ROLI LUMI Keys 1
ROLI’s LUMI Keys 1 is the final production version of the advanced keyboard that was originally launched on Kickstarter in 2019. It serves two purposes: to be the hardware controller for the LUMI piano tuition app, and as a two-octave controller keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch.
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LUMI Keys 1 is sleekly designed, with a sturdy plastic housing and a rubberised base that stays put on your desk. The keys are incredibly bright, with uniquely consistent backlighting across each. Just having a rainbow-coloured LUMI Keys on your desk – or better, two – sparks joy.
The hardware has four self-explanatory play modes: Rainbow, Single Color Scale, Piano and Night Mode, which features dimmed keys that light up when pressed. Backlight response is immediate, but in Rainbow and Single Colour Scale modes, the lights dim when you play, making it harder to see what’s highlighted. The ability to turn this off would be welcome.
When you put a LUMI Keys 1 controller alongside another, they magnetically snap together for power- and data-sharing, which also means that you only have
