The goal of the Roli Seaboard is no less than to inject some soul and virtuosity into digital music, by giving keyboard players the ability to bend and slide notes like guitarists and cello players, ...

In La La Land, too-cool-for-cover-bands and struggling jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) plays on the Roli Seaboard Grand, a $3,000 futuristic keyboard that warps sound based on presses, bends and ...

Following last year's release of the Rise 2 expressive digital instrument, the UK's Roli has launched an updated version of the Seaboard Block controller, which "promises to bring infinite expressive ...

ROLI Seaboard RISE 25 review: In the world of music, ‘the next big thing’ is usually a hot new artist or band, but in this instance, it’s an instrument that’s making serious waves – the Seaboard RISE.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. MPE stands for MIDI Polyphonic Expression, and compatible keyboards give each finger individual ...

Roli, the London firm best known for its iOS apps and portable MIDI controllers, went all-in with its Seaboard series three years ago. The soft-touch music keyboards, which swap out tactile piano keys ...

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The Seaboard is a newly unveiled instrument from London-based design start-up ROLI, which the developer describes as 'reimagining' the piano. Although it's clearly based around a classic keyboard ...