Research Guides: Music: Composition and Recording

Composition and Recording

Ableton Live 11 Standard Edition
The most recent version of Ableton, used in Sonic Arts courses. Located at stations 13 & 14 in Jones.
Audacity
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
Developed by a group of volunteers as open source. Download to your own laptop or use in the Jones Media Center.
GarageBand
Available on Jones Media Center iMacs. For more information on recording in Jones, see https://researchguides.dartmouth.edu/c.php?g=59724&p=382828
Logic Pro
There are two desktop computers in the Jones Media Center equipped with Logic for composition students. The stations are first-come, first-served. If the computer you need to use is occupied please speak to a staff member at the Jones circulation desk.
Sibelius Ultimate
Best for composing, arranging, and publishing scores and parts of any size and complexity. Also great for creating notation worksheets and exercises for educators.Sibelius Ultimate is available at stations 13 & 14 in Jones.

Jones Media Center Equipment
Audio recording kits are available at the Jones Media Center circulation desk.
Hanover Strings
For instrument and equipment rental within walking distance of campus.

Room	Location	Max. Capacity	Equipment	Contact
Innovation Studio	Jones Media Center	8	8-screen video wall, presenter podium, green screen, blackout curtains, and removable walls, seating available for live performance, no piano	Jones.Media.Center@Dartmouth.edu
Whisper Room	Jones Media Center	2	Borrow recording equipment at the media services desk or bring your own. No piano. Two Shure KSM32 cardioid condenser microphones are in the Whisper Room.	Jones.Media.Center@Dartmouth.edu
Practice Rooms	Music Department Corridor	3	Most practice rooms have an upright piano.	Samantha Candon, samantha.candon@dartmouth.edu 603-646-3531
Faulkner Recital Hall	Music Department Corridor	20	Control room in the back (not a sound booth) contains light controller, multi channel audio recorder, and fixed video camera. Instructions available for equipment in control room. Seating available for live performance.	Samantha Candon, samantha.candon@dartmouth.edu 603-646-3531
Brittrax Studio	Music Department Corridor	3	Studio monitor speakers, audio interface, DAW (Protools), Condenser microphones are available.	brittraxengineers@groups.dartmouth.edu
Bregman Studio	Hallgarten	4	Studio monitor speakers, audio interface, DAWs(Protools, Logic, Ableton) Various Waves plugins, Condenser microphones are available.	brittraxengineers@groups.dartmouth.edu

Ableton (90-day Trial)
Dartmouth students may sign up for a free 90-day trial of Ableton Live. This 90-day trial is sufficient to cover use for the duration of one Sonic Arts class. If you plan to take a Sonic Arts course, please reserve your trial for use during the term in which you are registered for the course.
Finale Notepad
This free notation software is best for notating brief excerpts. For example, if you need to transcribe a couple of measures of a melody for use as an image in a research paper.
MuseScore
This open-source software is preferred by many Dartmouth a capella groups for arranging. MuseScore allows for up to eight parts.
Sibelius for Mac Users
Sibelius 7.5 is available for download to all Dartmouth users with a netID and password. This notation software is particularly useful for music theory courses where part-writing and/or composition is required.
Sibelius for Windows Users
Sibelius 7.5 is available for download to all Dartmouth users with a netID and password. This notation software is particularly useful for music theory courses where part-writing and/or composition is required.