Facilities
Instructional/Open Labs
The College of Arts and Letters has five labs available for instruction and open lab hours. Please refer to the Lab Newsletter (pdf) for information and usage policies for our labs. The newsletter is also available at each lab. Lab statistics are generated quarterly, and used in conjunction with faculty and student input in order to make decisions regarding lab services and resource allocation.
Click on a lab to see its current schedule:
Multimedia Lab MUS 211
This Lab has recently undergone an electrical upgrade. There are now 23 G5 Mac computers with DVD burners and flat panel monitors. There are also keyboard midi controllers and audio interfaces connected to the computers. All workstations include a wide variety of software for all Arts and Letters students that includes:
Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Acrobat)
Studio MX (Flash, DreamWeaver, Fireworks & Freehand)
Final Cut Studio (Sound Track & Live Type, Final Cut Studio, DVD Studio Pro)
MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Reason Pro Tools
Pratica Musica iLife
Cinema4D ToonBoom Maya 2008
Final Draft EP Scheduling EP Budgeting
Logic Live
Vector Works
Interactive Music Lab MUS 117
The Interactive Music Lab (IML) is specifically directed toward Music majors. There are 17 G5 Mac stations. This lab is equipped with the latest versions of music software for ear training, sequencing and notation. Software includes:
Roland Digital Pianos MS Office Digital Performer
Finale 2004 Practica Musica iLife 2008
Pro Tools LE Logic Mach 5
Live Reason
Computer Graphics and Animation Labs FA 225 & FA 226
These labs are used for computer animation and computer graphics design. FA 226 now features 25 G5 Mac computers with flat panel monitors. FA 225 is now equipped with 21 G5 Mac computers with dual processors and CD/DVD burners. Software in these labs include:
Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Acrobat)
Adobe After Effects
Studio MX (Flash, DreamWeaver, Fireworks & Freehand)
MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook)
Weavmaker
Only in FA225:
Cinema4D ToonBoom Corel Painter Maya 2008
Animation Lab MUS 220
The College of Arts & Letters has recently opened a brand new Animation Lab with state of the art equipment. The lab boasts 18 Mac Pro workstations with large cinema displays for the ultimate computing experience. All workstations include a wide variety of software for all Arts and Letters students that includes:
MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook)
Final Cut Studio (Sound Track & Live Type, Final Cut Studio, DVD Studio Pro)
Logic Studio Maya 2008
iLife 2008 iWork 2008
Modern Language Lab KHD 1041
Available for students who wish to learn foreign languages including Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Students are able to use interactive software in audio or video format to help them learn a particular language. This lab features 30 Windows XP PC computers. Some of our language lessons are available upon request for students that provide us with their own blank CDs. The software available in this lab includes:
Cyber Chinese Microsoft Office
Divace Duo (Media Finder) Pinyin Master
Instructional Labs
There are two labs available for instruction only. They must be reserved via the University Scheduling office. Contact your department administrators to reserve these rooms.
* King Hall B3007
* King Hall B4007
Music Studios
There are three music studios available only to students of the Commercial Music program that must be reserved via the Arts and Letters Help Desk. Click on a lab to see its current schedule:
* Music 17: Film Scoring Studio
* Music 19: Pro-Tools HD Studio
* Music 20: Recording Studio
Open Access Labs
In addition to the college of Arts & Letters Labs, CSULA has several open access labs for all CSULA students to use. Please visit the Open Access Labs website for more information.
