CAMIL I

CAMIL I (also known as 5047, and upstairs CAMIL) is a special purpose lab supporting computer music classes and independent research projects in software sound synthesis, computer-based composition and interactive performance control. It is only accessible to students and faculty with activated i-Cards. If you are a new user to the lab please watch the informational presentation.

Pictures

The lab in January 2012:

Hardware

• 100 Mbps Ethernet
• 14 student iMacs and 1 project/teacher iMacs
• Yamaha Disklavier, controllable at Station 14 and configurable over the network
• Dedicated 8.1 fully digital sound system
  • FocusRite Saffire Pro 8.1 channel firewire interface accessible by laptop and project station
• Alesis Q25 25-key MIDI controllers at every station
• USB extension underneath desk for inserting flash drives and peripherals
• Mic cabinet with Neumann, Sennheiser, and Samson mics, mic stands, and cables with a 25-foot 8-channel recording breakout box.
• Access to the MIDI-controlled McFarland Carillon upon enrolling in Algorithmic Design of Music

Software

Licensed Software

• Pro Tools 9 (project station)
• Logic Pro 8
• Sibelius 6
• Max/MSP 5
• Mathematica 8
• Microsoft Office 2010

Open Source and Free Software

• Audacity
• Grace (Common Music)
• SuperCollider
• Xcode 4

Maintenance Period

The machines hard reboot by network every night at 2:00 AM to perform a maintenance sync. Every morning, machines in CAMIL I are mirrored to the project machine. This ensures that there are no functional differences between the machines.