All student assignments specific to Recording Arts and Sciences (RAS) can be completed in our facilities. However, most students find it convenient to do some assignments on their own laptop using licenses for Pro Tools and plug-in packages provided by Peabody

Strong Recommendation:

While both Mac and Windows-based computers run the applications used in the department, the primary recording studio workstations are Mac-based. If a student is entering with a relatively new Mac or Windows machine, they do not need to purchase something new. However, if buying a new computer for college, a Mac would be our recommendation for convenience in project/file sharing with our studios, and it being generally a more user-friendly operating system when installing and configuring audio software. Furthermore, studio faculty and staff are more experienced with troubleshooting audio applications running on MacOS and thus, better able to provide technical support.

Ideal specifications for running Pro Tools

AVID

macOS:

• Latest versions of macOS Sequoia 15.1.x, macOS Sonoma 14.7.x, Ventura 13.7.x, or Monterey 12.7.x
• Pro Tools may function on earlier versions of macOS, but they are untested.

Windows:

• Windows 10 (22H2), Windows 11 (23H2)
• 64-bit Intel Core Processor (i3 2GHz or faster recommended)

All Computer Systems:

• Minimum 8GB RAM
• 15GB of free space for installation
• USB or Thunderbolt port