ROLI Seaboard RISE 25 25-note USB Keyboard Controller and Synthesizer

ROLI Seaboard RISE 25 25-note USB Keyboard Controller and Synthesizer

The future of the keyboard

The acclaimed Seaboard RISE controller now comes in 49‑keywave and 25‑keywave models

A revolutionary interface

Pliable, pressure-sensitive keywaves take the place of keys on a traditional keyboard. The sensor-embedded keywave surface lets you shape sound through touch. Three faders let you fine-tune the responsiveness of the surface to touch.

5D Touch

You can control sound and make music through Five Dimensions of Touch: striking the keywaves, pressing into them, gliding sideways along them, sliding up and down the keywaves, and lifting off.

Wireless and portable

Using MIDI over Bluetooth, the Seaboard RISE works wirelessly, helping you take it wherever you wish to make music. Each controller comes with a custom-made carrying case.

25 or 49 keywaves

The Seaboard RISE is available in two keywave models, the two-octave RISE 25 and the four-octave RISE 49. This offers maximum versatility for Creators to bring Five Dimensions of Touch to the stage as well as the studio.

Software for stage or studio

The Seaboard RISE comes with Equator, ROLI’s custom-built software synthesizer and sound engine, and it’s compatible with range of DAWs across OS X and Windows platforms.

Thin, elegant, powerful

The most powerful multidimensional MIDI controller is wireless and less than one inch thick.

Touch sound with intuitive ease

Delightfully tactile and responsive, the Seaboard RISE’s sensor-embedded keywave surface lets you shape sound through touch. Press continuously into the silicone surface, move your fingers from side to side, slide them up the keywaves or along the ribbons. Each movement modulates sound with intuitive ease. Put at your fingertips the expressiveness of an acoustic instrument and the sonic range of an electronic instrument - all on a keyboard interface.

Play it wirelessly

The Seaboard RISE is battery-powered and the first multidimensional controller to use MIDI over Bluetooth. Free yourself from wires, and make music anywhere within range of your connected device.

Battery Powered

Battery life of up to 8 hours.

MIDI over Bluetooth

Receives MIDI signals over Bluetooth when paired to Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Professional-standard low latency

Virtually no loss in latency on Bluetooth versus USB connection.

Crafted with ingenuity and precision

The Seaboard RISE was designed by a multidisciplinary team of materials scientists, software engineers, electrical engineers, industrial designers, and sound designers at ROLI’s workshop in East London. The instrument reaches the highest standards of craftsmanship, design, and precision engineering.

• Anodized aluminum

The exterior is made of high-quality extruded black anodized aluminum, which is strong but light.

• Silicone keywave surface

The smooth material of the keywave surface is custom-engineered to give your fingers a firm grip while also letting them slide easily.

• Sensor technology

A highly sensitive sensor board rests beneath the silicone keywave surface, ensuring that even the most minute gestures are expressed as sound.

• Form follows function

The wave-like pattern on the underside of the chassis conceals interior aluminum ribbing, which reinforces the chassis for added strength.