Equipment you can borrow
The Lewis Music Library has a wide range of equipment for borrowing. This equipment is available by visiting the front desk and is available on a first come, first served basis. Equipment is not reservable and may be borrowed by MIT community members only. Non-MIT visitors may use items in the library.
For details about the equipment listed, see the Lewis Music Library’s Circulating Audio Equipment Guide.
- Audio interfaces
- Audio recorders (Zoom)
- Cables (various)
- Disc drives (CD/DVD/Blu-ray)
- Microfilm-to-digital converter
- Microphones, stands, and accessories
- MIDI keyboards
- Mixers
- Music stands
- Synthesizers
- Tripods
- Turntables (portable)
- Video recorders (Zoom)
- Webcams
Additional equipment to borrow
Equipment for use in the library
All libraries have a variety of equipment for in-house use. Visit the corresponding library service desk for assistance.
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- Assistive equipment & software for persons with disabilities – Hayden
- Audio digitizing equipment – Lewis Music

Audio digitizing equipment
- Audio Lab (two editing stations with MIDI keyboards, audio software, X32 digital mixers, theremin, podcast mic, Beyer headphones) – Lewis Music
- Audiocassette player – Lewis Music
- CD player – Lewis Music
- Copy machine (staff-operated) – Distinctive Collections
- DVD player – Lewis Music
- Digital keyboards – Lewis Music
- Digital media transfer kits – Distinctive Collections

Digital keyboard
- GIS & Data Lab (high performance computers, software for GIS, mapping, data analysis, imagery/visualization) – Rotch – GIS & Data Lab
- Headphones – Hayden, Music (see Audio Lab), Rotch
- Light meter – Rotch
- Light tables – Distinctive Collections
- Microfiche reader (no printer) – Distinctive Collections, Library Storage Annex
- Microfiche & microfilm reader/scanner – Hayden
- Microfilm reader – Distinctive Collections
- Monitors + connector cables (for use with laptops) – Barker, E53 Study Space, Hayden, Lewis Music, Rotch – 27 inch; GIS & Data Lab – four 48 inch + one 75 inch
- Open-reel tape deck – Lewis Music
- Phonograph turntables – Lewis Music
- Printers – Barker, E53 Study Space, Hayden, Lewis Music, Rotch
- Scanner (flatbed) – Lewis Music
- Scanner (KIC) – Barker, Hayden, Rotch
- VCR – Lewis Music
- Videodisc player – Lewis Music