ROLI
About
At Roli, they started with the Seaboard. That soft, wavy, pressure-sensitive silicone surface was the most innovative development in the world of keyboards since around 1700. That was when Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the pianoforte, which drove harpsichord players crazy by giving them a new way to control sound. The Seaboard reimagined what a keyboard could do, surpassing the piano just as the piano had surpassed the harpsichord. The Seaboard launched a family of instruments that allow musicians to be more expressive, with a range of sounds and effects at their fingertips that they had never had before. These instruments, which combine digital technologies with a new approach to culturally integrated designs, feel familiar. But they are light-years ahead in terms of their musical capabilities.
