Facilities

NEW MEDIA

Studio Workstations:

  • Mac (x3) M3 Ultra with 32‑core CPU, 80‑core GPU, and 32‑core Neural Engine (819GB/s memory bandwidth) Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW, Two video decode engines, Four video encode engines
  • PC (x1) Precision 5860 Tower Workstations, Intel Xeon W5-2565X (37.5 MB cache, 18 cores, 36 threads, 3.2 GHz to 4.8 GHz Turbo, 240W) Nvidia RTX 4500 Ada, 24 GB GDDR6
  • Dell UltraSharp 27 4K USB-C Hub Monitors
  • Blackmagic Design ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K
    • ATEM 1 M/E Video-Mixer Control Panel
    • Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Pro SSD 4K

2D Imaging Hardware:

3D Imaging Hardware:

  • Five (x5) VR Headsets:
    • Three (x3) Oculus Quest 2
    • HTC Vive Pro (Starter Kit)
    • Lenovo Mirage Solo VR-1541F (Daydream)
  • GoPro MAX 360° camera with Head Mount, floatable Hand Mount, and Swivel Magnetic Clip
  • Depth Cameras:
    • Real sense D435 with Mini-tripod
    • Microsoft Azure Kinect DK, model 1880 (no Azure subscription)
    • Occipital Structure Sensor for iPad (with optional 120° Lens SA07)
    • Leap Motion LM-010 (Hand-tracking Camera)
  • Afinia EinScan H: 3D Handheld Scanner
  • Perception Neuron 3, Full-body Motion Capture System (Finger Tracking using Optional Gloves)

Sonic Hardware:

  • Genelec 5.1 Broadcast Pak with 5 x 8030C Monitors + Subwoofer
  • Universal Audio Apollo x8 Gen 2 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface
  • RME Fireface UFX Audio Interface
    • Marantz SR5006 Audio Amplifier
      • Paradigm Atom v6 Monitors
  • PreSonus Studio Live AR8 USB, Audio Interface/Mixer
    • NAD Stereo Integrated Amplifier C 350
  • Stanton T.92 digital turntable
  • Tascam DR-100 audio recorder
  • Marantz PMD 706 field recorder
  • Two (x2) AT8033: Audio Technica Condenser Microphones
  • Rode M5 Compact 1/2″ Cardioid Condenser Microphones (matched pair)
  • PreSonus Studio 1810c, Audio Interface
  • DJI Mic
  • Rode Shotgun Mic 
    • cold shoe mountable
    • optional hand grip
  • Audio Technica ATH-M50x Headphones
  • Two (x2) Sennheiser MD 46, omni microphones
  • Four (x4) HomePod Mini’s, MTJT3LL/A (two can be paired for stereo)
  • MiMU Gloves
  • Vulcan’s Hammer Warp Generator
  • Theremax (theremen) PAIA 9505

Eurorack: 

  • David Jones MVIP Digital Video Image Processor
  • Pamela’s PRO Workout
  • Mordax Data
  • Make Noise – Wogglebug
  • Make Noise – Maths
  • Make Noise – DXG
  • Doepfer – A-110-1 VCO (x2)
  • Doepfer – A-145-1 LFO
  • Doepfer – A-118-1 Noise
  • Doepfer – A-138 Mixer
  • Doepfer – A114 Ring mod.
  • Doepfer – A-120 VCF
  • Doepfer – A-131 VCA
  • Doepfer – A-1140-1 ADSR Envelope Generator
  • Doepfer – A-190-4
  • LZX – TBC2 Dual Video Input
  • LZX – DWO3 Dual Oscillator
  • LZX – DSG3 Dual Shape
  • LZX – Ribbons
  • LZX – Stairs
  • LZX – FKG3 Keyer
  • LZX – ESG3 Encoder

Other:

Studio Software:

  • Ableton Live Suite 10, with Max for Live
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (all apps, no services)
  • Audacity
  • Blender
  • BBEdit
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Disk Drill
  • FontBase
  • GRM Complete II
  • Inkscape
  • MadMapper
  • Max 8 (Max/MSP/Jitter)
  • Maxon, all apps, including Cinema 4D & Z Brush
  • OBS Studio
  • Presonus Studio One, “6 Artist”
  • Signal Culture, all apps
  • SPEAR
  • Topaz Labs, Full Suite
  • TouchDesigner
  • Unity
  • VCV Rack
  • VLC

 

Video and Sonic Art Studios, Expanded Media**

The following may be available by prior request only: extended access in summer and scheduled access during the academic year.

  • Software includes everything the iea has, as well as:
    • Toast (burning software)
    • VCV Rack Pro
  • Blackmagic Design ATEM 4K mixer
  • Blackmagic Design SuperDeck Studio Pro SSD 4K
  • Blackmagic Cameras
  • Panasonic 4K camera
  • Canon XF705 Video camera
  • David Jones MVIP Digital Video Image Processor
  • Marantz SR5006
  • Sony PVM 2950 monitors
  • Ocean Matrix distribution amplifier
  • Mackie 12-channel mixer
  • RME Multiface II 96k24b, 8×8 analog I/O, digital I/O DSP audio interface
  • Doepfer – analog audio synthesizer: Basic A100 system, Ring Modulator, Frequency Shifter,
Vocoder Envelope Follower and Light to Control Voltage modules, ES-8 I/O, Make Noise Morphagene
  • Mac Studios, M3 Ultra with 32‑core CPU, 80‑core GPU, and 32‑core Neural Engine (819GB/s memory bandwidth) Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW, Two video decode engines, Four video encode engines
  • Precision 5860 Tower Workstations, Intel Xeon W5-2565X (37.5 MB cache, 18 cores, 36 threads, 3.2 GHz to 4.8 GHz Turbo, 240W) Nvidia RTX 4500 Ada, 24 GB GDDR6
  • Dell UltraSharp 27 4K USB-C Hub Monitors
  • Sandin Image Processor (IP)
    • Analog video IP Colorizer (SD/composite output)
      • Output can be captured in 480p or real-time
      • any capture can then be upscaled using Topaz software
    • Two (x2) Ikagami B&W Genlock video cameras with manual zoom/focus/gamma controls
  • Several Panasonic 4K HC-VX981 Video Cameras
  • DVD Players
  • BluRay Players
  • Several Canon HDV Vixia HV30 Cameras
  • High-capacity Portable Power Bank (often used with the iea’s Black Magic 6k video camera^)
  • Vuze+ 4k 360° Camera

TSI / Harland Snodgrass Gallery, Expanded Media**

  • System sync/stitched with custom software (BrightSign)
  • The lockable working space measures approximately 20′L x 20′W x 10′H
  • Three external walls featuring tv monitors (Wall 1 – 4qty in grid, Wall 2 – 2qty stacked, Wall 3 – 3qty side by side)
  • See the Snodgrass Specifications PDF for details

**While requests for Expanded Media spaces and equipment are required, all students have first priority. Therefore, in certain circumstances (such as during midterms/finals), iea residents may have their access removed.

PRINT MEDIA

 

Digital Printers

  • Canon Pro-4100 LUCIA PRO inkset 44” wide-format printer
  • 
Three (x3) Canon iPF6400 LUCIA EX inkset 24” wide-format printers. Preloaded with Matte, Photo-satin, Watercolor, and Screenprint-film media
  • Canon iPF8400 LUCIA EX inkset 44” wide-format printer
  • Canon iPF9400 LUCIA EX inkset 60″ wide-format printer
  • Mimaki TS30-1300 44″ wide-format Dye-sublimation transfer printer

Digital Fabrication

  • Epilog Legend 36EXT Co2 Laser Cutter 24″ x 36″ bed
  • Epilog Fusion Pro Co2 Laser Cutter 36″x 48″ bed
  • GBC 4120 12″ Laminator
  • Sterling Digibinder Plus – Perfect Binder
  • Knight MAXI-PRESS 44″ x 64″ large format manual heat transfer press
  • 
Knight DK25S 20″ x 25″ swing-away heat transfer press

Digital Imaging

Printmaking Studio

  • WSL A2 (Polymer Plate) Platemaker
  • Two (x2) Charles Brand Etching Presses – 30” x 50” and 28” x 50”
  • Two (x2) Takach Etching Presses – Bed Sizes 84” x 43” and 72” x 40”
  • Two (x2) Takach-Garfield Press – Bed Size 42” x 72” and 34” x 57”
  • Stienmesse and Stolberg Flatbed Offset Press 26″ × 34″
  • Inventory of Lithographic Stones up to 30” x 40”
  • A variety of Roller Durometers
  • Six (x6) Large Diameter Inking Rollers
  • Large assortment of Hand Brayers and Rollers

Screenprint

  • AWT Pro-Light 1 79″ x 51″ Screen Exposure Unit
  • AWT vacuum table with Manual Arm Attachment
  • Two (x2) vacuum tables
  • One (x1) 48″ x 36″ frame size, mesh-count 280 screen
  • Three (x3) 40” x 30” frame size, mesh-count 230 screens
  • Four (x4) 40” x 30” frame size, mesh-count 280 screens
  • Three (x3) 40” x 30” frame size, mesh-count 305 screens
  • Urethane Squeegees ranging from 6″ – 20″