Music technology spotlight - CMSPR

Hey, welcome back to the Tactone blog!

I’m Elle Robinson, I am the marketing director for TacTone!

I wanted to start sharing more about adaptive instruments being used around the world. Today I will be talking about the CMPSR! Founded by Digit music, the CMPSR is a fully accessible instrument, currently being utilized in schools around the UK. It produces accurate and quality sounds upon use. The goal of the CMPSR, is to of course make music accessible to everyone, regardless of ability, but also to enable people to begin making music instantly, without the difficulties of learning to play a traditional instrument, which discourages 90% of learners in the first 16 weeks.

Pictured is a CMPSR produced by DIGIT music

As well making music easier for the student, it also empowers teachers with minimal musical backgrounds to reestablish music as a core part of curriculum.

How does the CMPSR work? This instrument is based on the concept of a handheld wheelchair joystick, and includes a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) technology, allowing users to play instruments, trigger chords, and manipulate melodies with one hand. The joystick control is intuitive, meaning that it can translate multidirectional joystick movements into musical notes, chords, and continuous CC values. As well as including an “always in key” feature, there are 8 RGB pads on the CMPSR. The RGB pads are programable soft pads designed for creating beats, switching octaves, and changing chord voicing. There is a built in haptic engine included for vibration feedback.

I will include the website to the CMPSR here, if you want to learn more about it!

Thank you,

Elle Robinson