Music Tech Library
An inclusive and accessible library of music technology
South Coast Music Partnership’s (SCMP) Music Tech Library is an exciting new offer to schools and education settings working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
SCMP is launching a pilot programme in 2025–26, starting with an offer of staff ‘play days’ with SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) settings across the South Coast region.
From spring/summer 2026, the library will be open for short term loans.
What’s in the library?
The Music Tech Library has a wide range of music technology.
Big Tech Items
Laptops and larger stand alone devices etc.
MacBook Air
Software includes GarageBand, Logic Pro X and Ableton Live Suite
Connect a range of MIDI controllers to perform and record using GarageBand, Logic or Ableton Live.
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iPads
Software includes Clarion and GarageBand
Perform and record with the built in touch screen or by connecting a range of MIDI controllers.
Useful Links:
Ableton Push 2
Stand alone live instrument for looping, performing, remixing and more.
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Soundbeam 6
Accessible instrument that turns movements into sound.
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Boss 505 Looper
Professional loop station that allows you to layer up voices and instruments with live effects.
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MIDI Controllers
Connect these to an iPad or a MacBook Air to play and perform music.
Roli Seaboard M
Control instruments with 5-dimensions of touch for a more expressive approach to performance.
Useful Links:
➡️ Roli Seaboard M User Manual : ROLI Support
➡️ ROLI Seaboard M External MIDI Device Setup - YouTube Tutorial
➡️ROLI Seaboard M - Full Demo - Dr Mix YouTube Tutorial
CMPSR
Gaming style controller with joystick style control which is popular with musicians with limited mobility.
Useful Links:
➡️ CMPSR resources from Lancashire Music Hub
➡️ CMPSR Can - play any instrument - YouTube Demo
➡️ Getting Started with CMPSR - YouTube Playlist by Digit Music [videos including: How To Setup Perform Pack, Connecting CMPSR via Cable / Bluetooth]
➡️ Playing Chill LoFi Chords with CMPSR - YouTube Tutorial by Digit Music
Vochlea Dubler 2
Voice controller which turns singing and vocal sounds into synthesised sounds.
Useful Links:
➡️Learn Dubler 2 | Vochlea Music - Online Resource [use the drop down menu on the left hand side to navigate each section - i.e Learn Dubler 2: How To Add Triggers, Using Pitch]
➡️Dubler 2 Quick Overview - Vochlea Music YouTube Video
➡️Dubler 2 Full Walkthrough - Vochlea Music YouTube Video
➡️Vochlea Music YouTube - YouTube Channel [Find Playlists for the Dubler 2 including: Dubler 2 Tips & Tricks, Artists Using Dubler 2, Learn Dubler 2]
Roli Airwave
Turn hand movements into changes in sound.
Useful Links:
➡️Creating music with ROLI Airwave - YouTube Video
➡️Practice your Piano Scales with ROLI Airwave - YouTube Shorts
➡️Discover New Dimensions of Air with ROLI Airwave - YouTube Shorts
➡️Controlling Vocal Effects with ROLI Airwaves - YouTube Shorts
Embodme Erae Touch
Programmable control surface which can be played with hands and sticks.
Useful Links:
➡️ Getting Started with your ERAE Touch - Embodme Resource
➡️ Erae Touch : Embodme - Support & How To Resources
➡️ ERAE Touch Walkthrough Series - Embodme YouTube Playlist
➡️ ERAE Touch Tutorials - Embodme YouTube Playlist
Stand Alone Instruments
Use these instruments on their own to make music.
Orba 3
Small, hand-held instrument and sampler. Make beats on the go with effortless looping and instant sampling.
Useful Links:
➡️ Orba 2 resources from Lancashire Music Hub
➡️ Orba 3 Tips & Tricks - YouTube Playlist by Artiphon
➡️ How to Make a Custom Beat on Orba 3 with Fredii - Youtube Demo
➡️ Orba 3 - Introduction & User Manual
Chorda
Handheld 12-pad looper, sampler, synth, and controller with strummable bridge.
Useful Links:
➡️ Introducing Chorda - YouTube Video by Artiphon
➡️ Chorda Deep Dive (12 minutes) - YouTube Video by Artiphon
➡️ Learn Chorda - YouTube Playlist by Artiphon
➡️ Artiphon Chorda - Introducing User Manual
Live Sound
Speakers and other gear to amplify sounds in rehearsals and performances.
Mini Rig
Small but powerful speakers — perfect for rehearsals and personal monitoring
Useful Links:
➡️ Mini Rig 4 - How To
➡️ Mini Rig Mini 2 - How To
➡️ Mini Rig Sub 3 - How To
Small PA with Mixing and Recording Desk
Two 350 watt speakers and a mixing desk with built in recording — suitable for performances with audiences up to 350 people.
Useful Links:
➡️ Coming Soon
Request a staff play day
Have your team get hands on with the library to play and explore what is possible.
Our Music Tech specialists will bring the library to your setting and help you explore all the pieces included and the resources that come with them. Your feedback will also help shape the support and resources that will be available when the library opens for short term loans starting in Spring/Summer 2026.
This offer is currently open to all SEND and AP settings in:
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Southampton
Play day sessions will last between one and two hours and are available mornings, afternoons and after-school.
Sessions are available to individual schools as well as groups of schools coming together (academy trusts etc).