Media Production Support
The Tisch Digital Design Studio (DDS) features a recording room (by reservation) for both video and audio recording. The space is 12' x 16' and is equipped with the following hardware and software:
- Sliding black velvet backdrop
- Green screen
- Pre-set lighting grid with options to dim individual panels
- Sony a6600 with Rode Video MicPro and tripod
- 2 Rode NT1000 Studio Condenser microphones on swivel mount boom arms with pop filter
- 2 Rode NT100 Studio Condenserr microphones on table stands with pop filterr
- Scarlett 18i8 audio interface
- iMac with Adobe Creative Cloud, Audacity, Apple applications
- 2 piece conference table
- White board
Circulating Media Equipment
For students wanting to borrow video cameras, microphones, or tripods for field recording, the Tisch Circulation Desk has a limited equipment pool for short-term loan at no cost.
DDS Staff are happy to help orient students to all equipment located in our space or at the Circulation desk.
Software Support
DDS supports 16 Mac workstations running a variety of media software including:
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Audacity
- Final Cut Pro X and other Apple products such as GarageBand and iMovie
Learning to use new software takes time and practice. DDS offers select open workshops for those looking to get hands on training. We also highly recommend signing up for Udemy and following their training videos for the software you are working in. These video tutorials are comprehensive and cover almost every tool you’ll need to start working in a new software. For instructions on how to sign-up check out this guide provided by TTS.
DDS Staff is also available to help troubleshoot any questions you may have so don't hesitate to stop by!
Additional Resources
Below are some additional resources for tutorials, sound libraries and more!
- Udemy - Great short video tutorials that breakdown essential tools in software. Login with your Tufts credentials.
- BBC Sound Library - great sound fx library
- SoundCloud Advanced Search: Search for songs with Creative Commons Licenses
- Y2 Mate - an easy way to convert youtube files into mp4 or wav files for download
- Free Sound- database of recordings release under Creative Commons
- Internet Archive - free archive that includes video, images, audio, website and more.