Guide to using Music Library equipment

Laptops

All laptops available from the Music Library are loaned only to Music students, Music faculty, and Music staff.

Public Computers

Please see Computers in the Music Library with Music software installed to see where to find computers with specialized Music software.

For further information about specialized Music softwre please see the Music software resources libguide.

iPads

• Five (5) iPad Pros are available to Music students, faculty and staff:

  • 12.9-inch 256GB 4th generation iPad Pro (1)

  • 11-inch 256GB 2nd generation iPad Pro (1)

  • 12.9-inch 128GB 6th generation iPad Pro (3)

Seated-height mic stands for iPads

• Five (5) seated-height AirTurn mic stands

• No boom attachments included

Universal tablet mic stand mounts

• Three (3) universal tablet stand mounts are available for loan
• Can be attached to a mic stan
• Adjustable to securely hold most mobile phones and tablets

Wireless page-turning pedals

• Six (6) AirTurn wireless page turning pedals are available for loan:

  • AirTurn BT-105 (4) (user manual)

  • AirTurn AT-104 (1) (user manual)

  • AirTurn DUO BT-200 (1) (user manual)

• All wireless pedals connect to devices via Bluetooth

Available to current McGill borrowers:

Pico projectors (3) (P700 user manual | P7 user manual)

• Models available: AAXA P700 HD (2), AAXA P7 (1)

• Includes VGA and composite A/V cables. HDMI connection also possible

Pico projector screens (2)

• Small in size. Recommended for home viewing

Projector adapters and video connector cables

• Various projector adapters can be loaned upon request

Available only to current McGill Music students, faculty and staff:

Epson Home Cinema 1080 projectors (2) (user manual)

• No cables included

Epson PowerLite 1751 projector (1) (user manual)

• Includes VGA cable. HDMI connection also possible.

NEC VT670 multimedia projector (1) (user manual)

• Restricted for use in the Strathcona and Elizabeth Wirth Music Music Buildings

• Includes VGA cable

Projection screens (1)

• Restricted for use in the Strathcona and Elizabeth Wirth Music Music Buildings

• Large and quite heavy

VHS digitization kit

• One (1) VHS digitization kit is available for loan

• Take note! These items come as a set and cannot be loaned separately

• Contains:

  • Elgato Systems USB Analog Video Capture Device (user manual)

    • Transfer video to your Mac or PC from a VCR, DVR, camcorder, or any other analogue video device as a high quality H.264 file

    • Elgato Video Capture can connect and capture video to your Mac or PC from any device that has composite “RCA” or S-Video outputs

    • Requires OS X 10.6.8 or later, or, Windows 7 or later

  • AV Toolbox AVT-8710 Multi-Standard Time Base Corrector (user manual)

    • Eliminates picture jitter and time base errors from videotape playback

    • Ensures a stable on-screen image through the use of dual-field full-frame reconstruction

    • Accommodates most NTSC, PAL and SECAM video signal standards

    • Allows the adjustment of brightness, contrast, colour saturation, hue and sharpness

  • S-Video cables needed to connect the VCR the time base corrector and Elgato capture tool

  • Component RCA cable needed to connect the VCR to the Elgato capture tool

External disc drives:

• LG Slim portable external Blu-ray, CD & DVD reader/writer (PC compatible only)

• Mac SuperDrive external CD, DVD reader/writer (Mac compatible only)

Mac power adapters:

• MagSafe

• MagSafe 2

• USB-C style chargers

• To determine which power adapter you need see how to find the charger for your Mac laptop

Portable external hard drives 

• One formatted for Mac, one formatted for PC

• 500GB drives, connect via USB

USB 3.0 hubs 

• Four (4) individual hubs

• Each hub contains 4 USB ports

• These hubs simply add USB port capacity, they do not have USB-C ports

USB memory sticks

• USB storage memory sticks

• To use with a USB-C port, request a USB-C to USB adapter too