Microphones
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Microphone loans are managed differently to all other EPM equipment. The Recording & AV department look after many of our microphones, allowing us to make them available to EPM students at short notice. EPM students can book microphones from our inventory using Smarthub (aka SISO), collect them from the AV office on Silk St. Level 2, use them on school premises only, and return them to AV afterwards. See below for step-by-step instructions.
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How to book microphones using Smarthub
Step 1. Login to Microsoft365 and navigate to Apps. Under Other Apps select Smarthub.
Step 2. Once the Dashboard page has loaded, click the Book icon.
Step 3. Select What
Step 4. On the next page, select Recording and AV from the list of categories on the left hand side.
Step 5. Next, select EPM Students Loan Stock. You will now see a list of mics that are available for you to book.
Step 6. Scroll down to view the full list, or type the name of a microphone in the search box. Add your chosen microphone(s) to your basket.
Step 7. Open your Basket and select your Collection and Return dates / times. These should match the times of your studio booking on Asimut. The maximum booking length is 4 hours; if you need to book a microphone for longer than that, please speak to Seth in advance.
Step 8. Check availability, and if the microphones are available click the green Book button. You will receive an automated ‘Booking Acknowledgement’ immediately but your booking is not confirmed until you receive a further confirmation email. This should take around 30 mins during office hours.
Important info, please read in full:
- Microphones can only be collected between the hours of 9:30-16:30 Monday-Friday. If you have a studio booked after this time, you should set the Collection and Return times to match your Asimut booking, but you must collect the microphones before the AV office closes at 16:30.
- If your session is over the weekend, you must collect the microphones from AV by 16:30 on Friday, and store them in B04 until your session.
- Outside of office hours, mics should be returned to the AV returns box, directly outside their office on Silk Street Level 2. You should only use the returns box during office hours if the AV office is locked.
- Anything left in the AV returns box may not be checked-in immediately, so you may continue receiving email reminders to return your items. If you continue to receive reminders more than one working day after returning the equipment, please contact AV
- The maximum booking length on Smarthub for most microphones is 4 hours; longer bookings can be agreed with Seth in advance. Once your booking has started, it can’t be extended .
- For insurance reasons, most microphones must stay on Guildhall premises. If you want to borrow a microphone to take off-site, please speak to Seth.
- Please report any damage to AV immediately, CC’ing Seth.
- Please collect your mics punctually at the agreed time. There isn’t always someone in the AV office, and they won’t wait around if you show up late. Be sure to return mics by the agreed ‘Return’ time as someone else may have booked them immediately after you.
- Please ensure that you return any accessories that came with the microphone (eg. Shock mounts, wind protectors, power supplies). If lost, you will be responsible for finding / replacing them.
- If microphones or accessories are stolen during your booking, please report this to Seth and AV immediately. If a theft occurs outside of office hours, you should report it to the Silk St. Operations Manager.