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ROLI Lightpad Block M - Portable Wireless Music Controller for iOS
Super Sonic Surface
Reach for the ultimate music-making surface that fits in the palm of your hand. The next-generation Lightpad Block features a redesigned surface that offers an even more tactile, responsive, and precise playing experience.
Play a song, all on one surface
On one dynamic surface you can play beats, basslines, chords, and melodies and tie them all together to make amazingly multi-layered songs.
Beats
The Lightpad M is a beatmaking machine. Play beats like you’re playing live drums, and choose from dozens of percussive sounds in the included Drum Kits and Groove Kits.
Basslines
Add some bass. Whether it’s an acoustic double bass or a snarling synth bass, your basslines will roll into cool new grooves with the slightest finger movements.
Chords
Chords add texture to any song. Choose from dozens of chords in multiple keys. Chord Mode makes it even easier: you can play a chord just by striking a single note.
Melodies
Breathe new life into melodies. Choose from dozens of melodic instrumental sounds and play them in a range of scales. Add flourishes on the fly through 5D Touch.
Every movement is musical
On Lightpad M’s tactile surface, you shape sounds and make music with Five Dimensions of Touch (5D Touch). Expression is right at your fingertips, so you can bring any musical idea to life.
Touch even deeper musical textures
The redesigned interface of the Lightpad M builds on the touch-responsive powers of the original Lightpad Block. Lightpad M’s surface is deeper, softer, and defined by undulating microkeywaves for an even more precise playing experience.
Enhanced tactile feedback
Based on the wave-like surface of ROLI's Seaboard instruments, the 225 microkeywaves of the Lightpad M add more tactile feedback, so you can interact with the surface in a deeper way and gauge each movement more precisely. A thicker, softer silicone layer enhances pressure-responsiveness.
Enhanced visual feedback
The surface of the Lightpad M is 50% brighter than the original Lightpad Block. It features higher-definition colors and a higher contrast display, so you can move more quickly between notes, instruments, and scales.
Explore a universe of sounds it’s growing all the time
Lightpad M comes with hundreds of sounds from funky synths to string sections to drums. They’re all custom-made for 5D Touch. Expand your collection by purchasing soundpacks from cutting-edge sound designers and world-famous artists like Grimes, RZA, and Steve Aoki. The universe keeps growing, with new soundpacks arriving every month.
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Start learning with ROLI PLAY
ROLI PLAY is a custom-made companion app that helps you get started with your Lightpad Block. Learn how musical touch works on the Lightpad's surface and start making songs. Your first few hours with a Lightpad can be a musical headrush, and this free app is there to hold your hand.
Expand your music studio
Lightpad M is one piece of an award-winning music creation system: BLOCKS. Connect to a Seaboard Block, Live Block, Loop Block, Touch Block or more Lightpad Blocks including the Lightpad M. All Blocks snap together and work together wirelessly. Mix and match, and build your instrument as you grow.
Features
- The newest, most advanced Lightpad Block
- Deeper, softer surface topped with 225 microkeywaves
- 50% brighter surface illumination from high-definition LEDs
- 200+ free sounds
- Suite of music making software for desktop and mobile
- Wireless and portable for making music on the go
- Connects to other Blocks
Dimensions and Weight
- Width: 94mm (3.7 inches).
- Height: 21.8mm (0.86 inches).
- Depth: 94mm (3.7 inches).
- Weight: 260g (0.57 pounds).
Connectivity / Ports
- USB-C port (MIDI out and power).
- Full MIDI compatibility over USB and Bluetooth LE.
- 8 DNA connectors.
Battery
- 4 hour battery life.
- 2 hour charge time.
Bluetooth
- 15 meter Bluetooth range.
- iPhone 6, 6 Plus or newer. iPad air or newer.
- iOS 9.0 or above. Google Pixel or Pixel 2.
- Mac OSX 10.10+ / Windows 7 / Windows 10.
Condition | New |
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SKU | ROLI-LPB-M |
UPC | 814773020543 |