Technology for Independent Recording and Production Students
As an undergraduate Berklee student majoring in independent recording and production (IRP), the required hardware and software listed below will be essential to your success.
Required Software
You are required to own or have access to the specific software listed below. It is your responsibility to purchase any required software.
- Avid Pro Tools(Opens in a new window)
- Celemony Melodyne Assistant(Opens in a new window)
- Antares Auto-Tune Artist Pro(Opens in a new window)
- Econ Technologies ChronoSync
- iZotope’s Music Production Bundle:
- Email education@native-instruments.com from your berklee.edu email account for information and to request a voucher code to apply towards a Native Instruments 360 Pro subscription at a significant discount.
**USB iLok for ProTools
Students will need to purchase a USB iLok to authorize and run Pro Tools.
Suggested purchase links include the following:
- Sweetwater Sound(Opens in a new window)
- Amazon(Opens in a new window)
- Guitar Center(Opens in a new window)
- Thomann(Opens in a new window)
Required Hardware
- Minimum four-mic preamp audio interface
- Two dynamic microphones
- Matched pair of multi-pattern condenser microphones
- Four mic stands (including at least one short stand) and four mic cables
- Studio-quality closed-back headphones
- 25-key minimum MIDI keyboard
- Pair of equal capacity hard drives (1 TB minimum)
As part of the IRP program, the department chairs have arranged for a special hardware discount with Sweetwater Sound that will be exclusive to Berklee students and deeper than what you will find advertised at the Sweetwater website—as much as 20 percent or more below minimum advertised price (MAP) depending on the specific items you choose.
Please see the IRP Program Special Hardware Discount page (requires OnePass login) for information on how to get this discount.
Please contact the MP&E Department about any additional hardware and software requirements.
Rob Jaczko
Chair, Music Production and Engineering
rjaczko@berklee.edu or 617-747-8253
Dan Thompson
Assistant Chair, Music Production and Engineering
dthompson@berklee.edu or 617-747-8145
Barbara Thomas
MP&E Program Associate
brthomas@berklee.edu or 617-747-2931