Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements

Music Technology and Music Therapy Majors in the Department of Music and Arts Technology are required to have core technology elements prior to enrollment in the course sequence of their major.  The specific requirements vary between the two programs based on the curricular needs of each degree.  If a student is double-majoring, they are expected to have all of the requirements for each program.

The Department of Music and Arts Technology deems these purchases vital to the instruction of curriculum, just as textbooks would be in other programs. Below are the specific required brands of equipment to purchase as determined by the Technology Enhancement Committee. If you have any questions on the requirements, please contact our Music Technology Coordinator Chris Dobbs at dobbs@iupui.edu

Music Therapy Majors

Laptop - Students should have a Mac or PC laptop with equivalent or higher specifications to the following:
Mac – OS 12.12 or higher, 6-core/8-core processor, 8gb of RAM, 512 internal storage.  Macbook Pro 16 recommended
PC – OS Windows 10 or higher, 3.0 gHz or higher i5/i7, 8gb of RAM, 512 internal storage.  PC Audio Labs recommended

Digital Audio Workstations
Ableton Live 11 Standard

Audio Interface
Zoom H2n

MIDI Interface
Novation Launchkey 25 mk3
or
Alesis VI25 25-key controller - Alesis appears to be discontinuing this model, though it is still available from some dealers.  This will continue to be an acceptable model for department majors entering in Fall 2023.

Closed Back Headphones
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x

Acoustic Guitar