Laptop and Software Requirements for the Master s Programs at Berklee College of Music ( )

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1 Laptop and Software Requirements for the Master s Programs at Berklee College of Music ( ) Berklee College of Music requires all entering master s students to own a laptop computer that meets certain standards established by the college s academic and technology leadership. For over half a century, Berklee College of Music has been committed to preparing our students for the musical, technological, and business necessities of the world they will be entering. We firmly believe the laptop and software requirements stated below provide students with a unique resource that will maximize the potent music education available only at Berklee and will help prepare students for successful entry into the music industry. Entering students should follow the information specific to their program. REQUIRED SOFTWARE BUNDLES are purchased directly from Berklee College of Music and reflect the versions installed on the campus systems. Berklee has negotiated extremely reduced student pricing for these items. Berklee students will receive the bundles during the orientation week. Students cannot opt out of, or receive any exemption for, purchasing their program s software bundle. The software fee is included in the first tuition bill. NON-BUNDLED REQUIRED SOFTWARE (Music Production, Technology and Innovation Program only) should be purchased before arrival to campus. Offers to purchase this software at reduced pricing will be made available to students via a private intranet site in the summer of 2015 after their tuition deposits have been processed. OPTIONAL SOFTWARE/HARDWARE is strongly recommended but not required. (All optional items will be available to students on computer workstations in the Berklee Valencia studios and technology labs.) Offers to purchase the software items at reduced pricing will be made available to students via a private intranet site in the summer of 2015 after their tuition deposits have been processed. outline required specifications for student computers. Students whose laptops already meet specifications need not purchase a new computer. Information on purchasing a laptop from the Spanish Apple Store with educational pricing will be made available to students via a private intranet site in the summer of 2015 after their tuition deposits have been processed. OTHER REQUIREMENTS are additional items necessary for each program s course of study and must be purchased prior to arrival on campus. Recommendations are made, but equivalent products are also acceptable.

2 Master of Music: Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games $700 (MSRP = $4,265; Total Student Savings = $3,565) Avid Pro Tools Avid Sibelius MakeMusic Finale Microsoft Office MOTU Digital Performer Native Instruments Komplete Propellerhead Reason Waves Berklee Bundle OPTIONAL SOFTWARE Cinesamples Cinebrass Core Spectrasonics Omnisphere Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Vol. 1 (Standard and PLUS) Cinematic Strings 2 display, 2.5GHz i7 Quad, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD hard disk, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, AirPort card built-in, Mavericks OS (OS OTHER REQUIREMENTS USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt Hard Drive for samples with a minimum of 1TB storage space (Recommended models: Western Digital Passport Studio 1TB or Toshiba Canvio 1TB) Professional Headphones (Audio Technica ATH-50 or equivalent) USB MIDI keyboard, preferably with faders/knobs (e.g. Akai MPK61) Interface with at least 2 microphone preamplifiers, one stereo output and a headphone output (e.g. Apogee Duet, Universal Audio Apollo Twin, Avid MBox)

3 Master of Music: Music Production, Technology and Innovation $600 (MSRP = $3,665; Total Student Savings = $3.065) Avid Pro Tools MakeMusic Finale Microsoft Office MOTU Digital Performer Native Instruments Komplete Propellerhead Reason Waves Berklee Bundle NON-BUNDLED REQUIRED SOFTWARE Ableton Live Suite 9 Celemony Melodyne Editor 2 Cycling 74 Max 7 OPTIONAL SOFTWARE/HARDWARE Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium CS6 (students may also purchase the Creative Cloud monthly subscription, but this will not be fully cross-compatible with CS6 on the lab and studio computer workstations) Apple Logic Pro X Audioease Altiverb 7 izotope Products McDSP Plugins Resolume Arena 4 Steven Slate Trigger 2 USB MIDI keyboard, preferably with faders/knobs (e.g. Akai MPK61) OTHER REQUIREMENTS display, 2.5GHz i7 Quad, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD hard disk, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, AirPort card built-in, Mavericks OS (OS USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt Hard Drive for samples with a minimum of 1TB storage space (Recommended models: Western Digital Passport Studio 1TB or Toshiba Canvio 1TB) Professional Headphones (Audio Technica ATH-50 or equivalent) Microphone (Shure SM58 or equivalent) and microphone cable Interface with at least 2 microphone preamplifiers, one stereo output and a headphone output (e.g. Apogee Duet, Universal Audio Apollo Twin, Avid MBox) SDHC Memory Card, Class 10, 32GB minimum. (E.g. Transcend TS32GSDHC10E)

4 Master of Music: Contemporary Performance $500 (MSRP = $4,065; Total Student Savings = $3,565) Avid Pro Tools with Audio Interface Avid Sibelius MakeMusic Finale Microsoft Office MOTU Digital Performer Propellerhead Reason Waves Berklee Bundle display, 2.5GHz i7 Quad, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD hard disk, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, two USB ports, AirPort card built-in, Mavericks OS (OS 10.9) OTHER REQUIREMENTS USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt Hard Drive for samples with a minimum of 1TB storage space (Recommended models: Western Digital Passport Studio 1TB or Toshiba Canvio 1TB) Professional Headphones (Audio Technica ATH-50 or equivalent) Microphone (Shure SM58 or equivalent), microphone cable and stand

5 Master of Music: Global Entertainment and Music Business $0 (MSRP = $220; Total Student Savings = $220) Microsoft Office A Mac computer that has an Intel processor (a PC may be considered) with the following specifications: Mac OS X version 10.9 (or later) 4 gigabyte (GB) or more of memory (RAM) 10 GB of available hard disk space Safari 7 or a later web browser