Roli Lightpad Block Manual page 2

Please note that this is a digital manual updated regularly to reflect software updates and other
improvements. This Manual is current up to NOISE v2.1.3.
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2 Glossary of selected BLOCKS terms
BLOCKS
A modular music studio built of individual Blocks, each with specific capabilities, that connect
together physically through BLOCKS DNA connectors and wirelessly through Bluetooth.
Block(s)
The individual hardware components of the BLOCKS system including the Lightpad Block,
Live Block, Loop Block, Seaboard Block, Touch Block, and Developer Kit Control Block.
BLOCKS Dashboard
A desktop application for modifying and customising the internal settings of Blocks, making it
easy to use BLOCKS with third-party digital audio workstations and synthesizers.
BLOCKS DNA Connectors
Six-pin connectors that magnetically connect multiple Blocks and also transmit power and data
between the Blocks. Each Control Block has six DNA Connectors.
Control Block
Any one of several different Blocks with ten buttons and a row of LEDs, designed to control
NOISE functions. Control Blocks include the Live Block, Loop Block, Touch Block, and
Developer Kit Control Block. Control Blocks can also send MIDI messages to third-party
applications.
Equator Player
Based on Equator – ROLI's custom-built, multi-dimensional sound engine and software
synthesizer – Equator Player is a Windows and MacOS app included with the Lightpad Block
and Seaboard Block. Equator Player takes advantage of the Seaboard Block's 5 dimensions of
touch, maximizing your ability to express yourself using just the motions of your fingers on your