The Creative Studios are located inside the Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center. We are a multimedia production space free to use with your Cobb County Public Library card. The space includes editing studios, digital art stations, a recording studio, and a green screen video studio.
Alongside the Georgia Room, we offer access to Preservation Place: a free digitization service to preserve memories and historic materials. We can convert VHS tapes, vinyls, audio cassettes, and more! Visit us to convert your memories into something digital that can be shared with future generations.
We have a wide variety of industry-standard equipment for you to use in the facility as well as digital media software. We also teach ongoing introductory workshops to teach you how to use it all. Whether you are a professional creator or a blossoming artist, we have the tools and support you need to make art the way you want to make it.
The Creative Studios currently offers reservations over email, phone or in-person visits. Please note that the quickest way to contact us is by calling the studios main number at 770-509-4988 during regular business hours. Email inquiries or future reservations can be made by clicking the link below.
Welcome to Room C. This is a podcast about the celebration and promotion of local artists in Cobb County and the greater Atlanta area. It is produced at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center in our very own Creative Studio. Our goal is to help our local artists get their voice out into the community as well as to highlight some of the amazing programs and resources available from Cobb County Public Library. Stay curious. Stay creative.
Recording Studio
Our recording studio is fully soundproofed and fully-equipped with an 8-channel audio interface, compressors, amps, monitors, an electronic drum kit, a MIDI keyboard, and audio editing software like Pro Tools, Audacity, and GarageBand. Bring in your own instruments, or use one of our guitars and basses. We provide cords, dynamic microphones, headphones, and even a spare pick if you forget one at home. Come on in and record your podcast, demos, or your next hit album.
Equipment | Software |
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Mac Desktop | Ableton |
8Ch Audio interface | Audacity |
Shure SM7B Microphone | GarageBand |
Roland Electronic Drum Kit | Pro Tools |
Guitars + Accessories | Reason |
MIDI Keyboard |
Room capacity: 10
Video Studio
Create professional videos with a green screen and 4-point lighting in the Video Studio. Whether you’re filming a self-tape audition, social media content, or your next short film, we have the cameras, lighting, and microphones to bring your video to the next level. Our Nikon DSLR cameras are also great for studio photography. When you’ve finished shooting, edit your photos or videos with the full Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Lightroom. With our video studio, your visual content will look picture-perfect.
Equipment | Software |
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Mac Desktop | Adobe Creative Suite |
Sony HD Camcorders | Final Cut Pro |
Nikon DSLR Cameras | iMovie |
Adjustable Studio Lighting | |
Rode Shotgun Mics | |
Green Screen Backdrop |
Room Capacity: 10
Editing Rooms
Our three small studio rooms are ideal for editing your media content, recording clean vocals, making beats, or working on solo creative projects. We provide the software, microphones, headphones, and distraction-free space necessary to help you make your best work.
Note: These rooms are sound-dampening, not as fully sound-proofed as our larger Recording and Video Studios.
Room A - Audio/Video
Room A includes a Mac equipped with a wide variety of multimedia software, and can be used with our professional microphones to record great audio.
Equipment:
- Mac Desktop
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Audio Interface
- CR-3 Audio Monitors
- Rode NT-1A Microphone
- Pop Filter
Software:
- Ableton
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Audacity
- ProTools
- GarageBand
- Reason
Room Capacity: 4
Room B - Audio/Video
Room B includes a Mac equipped with a wide variety of multimedia software, and can be used with our professional microphones to record great audio.
Equipment:
- Mac Desktop
- Bose Audio Monitors
- Rode NT-1A Microphone
- Pop Filter
Software:
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Audacity
- GarageBand
- Final Cut Pro
Room Capacity: 4
Room C - Beat Making/Sampling
Room C includes a powerful PC equipped with a wide variety of multimedia software, and can be used with our professional microphones to record great audio. This room also features a vinyl record player and a cassette player, which can be used to digitize analog formats, or turn classic audio into samples and beats.
Equipment:
- Cyberpower PC
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface
- Headphones
- Audio Monitors
- Sony Record Player
- Pyle Tape Deck
- Shure SM 58-LC Microphone
- Pop Filter
Software:
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Audacity
Room Capacity: 4
Digital Art Stations
Whether you’re editing raw photos and videos or creating digital art from scratch, our Digital Art Stations have what you need. We have Wacom drawing tablets, the entire Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D animation software like Blender and Cinema 4D. These communal spaces are great for collaboration, or you can put on some of our high-quality Audio-Technica headphones and work solo.
Equipment | Software |
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3 Mac Desktops | FireAlpaca |
1 Dell PC | Gimp |
AudioTechnica Headphones | Krita |
Wacom Intuos Drawing Tablets |
Capacity: 2 people (per computer)
Upcoming Classes
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