Roli

Super Powered Drumpad

Make beats in a way that was never possible before. The Lightpad Block lets you bend and shape drums and build your tracks, all at the touch of a finger. Now with ROLI Studio software.

The Lightpad Block's touch-responsive surface lets you shape beats and melodies through pressure, slides, and other gestures. It's also for mixing, controlling audio effects, and clip launching. Switching between playing and production is simple, with an LED-illuminated surface that's easily programmed for different modes. Watch your music light up under your fingers - and when you're ready, connect it to other ROLI BLOCKS.

Compact, lightweight, and super-powered, Lightpad Block works anywhere you make your music.

Features

• LED-illuminated surface for playing and producing


• 5D Touch technology for intuitive sound shaping


• Includes ROLI Studio Drums, the world's first MPE drums plugin


• 100s of MPE sounds in ROLI Studio for desktop


• Connects to other Blocks with magnetic connectors


• Lightweight and fits in one hand

Transforming the Lightpad Block, ROLI Studio is a new desktop software suite of industry-leading sounds, effects and production tools:
• 2 plugins: ROLI Studio Drums & ROLI Studio Player
• 500+ sounds, including 300+ MPE sounds
• Presets from Equator, Cypher2, Strobe2 synths
• Expansive audio effects and macros
• Groundbreaking production tools like Smart Chords
• Intuitive, easily navigable interfaces

Introducing ROLI Studio Drums
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) comes to drums for the first time in a plugin that revolutionizes beat-making.
• Bend and warp drums sounds with 5D Touch
• Create grooves instantly with intuitive gestures
• Adjust up to 4 audio effects simultaneously

Tools for composing and producing faster
ROLI Studio has groundbreaking tools for producing tracks more creatively.
• Smart Chords: suggest chords with every note you play in ROLI Studio Player
• Multi-Layered Arpeggiator: create rhythmic sequences with 3 arp layers in ROLI Studio Player
• Macros and effects: adjust your sound in real time with 3 macro controls and 4 effects slots

Tech Specs

Dimensions and Weight:
• Width: 94mm (3.7 inches)
• Height: 21.8mm (0.86 inches)
• Depth: 94mm (3.7 inches)
• Weight: 260g (0.57 pounds)

Battery:
• 4 hour battery life
• 2 hour charge time

Connectivity / Ports
• USB-C port (MIDI out and power)
• Full MIDI compatibility over USB and Bluetooth LE
• 8 DNA connectors

Power
• USB / DNA Input Voltage: 5.0V +/- 0.2V DC

Bluetooth
• 15 meter Bluetooth range
• Mac OSX only

Compatibility
• Mac OSX 10.12+
• Windows 10
• Intel Dual Core i5 2.5GHz+
• 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM recommended)
• 2 GB hard drive space
• Internet connection to register/download software