Any one of several different Blocks with ten buttons and a row of LEDs,
designed to control NOISE functions. Control Blocks include the Live Block,
Loop Block, Touch Block, and Developer Kit Control Block. Control Blocks can
also send MIDI messages to third-party applications.
Equator Player
Based on Equator – ROLI’s custom-built, multi-dimensional sound engine and
software synthesizer – Equator Player is a Windows and MacOS app included
with the Lightpad Block and Seaboard Block. Equator Player takes advantage of
the Seaboard Block’s 5 dimensions of touch, maximizing your ability to express
yourself using just the motions of your fingers on your Seaboard Block’s
keywaves and Lightpad Block’s playing surface. It features a simplified user
interface that allows you to easily modify the most important characteristics of
a preset. If you’d like to create your own sounds and have full control
of Equator you may
upgrade to the full version of Equator
.
The Five Dimensions of Touch (5D Touch)
The feature of real-time control and modulation of sound through the basic
movements of Strike, Press, Glide, Slide, and Lift.
Strike: The velocity and force with which a finger makes contact with
the Lightpad surface or keywave surface.
Press: The pressure and continuous touch applied to the Lightpad surface
or keywave surface after the initial Strike.
Glide: Horizontal left and right movements on Lightpad surface or keywave
surface
.
Slide: Vertical movements up and down the Lightpad surface or keywave
surface.
