Roli Seaboard Block
Create astonishingly expressive music on a portable, super-powered keyboard. Touch and shape your sound on Seaboard Block's soft, pressure-responsive musical surface. Play a powerful standalone instrument — and extend its power by connecting to other Blocks.
Advanced music technology is more accessible than ever
Seaboard Block is the newest, smallest, most portable Seaboard, an award-winning family of instruments hailed as “the future of the keyboard.” Seaboard Block features Roli's signature SEA interface technology, which integrates sensors and a silicone surface and makes every moment of touch musical.
Every movement is musical
Searing solos, cinematic soundscapes, and simple sketches start with one moment of touch. Then the musical possibilities grow. Make music with Five Dimensions of Touch (5D Touch) on a uniquely responsive surface. Expression is at your fingertips, so you can bring any musical idea to life.
- Strike to sound a note
- Glide your fingers from side to side to bend the pitch, simulating the effect of vibrato on a string instrument
- Slide up and down to modulate a sound — for example, to add brightness, texture, or depth
- Press into the keywaves to deepen sounds, simulating the effect of breath on a wind instrument
- Lift to change a sound’s resonance
A suite of software for any music maker
Every Seaboard Block comes with four high-powered music production programs. There’s something for everyone — from beginners to pros: Noise, Equator Player, Blocks Dashboard, MaxMSP.
From stage to studio to everywhere in between
Perform with it on stage. Produce with it in your studio. Throw it in your bag and take it to the cafe — it’s as lightweight as a magazine. Seaboard Block is an incredibly versatile controller that suits any musical set-up, anywhere.
Expand your instrument
Connect two Seaboard Blocks together through Roli's magnetic Blocks DNA connectors. Or connect Seaboard Block to Lightpad Blocks, Live Blocks, Loop Blocks, or Touch Blocks — the other musical building blocks in the modular Blocks system. Seaboard Block is one piece of an instrument that grows with you.
Explore 100+ sounds from strings to synths
Seaboard Block comes with a huge library of sounds from string sections to glitched-out synths. Access your sounds on either mobile or desktop through included software, and add to your collection by purchasing soundpacks from renowned artists like Steve Aoki, RZA, and WondaGurl.
Features
- 5D Touch technology
- 24 keywave, 2 octave playing surface
- 200+ free sounds
- Software bundle: Noise, Equator Player, Blocks Dashboard, MaxMSP
- Wireless and portable
- Connects to other Blocks
Specs
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 282x24,7x141 mm
- Weight: 650 g
- Connectivity/Ports: USB-C port (MIDI-out and power)
- MIDI-compatibility: Full over USB and Bluetooth LE
- Connectors: 4 DNA
- Battery: 10 h battery life, 4 h charge time
- Bluetooth: 15 mtr range
- System Requirements: iPhone 6, 6 Plus or newer; iPad air or newer; iOS 9.0 or above; Mac OSX 10.10+/Windows 10