pro (audio editing, processing, and mastering suite)
- Pro Tools LE (audio recording/editing suite)
- Roni Amazing Slow Downer (audio software)
- Roni Audio Companion (audio software)
- Sorensen Squeeze (encoding software)
- SoundSoap Pro (noise reduction and audio restoration software)
- VueScan (Multi-Function Scanning Software)
Instruments:
- Peavey KB2 Keyboard Amplifier
- Steinway Grand Piano
- Yamaha CP33 Stage Piano
