Roli Lightpad Block Manual page 4

The 15×15 LED matrix made up of individual cells (225) and covered with laser-etched silicone
which makes up the surface of the Lightpad Block and enables users to play multidimensional or
5D Touch performances.
Live Block
A Control Block that provides quick access to music performance functions, so creators can be
more expressive in real time. The Block's 10 buttons include controls for switching scales and
octaves, playing chords and arpeggios, and sustaining notes in NOISE. The Live Block can also
be used with BLOCKS Dashboard to transmit MIDI CC messages in order to control digital
audio workstations and software synthesizers.
Loop Block
A Control Block that provides quick access to music production functions so creators can easily
layer sounds into a song in NOISE. The Block's 10 buttons include controls for setting a tempo,
recording loops, and quantizing loops so they snap in time with the tempo. The Loop Block can
also be used with BLOCKS Dashboard to send MMC messages to control the trasport functions
of digital audio workstations, and it can also transmit MIDI CC messages in order to control
digital audio workstations and software synthesizers.
Master Block
Master Blocks – including the Lightpad Block and Seaboard Block – are the central Blocks of
the BLOCKS system. To use BLOCKS you need at least one Master Block. Additional Blocks,
including Control Blocks, connect via DNA to the Master Block.
MPE
Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression (MPE) is a protocol for using standard MIDI messages
to communicate with and enable the operation of multidimensional instruments such as the
Seaboard and BLOCKS. MPE enables independent, per-note control of multiple sound
parameters such as pitch and timbre.
NOISE
A free modular music app that lets anyone create beats, melodies and songs using simple, easy-
to-learn gestures on the touch screens of mobile devices. The app's expressive power can be
expanded with BLOCKS. It is at the heart of the BLOCKS system.
Pad
A square that corresponds to a note in the grid layout of the Lightpad Block and NOISE.
Seaboard Block