Chicago Sonic Commons is a sound equipment sharing system.
It is a tool used to offer, ask for, and exchange equipment amongst Chicagoans as a collective effort to broaden access to sonic resources.
By cataloging Chicago sound makers’ collective abundance of equipment, Chicago Sonic Commons connects sound makers with resources and each other.
Request to use equipment.
All CSC equipment is cataloged in the CSC Inventory. Each item listed has a link to a Request Form which can be used to request use of that equipment.
Exchange equipment with the Current User.
When equipment is requested, the requester is put in contact with the person who currently has that equipment. They arrange a time and place to exchange the equipment.
Offer up equipment for collective use.
By designating equipment, the owner of that equipment agrees to no longer claim ownership of it and to help facilitate its exchange with other people. It becomes part of a commons of resources shared and maintained by the people using Chicago Sonic Commons.