ROLI Reveals Seaboard RISE 49 , A 4-Octave MPE Controller

Music creation startup ROLI today introduced the Seaboard RISE 49, the four-octave model of its Seaboard RISE controller, during Media Preview Day at the 2016 NAMM Show. Featuring a larger playing surface, the Rise 49 introduction comes about four months after the debut of the two-octave Rise 25, and expands the family of Seaboard RISE… Read More ROLI Reveals Seaboard RISE 49 , A 4-Octave MPE Controller

Roli Intros Free Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression Synth, ‘Noise’, For iPhone

Roli today announced the release of Noise, a free app that takes advantage of the expressive music-­making potential of the iPhone. Stemming from the company’s years of research into “touch­-sensitive musical interfaces,” Noise is a ‘full­-bodied instrument’ that makes use of the 3D touch-sensitive capabilities of the iPhone 6s. Noise support Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression (MPE), which… Read More Roli Intros Free Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression Synth, ‘Noise’, For iPhone

Roli Debuts 3-D Touch Equator Synth for iPhone, Flip Case for RISE

Advanced MIDI controller creator ROLI today announced two new products for mobile music-makers. The Equator for iPhone app ports the company’s Equator software synthesiser to the latest iPhone, using the Apple device’s 3D Touch capabilities. One of the first music apps on Apple’s App Store to take advantage of the iOS 9 interface update’s  3D… Read More Roli Debuts 3-D Touch Equator Synth for iPhone, Flip Case for RISE

ROLI Acquires Blend Social Collaboration Platform

ROLI, the maker of the Seaboard Grand and Rise expressive MIDI controllers, has announced the acquisition of Blend, a music collaboration platform. This announcement follows on Roli’s acquisition of JUCE, a C++ framework for cross-platform audio development. The hardware innovator is framing these acquisitions of software and social platforms as “extending its areas of expertise”… Read More ROLI Acquires Blend Social Collaboration Platform

ROLI Debuts Seaboard RISE Expressive MIDI Controller

Advanced MIDI controller creator ROLI today announced the new Seaboard RISE, their most affordable expressive MIDI keyboard controller yet. Like the Seaboard GRAND, the Seaboard RISE reimagines the keyboard as a pressure-sensitive, continuous surface that responds to even the subtlest gestures. This lets you change the sound of each note in three dimensions, with left/right, up/down, and in/out movements of… Read More ROLI Debuts Seaboard RISE Expressive MIDI Controller