ROLI - Inventing the ROLI Seaboard

Roland Lamb talks to Nick Rothwell about the inspiration behind the ROLI Seaboard, the challenges faced when creating a new type of instrument and the three product ranges from ROLI, the Seaboard, Block System and LUMI.See the Show Notes for further details.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:40 - The Origins Of ROLI 07:41 - Part Of The Keyboard Family12:26 - Challenges Of Constructing The Seaboard 17:34 - The First Products Launched18:12 - From Integrated Sounds To Controllers And Soft Synths 22:59 - Standardising MIDI Polyphonic Expression25:32 - The ROLI Block System28:33 - LUMI for Education And Performance30:30 - Improving Playability With The Seaboard Rise 233:08 - The Next Generation Of BlocksRoland Lamb BiogRoland Lamb, CEO of Luminary ROLI and inventor of the Seaboard, is a trailblazer in music technology. The Seaboard, blending a keyboard's familiarity with advanced digital capabilities, redefined musical expressiveness. Lamb's leadership at ROLI focuses on innovating music creation tools, merging artistry with technology. His groundbreaking work, recognized through various awards, continues to influence the music industry, shaping new ways musicians interact with instruments and expanding the horizons of musical expression.https://roli.com/Nick Rothwell BiogNick Rothwell is a composer, performer, software architect, coder and visual artist. He has built media performance systems for projects with Ballett Frankfurt and Vienna Volksoper, composed sound scores for Aydın Teker (Istanbul / Kapadokya), AWA Dance, Luz&Mannion Dance (Flamenco) and Undercurrent Theatre, programmed physical media sculptures with Simeon Nelson and Rob Godman, live coded in Mexico and in Berlin with sitar player Shama Rahman, collaborated with the body>data>space collective in Prague, Paris and Dresden, written software for Studio Wayne McGregor, the Pina Bausch Foundation and Nesta's FutureFest, and developed algorithmic visuals for large-scale outdoor projections in Poland, Estonia, Cambridge Music Festival and Lumiere (London / Durham).https://cassiel.com/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Get a print or digital subscription to Sound On Sound magazine.