KVR Audio

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:02 pm

SteveElbows wrote:Less than 2 hours left to speculate on what the announcement might be.

I kinda hope it's a new instrument, one that breaks with the classic keyboard shape paradigm.

The little 5 seconds teaser looks like another multi-touch thing for sure.
An iPad app........

A Rise 2 with integrated multi-touch screen as XY(Z) pad?
Even not sure if it´s hardware.
But since they say it´s a new thing.....

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:01 pm

Facebook live stream only

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:31 pm

They dance with Apple (mainly iOS here)...i should have bet on this!

thelizard · Post by **thelizard** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:31 pm

It's up on their site: https://roli.com/

ROLI Blocks. I'm definitely interested once they stop being iOS only. Compelling form factors and price, though!

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:47 pm

thelizard wrote:It's up on their site: https://roli.com/

ROLI Blocks. I'm definitely interested once they stop being iOS only. Compelling form factors and price, though!

I´m a bit dissapointed but i think iOS is the future for such products. I would not wonder if Apple buy them one day....

I would like to see a full Equator on an iPad Pro (which i would still prefer over this blocks).
Mac is dead and windows not relevant (for this kind of tools).
Welcome to the new shape of DJ....ähhh music.

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:00 pm

30ms latency over bluetooth.....that´s bad. So bluetooth is not a good option for connection.
I wonder if it has velocity and aftertouch etc.
"Included:
Lightpad Block
USB-C to USB-A Cable
Quickstart Guide
Warranty Information
Dimensions and weight:
Width: 94mm (3.7 inches)
Height: 94mm (3.7 inches)
Depth: 20mm (0.78 inches)
Weight: 250g (0.55 pounds)
Connectivity / ports:
USB-C port (MIDI out and power)
Full MIDI compatibility over USB and Bluetooth LE
8 DNA connectors
Buttons:
Mode
Power & Bluetooth
Battery:
4 hour battery life
2 hour charge time
Bluetooth:
15 meter Bluetooth range
30 ms touch to sound Bluetooth latency
Lightpad Block is a Master BLOCK, meaning that it can “host” other BLOCKS on its MIDI-over-Bluetooth connection.
Pad:
Silicone with a durable, smooth urethane coating
225 LEDs on surface
System requirements:
iPhone 6, 6 Plus or newer. iPad air or newer. iOS 9.0 or above."

Edit: It has 5D touch but since the Rise (at least mine) is unusable via bluetooth in this mode i wouldn´t trust it.

At least i know now that my next musical device is the next iPad Pro.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:45 pm

well, that is of no interest... more iOS hipster toys

SteveElbows · Post by **SteveElbows** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:55 pm

pdxindy wrote:well, that is of no interest... more iOS hipster toys

Thats certainly how its marketed but since it apparently works as a midi controller over USB it isnt quite as limited to that as it might appear.

I hope the playing surface feels very similar to the seaboard rise (apart from the lack of key waves) because I just ordered one. 2-3 week shipping estimate means I will be left to my imagination for a while.

SteveElbows · Post by **SteveElbows** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:02 pm

thelizard wrote:It's up on their site: https://roli.com/

ROLI Blocks. I'm definitely interested once they stop being iOS only. Compelling form factors and price, though!

Fear ye not, there is already a FAQ for using it with a computer:

https://support.roli.com/article/using- ... ktop-apps/

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:22 pm

pdxindy wrote:well, that is of no interest... more iOS hipster toys

Welcome to the future

They even sell it in App Stores.
But i must say that i also think that iOS will have the more interesting tools in near future.
On desktop only the sample libraries and a few FX stands out.

jabe · Post by **jabe** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:19 am

They did tell me ages ago that Noise would one day be available for Android. Someone wake me up if it happens.

thelizard · Post by **thelizard** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:42 am

SteveElbows wrote:
thelizard wrote:It's up on their site: https://roli.com/

ROLI Blocks. I'm definitely interested once they stop being iOS only. Compelling form factors and price, though!
Fear ye not, there is already a FAQ for using it with a computer:

https://support.roli.com/article/using- ... ktop-apps/

Thanks! I saw that and got a lot more excited, especially since the Max functionality is similar to the RISE.

With that, I definitely plan on buying one soon. That's an excellent price for an MPE controller. It seems like a great controller for experimenting with patches on airplanes.

igoramos · Post by **igoramos** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:41 am

Cinebient wrote:
xibalba wrote:So i got my RISE 49 in a few weeks ago and finally have begun to set it all up updated to the latest firmware and now my the top half of my rise does not work at all.
Someone here had the same issue. You should contact the Roli support.
But yeah, annoying for sure.

I'm having this same issue all of a sudden. xibalba, did you find out what it was?

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:44 am

I'm kind of... meh... about this one. It seems like this would be better served as an iPad Pro app instead of hardware. At least they kept the price point reasonably low, but I don't think they've made a compelling argument for the advantages yet. Maybe looking at this strictly as a Monome alternative it might make sense...

gjvti · Post by **gjvti** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:26 pm

Just be warned. New Noise app completely destroys previous Noise app functionality and while previous version was great example how you can use 5D touch technology using any controller, new one doesn't seem usable with anything else than Blocks hardware - so DON'T UPDATE if you used old app for something meaningful.

Roli Seaboard RISE