Welcome to the UMass Digital Media Lab Sound Rooms (Evening Usage)
The Digital Media Lab is located in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of the W.E.B. Dubois Library and features two media production studios, two extended reality rooms, and four sound rooms.
Sound rooms are available to UMass students, faculty and staff. For evening hours Monday through Thursday, please go to the Learning Commons desk on the Lower Level to check out the keys to the sound room for your reservation.
In order to assure that a room is available for your group, please reserve a room.
You must use an email address that ends with "umass.edu" in order to use the reservation system.
Sound Rooms
Sound booths of varying size are available for high-quality audio recording:
- Rooms 1 and 4: 6×9 ft, accommodate 1-6 persons
- Rooms 2 and 3: 4×6 ft, accommodate 1-2 persons
The keys are available for checkout at the Learning Commons desk on the Lower Level.
Sound Rooms 1 and 4 have Mac Studios, Dell Monitors, Speakers, and Dynamic Microphones. Sound Rooms 2 and 3 have Mac Minis, Monitors, and small speakers. USB mics are available upon request.
Please note:
- Patrons may not reserve rooms using multiple email addresses.
- Library staff reserve the right to deny patron use of the rooms if it appears they are abusing the room reservation system.
- Please check your email after making your reservation. A confirmation email will be send to you to confirm the reservation. The reservation will not be completed without confirmation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who can reserve a room in the Digital Media Lab?
- Students, faculty and staff with a valid UCard.
- How far in advance can I make a reservation?
- Reservations may be made up to two weeks in advance.
- What if a group is late for their reservation?
- Reservations may be canceled if the study group has not arrived by 10 minutes after the start of the reservation.
- How do I reserve a room?
- Click on a green block to make a reservation.
- Green - Available to reserve
- Blue - Not available
- Red - Reserved
- Yellow - Waiting for confirmation
- Click on a green block to make a reservation.
- I don't need the reservation I made. What should I do?
- If you no longer need a reservation, please cancel using the link in the email that you received confirming your reservation.
- I reserved a room but someone else is in there. What should I do?
- If someone is occupying a room that you have a confirmed reservation, please notify DML staff for assistance from 9am-5pm and Learning Commons staff from 5pm-10pm.