[ddots-l] Re: Seaboard GRAND, a radically new kind of musical instrument and digital controller

  • From: Neville Peter <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:31:32 -0700

I wonder what it sounds like?

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On Mar 15, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hard to imagine this without actually touching one, but it sounds very cool.
> 
> March 11, 2013, London, England – Design-led technology start-up ROLI 
> introduces the Seaboard GRAND, a radically new kind of musical instrument and 
> digital controller that reimagines the most iconic of musical instruments – 
> the piano..
> 
> An evolution of the piano keyboard, the Seaboard has a soft three-dimensional 
> surface that enables unprecedented real-time, intuitive control of the 
> fundamental characteristics of sound: pitch, volume, and timbre. Piano and 
> keyboard players can instantly transfer their skills to the Seaboard and 
> begin exploring its new capacities..
> 
> The Seaboard is the first electronic instrument to enable control of a wide 
> variety of parameters through traditional techniques for expressiveness and 
> virtuosity. As a controller, the Seaboard allows players to manipulate sound 
> like never before. It authentically simulates a plethora of other instruments 
> – guitar note bends, subtle string and horn swells, and much more are 
> expressively created in seconds instead of hours. Both as an instrument and 
> as a controller the Seaboard creates a world of entirely new sonic 
> possibilities, and provides a new bridge between acoustic and electronic 
> approaches to music..
> 
> The Seaboard is powered by the patent-pending SEA Interface, ROLI’s 
> disruptive platform sensor technology. SEA Interfaces are highly precise, 
> information-rich, and pressure-sensitive, and can be built in any form 
> factor. They enable seamless transitions between discrete and continuous 
> input, and capture three-dimensional gestures while simultaneously providing 
> the user with tactile feedback. ROLI is currently developing further 
> applications in music, personal computing, robotics, medical devices, gaming, 
> and vehicular and machine control..
> 
> For more information on the Seaboard go to .
> 
> www.weareroli.com.
> 
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