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KMI K-Board Pro 4 with a Bitwig Studio 8-Track Bundle Makes MPE Easy

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The KMI K-Board Pro 4

 The KMI K-Board Pro 4 started off as Kickstarter campaign in 2016 and quickly got to its funding goal of $50.000. What sets the Pro 4 apart from other controllers is KMI’s patented Smart Sensor Fabric technology which is a unique and proprietary conductive material that changes resistance as it is compressed.



KMI’s patented Smart Sensor Fabric technology



Expressive



KBP4 has Smart Fabric Sensors under each key bringing five dimensions of expressivity to your playing

Playable



KBP4 is configured like a traditional keyboard, giving you a familiar playing surface so you can start expressing yourself immediately.

Programmable



The KBP4 Editor Software works with Mac, Windows, or in a web browser to fully customize every element of the KBP4 playing experience

K-Board Pro 4 Editor

This browser page is a  K-Board Pro 4 Editor that uses Web MIDI so you to edit the K-Board any time your connected to the Internet.
https://files.keithmcmillen.com/products/k-board-pro-4/editor/



Every K-Board Pro 4 ships with a free license for Bitwig Studio 8-Track

Bitwig Studio 8-Track, the trim and effective digital audio workstation to start producing, performing, and designing sounds like a pro. 8-Track includes a large selection of Bitwig devices for use on up to eight project tracks with audio or MIDI. Plug in your controller, record your instrument, produce simple arrangements, design new sounds, or just jam.

Bitwig Studio 8-Track is the sketch pad for your musical ideas featuring the acclaimed workflow of Bitwig Studio.

Bitwig Studio 8-Track is available exclusively through bundles with selected partners. 

K-Board Pro 4 , BitWig and MPE Expressions

KMI put together a tutorial to show how to setup the K-Board with Bitwig to take advantage of MPE’s advance MIDI expression  capabilities,

For more information, check out this link


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Mapping K-Board Pro 4 MPE Expressions in Bitwig Studio | Keith McMillen Instruments

https://www.keithmcmillen.com/blog/tutorials/mapping-k-board-pro-4-mpe-expressions-in-bitwig-studio/

ROLI BLOCKS-Modular Wireless MIDI Touch System

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BLOCKS is a modular music making system made up of 5 components

Seaboard Block Super Powered Keyboard

  • Multi-award-winning Seaboard interface
  • 5D Touch technology
  • 24 keywave, two-octave playing surface
  • Hundreds of free sounds
  • Suite of music making software for desktop and mobile
  • Wireless and portable for making music on the go
  • Connects to other Blocks

Lightpad Block Expressive Musical Touchpad

  •  Touch responsive soft silicon playing surface
  • LED illumination reconfigures Lightpad M for different notes and scales
  • Adaptable surface can become a drum pad, fader bank, effects launcher and more
  • Hundreds of free sounds
  • Suite of music making software for desktop and mobile
  • Wireless and portable for making music on the go
  • Connects to other Blocks

Perform with the Live Block

 The Live Block is for performance. The buttons let you switch scales and octaves, trigger chords and arpeggios, and sustain notes in real time.

Touch Block-Add Expression Faster

Touch Block helps you adjust the expressive behavior of your Seaboard Block and Lightpad Block. Turn up or turn down the responsiveness of the surface to the Strike, Glide, Slide, Press, and Lift dimensions of touch. Maximize the depth of expression available through pressure, or minimize the pitch-bend effect of sideways movements. Customize your control of any sound in real time and on the fly.

Loop Block-Produce Faster
 

Loop Block helps you produce a track faster. Record loops and play them back. Set your tempo, and quantize your loops so they’re always in time. 

ROLI Dashboard 

Customize BLOCKS and the Seaboard RISE for your workflow 

Blocks become open-ended MIDI control surfaces through ROLI Dashboard. Customize the LED-illuminated Lightpad Block by loading different apps, including a note grid, a bank of faders and more. Use Control Blocks as CC controllers for your favorite DAW. 








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BLOCKS: The Instrument That Grows With You | ROLI

https://roli.com/products/blocks/


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K Board Pro 4- Expressive Smart Sensor Keyboard

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With K-Board Pro 4 we’ve taken the format of a traditional keyboard and updated it for the 21st Century. With our SmartFabric™ Sensors underneath each key you can tweak any synthesis parameter in real time by moving your fingers while you are playing. The MIDI MPE Standard is the future for expressive controllers and we have designed the K-Board Pro 4 to be the ultimate MPE Controller.

by Keith McMillen

Multidimensional Expression

The Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4 is a 4-octave MIDI keyboard controller with multidimensional touch sensitivity in each key. K-Board Pro 4 supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) that allows additional gestures individually on each key.  You can wiggle your finger horizontally to generate MIDI CC commands,  slide vertically to open up a filter, or apply pressure to control volume. For non-MPE synths, the K-Board Pro 4 provides fully featured polyphonic aftertouch. The data from each gesture is completely assignable and sent individually per note.

Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4 Features: 

  • Provides a level of expressiveness previously attainable only with acoustic instruments
  • Expressive Smart Sensor Keyboard Fabric technology
  • Support for MPE (MIDI polyphonic expression) protocol
  • SmartFabric sensors underneath each key
  • Transmits attack and release velocity and continuous pressure, as well as horizontal and vertical position data
  • 48 resilient silicone keys and no moving parts for superior durability
  • USB powered; class compliant
  • MacOS/Windows, iOS/Android compatibility

SmartFabric sensor technology 

Under each key is Keith McMillen Instruments’ patented Smart Sensor Fabric technology which let you tweak any synthesis parameter in real time simply by moving your fingers while you are playing. 

The K-Board Pro 4 is USB powered and class compliant to ensure compatibility with MacOS, Windows, iOS, and Android, as well as all MIDI-enabled hardware.



Editors in OSX, Windows and Web MIDI formats 

 Keith McMillan Instruments provides editors for OSX and Windows, but you can also edit and update your K Board Pro 4 directly online using Web MIDI.


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K-Board Pro 4 | Keith McMillen Instruments

https://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/k-board-pro-4/