MIDI controller that will provide you everything you need to take your beats to the next level, whether you’re making your first track or honing your technique. Learn finger drumming skills, play with hundreds of expressive sounds, and complete your track with a suite of software. It’s an all-in-one package for making beats, wherever your musical ideas strike. Finger drumming is fun with Melodics, the desktop app for learning beat-making technique. Begin with the basics or challenge yourself to play complex patterns. Melodics now features a plug-and-play integration with the Lightpad Block and Loop Block. Explore hundreds of lessons with a six month subscription that comes with your kit. The 5D Touch surface of the Lightpad Block will transform your beats. Drum on a tactile, touch-responsive surface. Add unparalleled expression to melodic parts by pressing into the surface and gliding or sliding around it. Beatmaker Kit includes over 300 sounds in desktop and mobile applications. All sounds, from strings to drums, are custom-made for 5D Touch on the Lightpad Block’s unique surface. Ten special soundpacks from ROLI's iOS app NOISE are included. Edit and complete your track with powerful production software. Beatmaker Kit comes with a custom version of Ableton Live Lite, and it's also compatible with a huge range of other digital audio workstations (DAWs) including GarageBand. The Loop Block gives your shortcuts to useful production techniques, so you can build your tracks even faster. Record loops, play them back, set your tempo and more. BLOCKS works with programs including: Apple, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FXpansion, Strobe2, Cypher2, Native Instruments, Kontakt, Massive, Bitwig, Studio, Ableton, Live, SampleModeling, SWAM, Cycling '74, MaxMSP, Spectrasonics, Omnisphere. Unboxed: Lightpad M, Loop Block, Melodics Subscription (6 months), 10 NOISE Soundpacks, Ableton Live Lite, Equator Player, Strobe2 Player, Cypher2 Player, ROLI Dashboard, USB-C to USB-A Cable, Quick Start Guide. Dimensions: 141 x 22mm x 94 mm, Weight: 360g, Battery: 4 hour battery life, 2 hour charge time, Connectivity / Ports: USB-C port (MIDI out and power), Full MIDI compatibility over USB and Bluetooth LE, 8 DNA connectors. Bluetooth: 15 meter Bluetooth range, Mac OSX and iOS only. Compatibility: Mac OSX 10.10+; Windows 7, 8 and 10; Intel Dual Core i5 2.5GHz+; 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM recommended); 2 GB hard drive space; Internet connection to register/download software; iPhone 6 or newer; iPad Air 2 or newer; iPad Mini 4 or newer; iPad Pro (9.7, 10.5 and 12.9 inches); iOS 9.0 or above; Google Pixel or Pixel 2 (Limited support)