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Camera, iPad and microphone: music hardware on loan

The MusicLab lends out various equipment (cameras, iPads, microphones, headphones, audio interfaces, controllers, etc.). The offer is aimed at members of the Department of Music (incl. alumni). Equipment can be borrowed on request by people from the HSLU departments, the PH as well as teachers from the Canton of Lucerne. The basic loan period is one month. It is not possible to reserve the equipment for a specific date. For a reservation please contact musiclab@hslu.ch.

Overview of all loan equipment (Only in German)

Music hardware on loan

Camera, iPods, microphones

Bluetooth page turner BlueTurn
Arturia MiniLab MKII Universal Midi Controller
Kamera
Mischpult Yamaha MG06
Rode Mik NT-USB
Zoom Q3
iPad Air 32 GB
Klavierpedal M-Gear

Cubase/Dorico: Music software

The Music Library offers students (including Continuing Education, Pre-College) and lecturers of the Lucerne School of Music as well as students of the Lucerne University of Teacher Education access to and support for the programmes Cubase and Dorico.

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Cubase LE
Cubase is available free of charge in the LE version (low entry). If you are interested, please send an e-mail to musiclab@hslu.ch.

Dorico SE
Dorico SE version (Standard Edition) is available for free and can be downloaded here. 

Pro-Version
Pro versions of Dorico and Cubase are available in the MusicLab. 
The full version Dorico Pro can be purchased at a reduced price in the library:

  • Students: CHF 100
  • Lecturers: CHF 150

Interested parties can contact musiclab@hslu.ch. Purchase is by cash payment in the library.

Lernvideos zu Musiksoftware

Tutorials der Hochschule Luzern – Musik zu Dorico und Cubase

From Cubase to Zotero: advice and support

The MusicLab provides expert support and advice for a range of programs and services.

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  • Basic principles: Sibelius notation program
  • Audio processing using Cubase and Ableton
  • Scanning and copying
  • Efficient research for secondary literature, sheet music and audio recordings
  • Social media for musicians
  • Working with reference to management software (Zotero), quotation techniques

On-site support in the spring semester 2021

On these days (Only in German) Urban Lienert or Marcel Vonesch will be on site. 

Support by mail

Support requests for technical devices and music software: musikcomputer@hslu.ch
Support requests for the distance packages: musiclab@hslu.ch

Workshops, inductions
Workshops tailored to students’ needs on notation programs, audio processing, academic research or information processing (reference management, quotation techniques)? The E-Lab can offer workshops and inductions for groups of teachers, researchers or students on request. 

Laboratory in the library: media work stations

The MusicLab puts media work stations at the disposall of staff and students for research, audio streaming, audio processing and music notation purposes:

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  • Sibelius
  • Cubase
  • Ableton live
  • Adobe CC: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro
  • Auditioning station for the Swiss National Sound Archives
  • Access to research databases on the University's intranet
  • Scanner / copier