You know you're not looking at a traditional acoustic piano with the Seaboard Keyboard and its abandoning of the familiar separate keys further demonstrates its evolution towards a more hi-tech sort of musical instrument. What you'll notice instead is a skin of flexible material that stretches across the entire playing panel, complete with raised bars that suggest the arrangement of conventional white and black keys.
The Roli invention enables you to play casually or to produce melodies for computer editing. The device has been designed to be connected to your PC and used with special software; the tunes that you've created on the Seaboard Keyboard can be easily adjusted in volume, timbre and pitch.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Flexible Keyboards
- The Seaboard Keyboard's skin of flexible material showcases the potential for flexible keyboards in the music industry.
- Hi-tech Musical Instruments
- The Seaboard Keyboard's abandonment of traditional keys highlights the opportunity for hi-tech instruments that offer new ways to create and edit music.
- Touch-sensitive Instruments
- The Seaboard Keyboard's raised bars and soft rippled surface demonstrate the potential for touch-sensitive instruments that can adjust volume, timbre, and pitch.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Music Technology
- The Seaboard Keyboard's innovative design opens up new possibilities for companies in the music technology industry to develop flexible and touch-sensitive instruments.
- Computer Editing Software
- The Seaboard Keyboard's integration with computer editing software creates opportunities for companies in the software industry to enhance the editing capabilities of musical instruments.
- Instrument Manufacturing
- The Seaboard Keyboard's unique design presents opportunities for instrument manufacturers to explore new materials and create innovative touch-sensitive instruments.
