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LUMI Keys:
That’s this product! LUMI Keys is the
illuminated keyboard, distinct from the
LUMI Music app.
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE):
MPE is an emerging protocol that enables
deeper musical expression in digital
music creation tools. MPE-compliant
devices (like the ROLI Seaboard) and
software (like Logic Pro X and Bitwig
Studio) enable independent, per-note
control of multiple sound parameters
such as pitch and timbre. ROLI is a
pioneer of MPE, which was adopted as
part of the MIDI specification in 2018.
ROLI Connect:
A desktop application for players who use
ROLI software. ROLI Connect is a portal
for managing multiple ROLI products, and
accessing software updates.
ROLI Dashboard: A desktop application
for modifying and customising the
internal settings of LUMI Keys and
other ROLI devices. ROLI Dashboard is
especially useful for skilled electronic
musicians who want to integrated
LUMI with digital audio workstations
and synthesizers.
ROLI Studio:
A desktop software suite bundled with
LUMI Keys. It includes 100s of sounds,
effects, and production tools from across
the ROLI software ecosystem. It includes
two plugins: ROLI Studio Player and ROLI
Studio Drums.
Seaboard Block:
A next-generation keyboard for playing
and shaping sounds with far more
expression than a normal piano keyboard
allows. Seaboard Block connects LUMI
Keys as well as the Lightpad Block and
others in the BLOCKS system.
Touch Block:
An auxiliary Block that allows real-time
control of expression parameters on the
Seaboard Block an Lightpad Block.
USB-C:
The type of USB connector used to
connect and charge LUMI Keys. There is a
female connector on the keyboard, and a
male connector on the included USB-C-to-
USB-A cable.
