The East County Library is proud to offer a professional-grade Audiovisual (AV) Studio— the first and only AV studio in the Multnomah County Library system! Located on the second floor, the dedicated studio space has three rooms including a control room and two dedicated studio spaces; one for audio and another for visual. The AV studio gives you an opportunity to fill a variety of creative needs so you can develop and record music, podcasts, videos, and more.
About the space
Control room
The control room serves as the hub, with a professional mixing console.
Video recording studio
The video recording studio space includes a green screen, professional lighting, and cameras.
Audio recording studio
The audio recording studio is equipped with instruments, including a digital piano, guitar, bass, and drum kit.
Equipment and software
The AV Studio is outfitted with easy-to-use, professional tools.
This is not a complete list, please ask staff for more information about available equipment, technology and software.
Key Equipment
Audio:
- Audio subwoofer
- Microphones and stands
- Headphones
- Recording console
- Monitor speakers
- Digital audio workstations
Video:
- Green screen
- Live production switcher
- Network cameras
Lighting:
- Lighting console
- Lighting truss with LED lights, spotlights
Software:
- Apple Mac Studio
- ProTools
- UA Connect and UA Console
- DAW Plugins
- DaVinci Resolve
- FinalCut Pro
Instruments:
- Drums, including full drum kit, electronic drum kit, djembes, congas and other small percussions
- Guitars, including bass guitars
- Keyboards
Booking and usage
The space and equipment is only available during programs and with direct supervision. Check out our Events page for upcoming audiovisual programs in the Audiovisual Studio and at other library locations.
For more on the Audiovisual Studio, including rules and expectations, see the Audiovisual Studio policy.
The East County Library AV studio is made possible by generous gifts to The Library Foundation.