At the Digital Studio, you can borrow equipment to use with our Studio Stations, Recording Studios or your own laptop or device.

All equipment can be borrowed for up to three hours, for use inside the Digital Studio or Recording Studios. Equipment for borrowing is available on a walk-in basis.

Headphones


Closed Back Studio Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-M30X

Professional monitor headphones with enhanced audio clarity and sound isolation.

How to use the Studio Headphones [PDF]

Headphones

Microphones


Portable USB Microphone

Blue Yeti USB

Microphone and audio recorder. Connects to computer using USB port.

How to use the USB Microphone [PDF]

USB Microphone

Drives and Card Readers


External DVD and CD Drive

Benewy

External drive for reading CD, VCD, SVCD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW discs and burning CD+/-RW,DVD+/-RW discs. Connects to computer using USB port.

How to use the External DVD and CD Drive [PDF]

CD DVD reader

SD Card reader

UGreen

USB Card Reader with 4 card slots to read and transfer data for SDXC/SDHC/SD/Extreme I III SD/Ultra II SD/MMC/RS-MMC or Micro SD/TF/Micro SDXC/Micro SDHC/UHS-I or CF I 3.0/4.0 /Extreme I III CF.

How to use the SD Card Reader [PDF]

SD Card Reader

Floppy Disk Drive

Tendak Floppy 3.5" Disk Drive

External drive for reading and copying files on 3.5” floppy disks. Connects to computer using USB port.

How to use the Floppy Disk Drive [PDF]

Floppy Disk drive

Digitization Equipment


Film, Slide and Negative Scanner

Magnasonic All-in-One High Resolution 22MP Film Scanner

Convert 35mm, 126KPK, 110, Super 8 and negatives into premium high resolution 24MP digital photo JPEG files. Works with still images only, not video. Can be used with an external memory card. Comes with slide plates.

How to use the Film, Slide and Negative Scanner [PDF]

Film slide and negative scanner

Super 8/8mm Film Digitizer

Wolverine MovieMaker-PRO

Fully automated machine for digitizing 8mm and Super8 movie reels into MPEG-4 digital movie files without sound. Requires SD/SDHC cards (32GB max) to save files.

How to use the Super 8/8mm Film Digitizer [PDF]

Super 8 8mm digitizer

All-in-One Digitizer for Film

Wolverine Transmedia All-In-One Home Movies Digitizer

Covert and copy videos from camcorders, VCRs, DVDs, and audio CDs into various digital formats directly on to SD cards, flash drives, hard drives or burnable DVDs/CDs. Patrons must bring their own device for capture and their own camcorder.

How to use the All-in-One Digitizer [PDF]

All in one video Digitizer

Video Capture Card

Elgato

USB 2.0 video capture card for transferring videos to your Mac or PC from a VCR, DVR, camcorder, or any other analogue video device as a high quality H.264 file. Requires patrons bring their own camcorder device for digitizing camcorder videos.

How to use the Video Capture Card [PDF]

Elgato video card

Cassette Tape Converter

Reshow Cassette Player and MP3 Converter

Converts cassette tapes to MP3 format via a USB cable. Can be transferred to a computer via a USB power cord.

How to use the Cassette Tape Converter with Audacity [PDF]

How to use the Cassette Tape Converter with Reaper [PDF]

Cassette Converter

VHS-C Adaptor

Converter for making VHS-C tapes playable in a VCR. Requires a battery, which can be borrowed from the Digital Studio

VHSC adapter

Digital Art and Photography Equipment


Wacom Intuos Graphic Drawing Tablet

Wireless Bluetooth graphic drawing tablet for writing, drawing and editing photo. Can also be plugged into a computer via USB cord. Comes with electronic drawing pen.

How to use the Drawing Tablet [PDF]

Wacom tablet

Light Box

Kodak LED

Bright, USB-powered light box which makes it easier to see photo negatives, slides, or film before scanning them.

Light Box

Audio Editing Equipment


Keyboard Controller

AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3

MIDI controller for modulating audio and triggering sounds. Features 25 velocity-sensitive keys, 8 assignable drum pads, 8 assignable rotary knobs, and a configurable thumbstick with 3 modes. Plugged into a computer via USB.

How to use the Keyboard Controller [PDF]

Midi controller

Audio Cables

  • XLR Male to Female
  • XLR Male to ¼ inch TS
  • XLR Male to Unbalanced ¼ inch TS Mono
  • ¼ Inch TS to ¼ Inch TS
  • 5-Pin MIDI to USB
  • USB-a to USB-B

When you visit, bring your:

  • Burnaby Public Library card number and PIN

  • Any media you're using for your project (digital or analogue photos, video, music, etc.)

  • Personal storage to save your project, compatible with the equipment you want to use

If you are bringing media that is in delicate, deteriorating or poor condition, using it with our equipment may further damage it. BPL is not responsible for any damage to media such as photos, negatives, disks, tape or film that may be caused by use with our equipment.