ROLI Touch Control Block

Full Description

Customise and create

The ROLI Touch Block gives you unprecedented access to each of the five dimensions on your Lightpad or Seaboard block. The Touch Block allows you to change the way these blocks respond to touch, giving you optimal control over every playing aspect. It features the same style and configuration as other control blocks, with a range of controls that vary from changing the sensitivity of a dimension to activating Portamento mode for added flexibility.

Eight controls for expanding your expression

The Touch Block features 8 functions in total including: Strike, Glide, Slide, Press, Lift, Strike Lock, Glide Lock and Piano Mode. The Strike function allows you to adjust the sensitivity of the blocks when you strike them. At zero, each Block will automatically play each note at the maximum volume.

The Glide function allows you to adjust the sensitivity of gliding finger movements. Running at maximum, the Glide functionality will behave like a violin’s fretboard for continuous gliding. The Slide function adjusts the way the Blocks respond to up and down finger movements. The Press function adjusts the sensitivity of each Block to the pressure with which a note is held. The Lift function allows you to adjust the rate at which fingers are removed from the surface.

Strike Lock allows you to the fix the velocity of this dimension to a specific value, using the plus and minus buttons. Glide Lock acts as a Portamento mode, automatically gliding the pitch between one note and the next note played for added expression. The Piano Mode function removes all the touch response except for the Strike velocity, acting like a traditional piano.

Features

• Expansion Block for use with the Lightpad Block and Seaboard Block
• Allows you to control every aspect of the five dimensions
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Charges via connect to the Lightpad block
• Change the sensitivity of your block
• Strike, Glide, Slide, Press, Lift, strike Lock, Glide Lock and Piano Mode functions

Specifications

• Connectivity / Ports: Bluetooth LE, 6 BLOCKS DNA connectors
• Power Source: Charges via connection to the Lightpad Block
• Width: 48mm (1.9 inches)
• Height: 20mm (0.78 inches)
• Depth: 94mm (3.7 inches)
• Weight: 160g (0.35 pounds)