User Manual
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 Blockcan 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.