Digital Music Lab

1006 S Michigan Ave, Suite 300
312.369.6334

Located along Michigan Avenue with a view overlooking Grant Park, the Digital Music Lab represents the leading edge of Columbia College Chicago's Music Center. The Lab provides students with a hands on environment in which they can learn the tools and techniques of the modern music performer, composer and producer. Students are offered a wide range of classes hosted in the Digital Music Lab which are all taught by faculty members who are actively engaged in Chicago’s music scene.

Equipment Highlights

Lab:

• Quadraphonic Speaker System w/ Subwoofer
• Networked Audio & Video between all computers
• Akai EIEpro Audio Interfaces
• Mackie 1202-VLZ3 Mixers

Workstations:

• Apple iMac
• M-Audio Axiom 49 Keyboard Controllers
• Ableton Live Suite
• Logic
• Pro Tools
• Native Instrument Maschine
• Reason
• Max/MSP
• Sibelius
• Finale

Academic Offerings
 

Ensembles

C_LEns (Columbia College Chicago Laptop Ensemble)
Tim Edwards, director
   
Experimental Sound Ensemble
Daniel R. Dehaan, director

Courses

Digital Music Production I (32-1911) & II (32-2912)
Jeff Derringer, Instructor

Digital Music Composition I (32-3262) & II (32-2261)
Daniel R. Dehaan, Instructor
Francisco Castillo Trigueros, Instructor

Technology for Musicians I  (32-1915) & II (32-2925)
Rick Barnes, Instructor

Fundamentals of Arranging (32-2250)
Thomas Gunther, Instructor

Pop Arranging and Orchestration (32-3250)
Thomas Gunther, Instructor

Demo Production (32-3926)
Rick Barnes, Instructor