User Manual

The app’s expressive power can be expanded with BLOCKS. It is at the heart of
the BLOCKS system.
Pad
A square that corresponds to a note in the grid layout of the Lightpad Block
and NOISE.
Seaboard Block
The Seaboard Block pairs the powerfully expressive keywave surface of the
Seaboard GRAND and Seaboard RISE with the portability and modularity of
BLOCKS. It is a Master Block and includes 24 keywaves as well as lower and
upper octave switches. Multiple Seaboard Blocks can connect together to
create an extended playing surface.
Touch Block
A Control Block that adjusts the responsiveness of the Seaboard Block’s and
Lightpad Block’s 5D Touch when used with NOISE or desktop applications. The
Touch Block’s 10 buttons control the sensitivity of Strike, Glide, Slide, Press,
and Lift, lock Strike or Glide, or put the Seaboard Block into “piano mode,” by
turning off Glide.The Touch Blockcan also be used with BLOCKS Dashboard to
transmit MIDI CC messages in order to control digital audio workstations and
software synthesizers.
USB-C
The type of USB connector used to connect and charge the Lightpad Block and
Seaboard Block. There is a female connector on the block itself, and a male
connector on the included USB-C-to-USB-A cable.