ROLI
United Kingdom, est. 2009 · 53 products across 2 categories
About ROLI
ROLI is a London-based music technology company that pioneered the MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) specification and the Seaboard — a revolutionary keyboard instrument with a continuous soft touch surface that enables expressive per-note pitch bend, vibrato, and pressure control unlike any traditional keyboard. Founded by Roland Lamb, ROLI has pushed music technology toward more expressive human-instrument interaction, collaborating with artists including Grimes, Imogen Heap, and Hans Zimmer. Beyond hardware, ROLI also developed NOISE, a music creation app, and has expanded into music education through the Lumi keyboard. Their software ecosystem includes the ROLI Studio platform built around Equator and Equator2 synthesizers optimized for MPE.
- • Pioneer and co-creator of the MPE standard
- • Seaboard offers genuinely unprecedented keyboard expressiveness
- • Artist collaborations with world-class musicians
- • LUMI makes music learning accessible and engaging
- • Pushing the boundaries of human-instrument interaction
- • Premium hardware pricing limits accessibility
- • MPE software support still limited compared to standard MIDI
- • Company has faced financial difficulties and restructuring
ROLI Products
ROLI Cypher2
Synth
ROLI Strobe2
Synth
Frequently Asked Questions About ROLI
ROLI is based in London, United Kingdom.
The LUMI keyboard is designed for beginners, though the Seaboard's expressive capabilities reward experience and physical practice.
ROLI is best known for the Seaboard — a revolutionary MPE keyboard with a continuous soft surface enabling unprecedented per-note expressiveness — and for co-creating the MPE standard.
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