Playing Techniques

Staying in Tune
When you first play the Seaboard, it might take a little bit of practice before you are able to play in tune. The fingers of a keyboardist aren’t used to ha...
Fri, 24 Aug, 2018 at 8:57 PM
Seaboard Playing Techniques
Using ROLI instruments' 5 dimensions of touch, you can apply playing techniques associated with keyboard, string, and electronic instruments to the Seab...
Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 at 3:50 PM
Transposing by semitones
Seaboard (RISE, BLOCK and GRAND) Connect the Seaboard to your computer and turn it on. Open ROLI Dashboard. The semitone transpose buttons are near the ...
Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 at 9:24 AM
Semitone Legato - How to play adjacent semitones (minor seconds)
When the Seaboard RISE’s Glide Expression Touch Fader is set to maximum, adjacent semitones (also called minor seconds/half-steps/semitones, such as E &...
Tue, 14 Mar, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Switching Octaves
Seaboard BLOCK To switch octaves simply press the left or right arrow on the upper ribbon. The left arrow lowers the current octave by 1, and the right arr...
Wed, 6 Apr, 2022 at 4:12 PM
How to play drums with BLOCKS in NOISE
Playing drum sounds in NOISE with BLOCKS is made fun, easy and intuitive by combining a drum pad-style technique with 5D Touch technology. 1. Select you...
Mon, 23 Apr, 2018 at 9:07 PM
Types of glissando possible with Seaboards
Depending on the Glide sensitivity setting and your playing technique, there are several different types of glissando possible with Seaboards. You can a...
Fri, 2 Nov, 2018 at 7:56 PM