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The Apple iMac is essential to our recording studio as the operating system (MacOS) is the only one that supports the industry-standard digital audio workstation (DAW), Logic Pro X. No other computer OS supports this program as it is owned and developed by Apple. This was the primary DAW that I used and witnessed my peers using in the film and music industry. Apple hardware and software is generally the standard for most music tech related recording studios throughout the world. In other words (and without exaggeration), our recording studio would be unable to produce a high-quality recording without this computer and DAW. Student (and even staff) devices lack the OS and specs to achieve this standard. The music technology program trying to be established at Fort Miller will focus on composing and producing original music and audio content (podcasts, spoken-word poetry, etc.) Each year the music department will produce a student-driven album featuring original student work that reflects the theme of the album (decided on by the students). This process will teach students how to write, record, and produce original music from start to finish. Our product (songs, podcasts, etc.) will only be as good as our technology allows us to be. By purchasing high-end industry-standard microphones, interfaces, computers, and software, this barrier will be removed for our students and the door is open for them to take their creativity as far as they'd like with a professional quality sound.

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The Apple iMac is essential to our recording studio as the operating system (MacOS) is the only one that supports the industry-standard digital audio workstation (DAW), Logic Pro X. No other computer OS supports this program as it is owned and developed by Apple. This was the primary DAW that I used and witnessed my peers using in the film and music industry. Apple hardware and software is generally the standard for most music tech related recording studios throughout the world. In other words (and without exaggeration), our recording studio would be unable to produce a high-quality recording without this computer and DAW. Student (and even staff) devices lack the OS and specs to achieve this standard. The music technology program trying to be established at Fort Miller will focus on composing and producing original music and audio content (podcasts, spoken-word poetry, etc.) Each year the music department will produce a student-driven album featuring original student work that reflects the theme of the album (decided on by the students). This process will teach students how to write, record, and produce original music from start to finish. Our product (songs, podcasts, etc.) will only be as good as our technology allows us to be. By purchasing high-end industry-standard microphones, interfaces, computers, and software, this barrier will be removed for our students and the door is open for them to take their creativity as far as they'd like with a professional quality sound.

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