Enables BLOCKS to control Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and other
music production software
London (March 7, 2017) - ROLI today releases a beta version of BLOCKS Dashboard, an application that will extend the power of BLOCKS as
a customizable music creation system by enabling control of software
programs including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, GarageBand, Omnisphere, and
Kontakt.
The BLOCKS Dashboard beta is free and available for all BLOCKS
music-makers to download via their My ROLI accounts. ROLI is delighted
to work together with the fast-growing BLOCKS community on this open
beta release, adding features that improve the workflow of BLOCKS
creators. Community feedback will help guide ROLI's ongoing development
of this versatile application.
Controlling Ableton Live with BLOCKS via BLOCKS Dashboard.
With
BLOCKS Dashboard the Lightpad Block, Live Block and Loop Block become
open-ended MIDI control surfaces. Music-makers can configure different
display modes on the surface to control different instruments and
parameters within their chosen software programs. The LED-illuminated
Lightpad Block, for example, can become a bank of faders controlling a
program's effects - or a 2x2 or 4x4 drum pad controlling drums in a
software synthesizer.
BLOCKS Dashboard is
the latest addition to the BLOCKS system, which won "Best in Show" at
NAMM 2017. ROLI introduced the Lightpad Block, Live Block, and Loop
Block in November 2016. The three modular controllers have complementary
musical functions, and they connect together to create expandable kits
that work with a range of musical styles, skill levels, budgets - and
now, software programs. The system is powered by NOISE, a free music-making app for iPhones and iPads that is also the software engine of BLOCKS.
Visit ROLI.com/blocks/control to learn more about the capabilities
of BLOCKS Dashboard, and watch four new videos to see how BLOCKS
integrates with four of the leading music production programs:
GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and Bitwig Studio.
BLOCKS Dashboard integrates BLOCKS with a variety of Digital Audio
Workstations (DAWs), plug-ins, and other software programs. These
include:
- Apple: Logic Pro
- Ableton: Live
- Native Instruments: Kontakt, Massive
- Steinberg: Cubase
- Bitwig: Studio
- ROLI: Equator
- Spectrasonics: Omnisphere
- FXpansion: Strobe2, Synth Squad
- SampleModeling: Swam
- Cycling '74: Max MSP
Minimum system requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.10.5 - 10.11.6
- Windows 10 and above*
- Minimum RAM: 4GB
- Processor: 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 or faster
*The BLOCKS Dashboard beta works with devices running Windows 10
and above. The application does not, however, currently support firmware
updates via Windows due to technical limitations outside of ROLI's
control. Creators who plan to operate the BLOCKS Dashboard beta on a
Windows device can update their Blocks via a Mac OS X device prior to
using BLOCKS Dashboard with their PC.
