== CBU Speech & Language Group Equipment              ==



==== Language Lab (448): ====
            
   * Room 448 in West Wing has three sound-damped booths for S&LG use.  However, Booth 1, nearest the door, should not be used until discussed with Yury Shtyrov, MEG Co-ordinator.
   * The booths are booked via the [[http://resources.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/resourcescheduler/| CBU Homepage Administration]]
   * Always backup your data after testing.
   * [[mailto:maarten.van-casteren@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk|Maarten van Casteren]] manages these testing machines.
   * EPrimeVersionUpdate

==== CommentsAndProblems: ====

 
==== Hardware for recording:              ====

   * 2 high quality microphones and 2 high quality pre-amps
   * various other microphones
   * Compact Flash recorder - Marantz Solid State PMD670
   *  Compact, solid state, digital recorders: M-Audio and Sony
   *  BelkinFlashcardReader: necessary for transferring audio recordings to encrypted computers
   * 1 HHB<nop>PortaDAT (compact machine, designed for portability, kept primarily for archival purposes) 
   * 1  CD player (portable, Sony"boom box" w/ speakers)
   * 2 Minidisc recorder/players (one for rack, one palm-sized) for archival purposes.
   * 1 stereo amp and speakers for group presentation etc.


==== Portable Computers              ====

We have several Dell laptop computers available for borrowing: contact [[mailto:sally.butterfield@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk|Sally Butterfield]]  for access in the first instance.

   * The laptops are encrypted and intended primarily for testing done by the Speech & Language Group.
   * Please plan ahead and arrange your booking by sending an email to sally.butterfield or referring to the booking sheets in the Speech Lab.
   * Check that the appropriate software is available on the machine you borrow.  The laptops have '''very''' limited writing capabilities - no Word documents; you can only view, not write, in Excel, etc.  To make files writable, you need to transfer them to the CBU network.
   * Installation of licensed software is done by the Computing Staff; PLAN AHEAD.
   * Don't assume that previous versions of software will be kept on the laptops; it may be upgraded and replaced.
   * If using a particular version of s/ware is important, ask Computing Staff whether it can be backed-up for later use.

==== Advance Notice of Need to borrow laptops             ====

   * To avoid shortages, it is helpful to know when you hope to use a laptop(s).

'''The table below is "under construction"'''

   * Fill in your request by editing this table: click the "Edit" button below and use pull-down menu to select a laptop, etc.

   * This table uses drop-down menus, but the calendar function only works with IE - not Firefox!!! - You can even click the column headings to sort the table
 


==== E-Prime:  ====
 
[[ButtonBoxes]] - we have several button boxes for parallel ports.  

[[TriggersToParallelPortOnALaptop]]

==== Comparison between different kinds of display screen ====

This article is the most useful I've seen on this [[attachment:DMDX/Spaan,_Bierman,_Molenkamp_and_Rotteveel_2005_Do_You_See_What_I_Mean.pdf|CRT/LCD comparison]]   - Dennis

Another article about LCD displays http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd-parameters.html