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.
Microphones & Direct Input Boxs:
- AKG C 391 B (Cardioid Condenser Microphone)
- AKG C 535 EB (Cardioid Condenser Microphone)
- Electro-Voice 635A (Cardioid Dynamic Microphone)
- Sure SM 58 (Cardioid Dynamic Microphone)
- Fender P-51 (Cardioid Dynamic Microphone)
- Fleco SD300 (Cardioid Dynamic Microphone)
- Audio-Tecnica AT831b (Cardioid Condensor Lavalier Micropheone)
- AKG C 414 B XLS(5 Polar Pattern Condensor Microphone)
- Neumann TLM 103 (Large Diaphram Cardioid Condensor Microphone)
- Pro 48 (Active Direct Input Box)
- Pro D2 (Stereo Passive Direct Input Box)
Field Audio Recording Equipment:
- H2 Zoom (Stereo Digital Audio Recorder)
- Edirol R1 (Stereo Digital Audio Recorder)
- Edirol R4 (Digital Audio Recorder)
- Fostex T40RP MKII (Headphones)
Field Video Recording Equipment:
- Sony HVR-Z1U (Digital HD Video Camera Recorder)
- Panasonic AG-DVC60P (Digital Video Camera Recorder)
- Miller Ds 10 (Video Camera Tripod)
- Sony HVR-M10U (Digital HD Videocassette Recorder)
- Sony HVR-M25U (Digital HD Videocassette Recorder)
- Lowell DV-902Z (Lighting Kit)
- Fostex T40RP MKII (Headphones)
Digitization Lab Primary Workstation Hardware
- Mac Pro 2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon
- Digidesign 002 Rack (Pro Tools LE Audio Workstation)
- Furman PL-8 Series II (Power Conditioner)
- Mackie HR824 (Studio Monitor Speakers)
- Dorrough 280-DE (Digital Loudness Meter)
- Apogee Rosetta 800 (AD/DA Converter)
- Focusrite Platinum Octopre LE (AD/DA Conversion Pre-Amplification)
- Furman HDS-6 (Audio Distribution System)
- Tascam DM-3200 (Digital Mixer)
- Tascam DV-RA1000 (High Definition Audio Master Recorder)
- Neutrik NPPA-TT-S (2 x 48 TT Patch Bay)
- Viewsonic N3751w (37" Wide Screen Monitor)
- Black Magic Decklink HD Extreme (HD Video Capture Card)
Digitization Lab Secondary Workstation Hardware
- Mac Pro Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5
- Event 20/20 (Studio Monitor Speakers)
- Sony LMD 1410 (14" Professional Series LCD Monitor)
- Sony HVR-M25U (Digital HD Videocassette Recorder)
- Digidesign Mbox (Pro Tools LE Audio Workstation)
Digitization Lab Support Stations
- HP XW 9300 Workstation (Scanner/Student Workstation)
- HP XW 8400 Workstation (Agility Anysteam Cluster Formatting)
- iMac 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 (Student Workstation)
- Minolta Dimage ScanDual II AF22820U (Dual Format Film Scanner)
- Epson Perfection V500 Office Scanner
- Epson Stylus R200 Photo (Printer)
- Xserve Raid (Storage Server)
Digitization Lab Video Equipment
- Sony EV-S900 (Hi8 Video Cassette Recorder)
- Sony HVR-M25U (Digital HD Videocassette Recorder)
- Sony RDR-HX730 (Hard Disk Drive & DVD Recorder)
- Sony VO-5850 (3/4" U-Matic VTR)
- Sony UVW-1800 (Betacam SP VTR)
- Sony SVO-1620 (VHS VTR)
- Toshiba M-625C (VHS VTR)
- Sony PVM-1341 (Video Edit Monitor)
Digitization Lab Audio Equipment
- AKAI GX 4000D (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Revox A77 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Sony APR 5000 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Studer A810 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Studer A812 (Reel-To-Reel Machine)
- Numark TT200 (High-Torque Turntable)
- Tascam 322 (Double Auto Reverse Cassette Deck)
- Tascam CC-222 MKII (CD Recorder/Cassette Deck)
- Digidesign Mbox (Pro Tools LE Audio Workstation)
- Apogee Mini-Me (A/D Converter)
- Nesco Food Dehydrator (For Baking Reels)
- Behringer Powerplay pro-xl (Headphone Distribution System)
Digitization Lab Software:
- Anystream Agility (Media Production, Publishing, and Encoding suite)
- Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 (Digital Editing Suite)
- Compressor 3.5.3 (Encoding Software)
- Sorensen Squeeze (Encoding Software)
- DVD Studio Pro 4.2.2 (DVD Authoring)
- Color 1.5.3 (Video Color Correction)
- Motion 4.0.3 (Video Effects)
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Print, Graphics, and Webdesign)
- Finale (Composing & Composition Suite)
- Media 100 Producer (Digital Video Editing Suite)
- Peak Pro (Audio Editing, Processing, & Mastering Suite)
- Pro Tools LE Ver 8.03 & 6.9 (Audio Recording/Editing Suite)
- DV Tool Kit 2 (Protools LE Expansion Tools for Video Production)
- Waves Gold Bundle (Plugin's Bundle for Protools)
- Breverb (Reverb Plugin for Protools)
- Roni Amazing Slow Downer (Audio Software)
- Roni Audio Companion (Audio Software)
- SoundSoap Pro (Noise Reduction & Audio Restoration Plugins)
- VueScan (Multi-Function Scanning Software)
Performance Room Equipment:
- Manhasett Music Stands
- Primacoustic Panels (Acoustic Baffles)
- K&M Mic Stands
- Apex Kick Drum Mic Stand
- Furman HR-6 (Headphone Remote Mixing Station)
- Korg DTR-100 (Digital Instrument Tuner)
- Projection Screen
Instruments:
- Peavey KB2 Keyboard Amplifier
- Steinway Concert Grand Piano
- Yamaha CP33 Stage Piano
Live Sound Equipment:
- Mackie Onyx 1620 (Analog Mixer)
- Yorkville NX 25p (200w Powered Loudspeaker)
- Livewire 16 Channel 100’ (16 Channel Snake)