Sound Studio

The Sound Studio is under construction, but the "Sound Studio Station" is available in the temporary computer lab on the 2nd floor!

The Sound Studio Station is used for digital media projects. Patrons can digitize home videos, edit songs and videos, and create digital artwork using the software and equipment in the Sound Studio. The Sound Studio Station may be reserved by Addison Library cardholders for two hours twice a week and is available to everyone else on a walkup basis. Call 630.458.3355 or visit the IT Help Desk for more information.

Recording equipment like the Blue Snowball mic and piano keyboard are not available during construction. We will provide re-opening dates for the new digital media lab as soon as they are available.

Reserve the Sound Studio Station

Request an Appointment for Assistance or Special Equipment

Edit a song or podcast
Digitize your home videos and photos
Edit photos and videos

Adobe Creative Cloud
- Photoshop for editing photos
- Illustrator for graphic design
- InDesign for print layout and design
- And many more!
Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Apple Creativity software
- Garageband for audio recording and editing
- iMovies for video editing
- iTunes to burn CDs
- QuickTime
Apple Productivity software
- Pages
- Numbers
- Keynote
Manga Studios for creating comics
Final Cut Pro for editing video
Audacity for audio recording and editing
Toast Titanium 19 to copy and burn disks
VLC Media Player

Addison Public Library cardholders can reserve the Sound Studio Station for 2-hours a day up to 7 days in advance. Everyone else can use the room as a walk-in reservation if it's available.
Staff are not readily available to answer all questions or provide tutorials. If you need assistance with software or equipment, please Request a One-on-One Appointment.
The VHS converter, Epson V850 flatbed scanner, and Epson FastFoto batch scanner are available to use. Please Request a One-on-One Appointment to use the 8mm converter, Video 8 or Hi 8 converter, or cassette/vinyl converter.

Visit our Craft & Maker Databases to find online resources. LinkedIn Learning and Udemy have online tutorials and courses to learn Adobe Photoshop, Garageband, video editing, and more!
Read our How To guides for the digital converting equipment