The goal of the Roli Seaboard is no less than to inject some soul and virtuosity into digital music, by giving keyboard players the ability to bend and slide notes like guitarists and cello players, ...

Following last year's release of the Rise 2 expressive digital instrument, the UK's Roli has launched an updated version of the Seaboard Block controller, which "promises to bring infinite expressive ...

Roli has been building unconventional musical instruments for nearly a decade now — the company's first product, the rubber-keyed Seaboard piano was first revealed back in 2013. It was originally ...

Aside from going digital in the late ‘70s and then the rise of cheap electronic Casio keyboards in the ‘80s (blasting Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up in demo mode) the piano went mostly ...

That's the Seaboard sat on a 12-inch iPad. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Imagine a piano keyboard that is also a multitouch surface, like the screen on an iPad. Now imagine that this is a tactile ...

First establishing itself to musicians and music producers in 2015 as the first "truly expressive" digital keyboard, ROLI RISE returns in 2022 with its fourth keyboard model, which improves on its ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Music hardware startup ...

Seaboard RISE, a new low-cost music-making device, has launched. According to its creators the technology could help musicians and amateurs-alike create soaring melodies, shredding synths and ...

The $1,399 instrument marks the company's return to professional instruments after refocusing on music education subscription services. Luminary Roli The Roli Seaboard Rise 2 is Roli’s refined sequel ...

Roli wrapped up a rough 2021 by filing for administration. The move saw the musical hardware startup effectively spinning off a new brand in the form of Luminary, led by founder Roland Lamb. The ...

I was fascinated by Roli the first time I saw founder/CEO Roland Lamb bending the keys of the Seaboard back at SXSW in 2013. Over the years, the London-based company has continued to offer creative ...