Roli Rise Impressions

[Gert van Santen]

Op 17-1-2016 om 8:05 schreef deeplfo:
> So, as some of you saw, I got the Roli Rise keyboard this week
> and I thought I'd share some notes.  The thing came in a very
> nicely packaged box, with a very personal note, assuming that
> they were happy with my purchase :-).  After a few layers of
> boxing I got to the unit and the first thing you notice is that
> it's built like a tank.  The thing feels *so* solid, which is in
> contrast to the very soft, tactile keyboard surface that begs you
> to play with it.
>
> Midi setup over Bluetooth on the Mac was nice, though not sticky
> at times, which meant the hassle of reconnecting, which is a bit
> odd, though it may also be operator error.  When I had it over
> Bluetooth and running it in Live as a controller, the Bluetooth
> did drop, having me resort to gold old cable route. Additional
> instructions in the box tell you how to register and also get the
> Equator synth that was designed specifically for the brand.  Once
> you get that going and start interacting with the squeeshy
> keyboard is where all the fun starts.
>
> Obviously their own synth is a showcase of the brilliant
> conception that is the Roli controller, but what it really does
> is to offer a keyboard-form instrument that has the same
> sensuality of that category of instruments that one can really be
> expressive with.
>
> The tactile interaction one develops with the 3-D keyboard, and
> how those nuances are all captured as expressive control
> parameters, and on top of the X-Y mini-pad and three additional
> slider controls, makes it one heck of way to play any of your
> virtual instruments.  It truly breaths a new life to *ALL* your
> instruments and that is such an awesome feeling.  It is not meant
> as a replacement for anything, but for anyone that uses a
> keyboard to program/produce with music, it is becomes a most
> pleasing, exciting, and interactive feeling one would ever have
> with a keyboard.  Siting next to my Komplete Kontrol S61 and
> C-Thru controller, it feels very right and is going to be
> something that I will be going to a lot.
>
> - mohsen

Sounds like a lot of fun!

-- 
Gert

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