Roli LUMI keys Review: Is it worth it? (The easy way to learn to play the piano)

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ROLI LUMI KEYS REVIEW
I'm answering some of your questions in the comments "Where can I buy this?", "Can you see the staff when learning the songs?", "Is it worth it?".
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I had the Roli Lumi keyboard for some months and I really like how it looks but there are so many aspects to it like the plunge of the keys, how it feels, and the Lumi app to learn to play the piano.
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ROLI's main selling point is that the LUMI keyboard is the perfect device to learn to play the piano.
It comes with an app with hundreds of songs, from classical to popular.
The app has interactive lessons on scales, chords, and playing techniques.
The LUMI app can send signals to the LUMI keys to light up specific keys.
So when you are watching a video lesson where they talk about a scale, the lights of the keyboard match what is being explained in the video.
When you are learning a song, you can see which notes you have to play on the screen, and your keyboard, at the same time.
Another cool thing about the LUMI keys is that it comes with magnetic connectors. This allows you to snap another ROLI LUMI keyboard on the side to use them as one single device and double the number of keys. On desktop computers, you can snap up to four LUMIs if you are using ROLI Studio Desktop. It is also compatible with other products of the company, called ROLI BLOCKS.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro to ROLI LUMI Keys and availability
1:33 LUMI App: New staff modes and updates!
3:24 Pros on Lumi
5:20 Cons on Lumi
9:57 Conclusions
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@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Just a reminder. *The video unit is from Kickstarter.* Check my update video here with the new unit! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9udZd2i0p2RdX0.html I'm not associated with ROLI in any way. This video is not sponsored or paid by any brand.

@metroecco7908 3 жыл бұрын

idc if it makes it easier to learn i just like the look of it its dope

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

true dat

@TheFakeyCakeMaker Жыл бұрын

Same. I think my kid would love it. A very expensive gift though.

@BenMargiotta 3 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad you made this video. It's exactly the kind of unbiased, effectively-delivered information I was hoping for. Awesome job and I really appreciate the time and effort you took to put this out there. Respect.

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I hope to review the new one, but it can take a while until I get one.

@chadpatrick5112 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this review. Thank you!

@RightEyeRaptor Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your in depth review! I've been trying to replace my MIDI keyboard for years and I'm very happy to see a balanced honest reviewer!

@possumpowered 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very helpful review!

@carolineroth9764 3 жыл бұрын

thank you this was exactly the info i was looking for!

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful!

@RyanSiemers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this review together. I think it would be awesome if Roli sent you a full production model if they make any updates to the build quality. This still seems like the perfect way to keep my kids interested in learning music at their own pace and keep them exploring their own interest in music. I also hope to get a little learning from it as well. Even if it helps me learn how to read music and keep me entertained through the process I can see my self growing with it and possibly expanding my skill set.

@loissio481 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the video, really helpful 💜

@markdixon5525 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful review. Thanks!!

@magdalenapausz5299 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that was very useful video.

@thomashergenrader6779 Жыл бұрын

This was great! Thank you!!

@VirtualVicedotNet 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man. Nice production quality.

@AstronautOtto Жыл бұрын

Thank you Wasabi, good review of Lumi app!

@xxxxxxxyyyyyyy 3 жыл бұрын

6:31 *I think Lumi is the best when it comes to studying music theory, using the keyboard to find the key of a song, write down quick ideas, etc.*

@nickkrenn891 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@onlyyenna 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was helpful.

@codforlife 3 жыл бұрын

im subbing cause you are clear and honest!!

@carlosd7717 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This was helpful

@crazybobby14 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I got an ad from the same Lumi piano. Love it.

@Discobaby-gc8kc 3 жыл бұрын

SAME

@neoblox6753 3 жыл бұрын

Same at the beginning

@idkwhattoputherewtf 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@aminyta 11 ай бұрын

It was useful! Thank you!

@michaelfolsom6654 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review.

@Louksa 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your vidéos. It gave my good inputs on what to do next

@jaderobbins 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review! Super helpful!

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@imusiccollection 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very helpful! Love your passion for music production

@ntcarlson1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful

@jonathankeith6186 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Wasabi.👍👍👍

@krissielfar 9 ай бұрын

Thanks this was usefull for me

@davejindal3428 Жыл бұрын

thanks for that video. It made my decision much easier :)

@David-dvr 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest, thorough eview.

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@tomasas3334 9 ай бұрын

Than you! Very helpful before buying

@Synthshop 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review. Not to over-talkative, sustains your attention and gets to his points, and dead-on honest about the pros and cons. This is the kind of 10 minute review people want.

@RoOnTheGo 7 ай бұрын

Thanx for the input it was very helpfull. What's the alternative of LUMI ?

@ANOOPBAL 3 жыл бұрын

I love that your videos are not sponsored. So you are speaking the truth unlike other channels!

@MonkeyBisnez 2 жыл бұрын

Thx a lot for the vid

@ArseniTravin 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was interesting

@weathermav22 3 жыл бұрын

Was good man. Thanks

@BeyCinema 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TheGamingArt 3 жыл бұрын

This video was extremely informative. Thank you!

@restml 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@fabianlogemann3991 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@Edyremoh 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the conclusion :)

@deidragist799 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative video! Especially for the non musician. Well done!

@OohlalaHolly 3 жыл бұрын

Great review!

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@39zack 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any other keyboard on the market that can be programmed and light up the keys/notes?

@Eviebor13 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@FreeToUseSounds 3 жыл бұрын

Ah I just got the Novation Launchkey MK3 and still try to figure out how that all works :) That one looks really cool

@essalove 2 жыл бұрын

A newbie question about lumi keys, can I purchase a lumi keys +lumi keys studio edition still able to access the 500 practice songs or I have to buy 2 lumi keys to learn the keyboard playing?because i want to have both play songs and producing soft etc...

@linalder9611 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is useful info to help me decide whether to buy this for my 8 year old who's showing interest in learning the keyboard.

@asasdeaventura641 2 жыл бұрын

Does it have a sustain pedal input? how is it done to sustain the note?

@susanmah1671 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review. This really helped me make up my mind on whether or not to order this.

@sageywavey Жыл бұрын

What did you decide

@hamiltonfreitas9410 11 ай бұрын

I was considering buying one to my eldest, but I gabe up. Thank you for tour analysis.

@geenosmithdavidlee 28 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@JohnWilliamDomingo 3 жыл бұрын

TY!

@Crash_cfg Жыл бұрын

Thank you ))

@officiallyjk420 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Saw the keyboard in an ad and was looking for more information on it.

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@jarrettoliveri9650 3 жыл бұрын

thanks just ordered one today. Not expecting the world, but hope it provides an interactive way for my kids to gain interest in a musical instrument.

@sageywavey Жыл бұрын

What did you think

@christophercolella 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@gentleman3385 3 жыл бұрын

good video bro keep it up...

@sumanneupane2830 3 жыл бұрын

Wow nice brother Love from nepal🇳🇵

@michaelcacace1414 2 ай бұрын

Thanks fam

@MargarethCrow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was so useful!! I might give it a try! Also your videos are better every time, I really love your ideas for them.

@hanus158 6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@DaswohnzimmerEvent Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@benchernif 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts. Very helpful - mine is arriving in December. What webcam/camera are you using to record? Looks amazing.

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! I'm trying to get the final model to review it asap. I have all the gear here kit.co/WasabiNoise/youtube-camera-gear but what you see in the video is shot with a Sony Alpha 6500 and the Sigma 16mm 1.4f or the Sony 35mm 1.8f lenses.

@rgbcn 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@jeremyjakary 9 ай бұрын

thank you

@audiobirdi 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review! I was planning on getting a few of these, but may re-consider due to them being bad with support and I don't want to have to deal with them if I end up with a defective one :/.

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

The lessons are really nice. I’m curious of what we’ll happen when more people get one of this. My keyboard is from the kickstarter campaign and I really wanted this to succeed.I’ll keep an eye on reddit and will post any important update. Thanks for your comment!

@davidramsay3984 3 жыл бұрын

Great review thanks. What are the names of competitor products that do the Guitar Hero thing on piano?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! There are so many apps out there to learn piano now. Synthesia Melodics Playground Sessions (I liked this one to learn to read music sheet and start with serious attitude) Flowkey Yousician Simply Piano by JoyTunes Skoove

@florianruf5039 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your information was very useful... Especially to know that there was one key for which aftertouch did not work. No reply from the Roli support to the customers is not good, especially if you would have problems. Also very helpful was to see when you was pressing the key down. Thanks again!

@chelsiecoomes3957 2 жыл бұрын

I am a complete newbie to the musician world however really keen to start learning.. still very unsure after this video, is this worth it and how easy will it be to transfer me skills on a full sized keyboard, or is it still just worth learning from scratch on a full sized one? Thoughts would be appreciated...

@JoeyTreurniet Жыл бұрын

Good question, I’m wondering this myself as well. Have you made your choice in the meantime?

@boscorner Жыл бұрын

I think it's extremely gimicky and there are much cheaper midi compatible keyboards you can use with am app like synthesia on your laptop and that's a great learning resource for less money, but this thing does look absolutely rad as hell. Can you connect enough to make a full keyboard?

@mhumienny 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see comparison between cool YT commercial and the real product :)

@am0kmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for this...

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I know! It's funny that you asked me where to buy this while I was editing the video!

@am0kmusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@WasabiNoise XD

@Rafma89 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you this got delayed until October for pre order. I will probably wait a while to buy this.

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update! I see that on the web now.

@NataliaDubiel94 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have a keyboard at my small apartment and I was thinking about switching it out for this Device since it's so small and light, but now I'm not so sure anymore if it's the best idea. :D

@jlondrim 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Abigailhiggs 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think the Roli lumi keyboard that’s about to be released soon will be an updated/ better version of the one released a year ago on Kickstarter?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are calling it "Lumi Keys 1 model" and it will weight a little bit more to have a more robust build. I'm trying to get to one of these units to make the "final full review" because I have yet to see what that means. I had none of this information when I published the video.

@Simon-je7ko 3 ай бұрын

I really liked your review. I own a Yamaha Clavinova CLP 320. Also a Casio CT-S1. But both of them are not easily enough to bring with me wherever I go. So that's why I decided to buy two of LUMI Keys. To have at least 48 notes. Because I don't see how to play a music sheet with just 24 keys or notes.

@ron2298 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this I did just order one so I hope they have fixed some issues but ok great info 👍🏻

@imusiccollection 3 жыл бұрын

When you get the new lumi, I would like a more indepth video on "is it easy to learn?" If that pleases you too? Thank you for an honest review. I really want to have fun learning! Follow your bliss(ters)!

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have it in mind for the next video! Thanks!

@jedgould5531 Жыл бұрын

I have a Lumi. It’s worth depends upon being able to get a usable midi signal and trigger / gate pulse out of it, without a computer. I have tried to use it in a modular synth system with the Poly 2. I got 12V/octave CV but no trigger. The other problem is Roli thinks people want to buy their as yet undeveloped proprietary software. Not just an app, a whole system. Fail. All I need is a midi keyboard. I am returning.

@christiancruz5458 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , good video. Are you using any specific apps to learn to play ?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I think the lessons on LUMI are really nice especially if you are starting from scratch. In my case, I used MIDI controllers for a long time without knowing much about music theory or playing. But a few years ago I learned a lot with an app called Playground Sessions. I'll copy/paste a comment I made on another video: I tried different software and I really liked "Playground Sessions" to start from zero, especially if you are interested in getting used to read music sheet. The software itself, at least on PC, was ugly and outdated (did it 2-3 years ago) but the method and the lessons really helped, especially the beginner and medium lessons and songs. I actually recorded a video of me talking about my experience learning piano (because I played guitar since teenage years) but I never posted it because I didn't like the video haha. But basically, I started with Playground Sessions and then used iPad Tido app to learn some songs (I focused on Classical Music).

@drake1011 3 жыл бұрын

I’m level zero. It’ll work for me.

@0kcomput3r 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, I think ill stick to my A61.

@Abigailhiggs 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video. Can u use the keyboard as a midi board on a producing software like Ableton?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. You can connect a USB cable to Pc/Mac. I use it a lot on Ableton Live 10. With mac you can even connect it via Bluetooth.

@BOWENSblog 3 жыл бұрын

This looks pretty cool. Good for millennials, young families and elders to learn, have fun and share. A good way to enjoy art & develop timeless traditional skills

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

It is pretty cool, thanks for your comment!

@thedoopa3169 Жыл бұрын

You can get a midi sustain pedal and use it in your daw. So it's not hopeless.

@chrisloren9363 3 жыл бұрын

As someone looking to learn enough piano to write music, is this adequate? Would it be a lot better to get two and connect them?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the kind of music you want to make. If you are going to use a DAW, and record MIDI, then edit the MIDI, you can do a lot with knowing music theory and a little keyboard.

@mundo7644 7 ай бұрын

Think's !!

@Jalmaan 3 жыл бұрын

Knowing pre-orders are going up tomorrow, I really need to know. I am currently looking for a small midi keyboard for music production I can quickly grab, is not to bulky, doesnt have any knobs or whatever, but it'd be something I can quickly write down melodies with. Would this be the recommended item for that? I cannot seem to find midi keyboards in a similar form factor (i dont know any, do you know anything else?). In the end the question would be if it'd be a worthy purchase as addition to my studio?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

It's small and it fits everywhere on the table. I do miss one or two knobs but it's really portable. If you don't want any knobs there's also the Arturia MicroLab. I don't own one and I think it's a little bit thicker, but I know some people that have it and they are happy with it. Other keyboards at that range/size have lots of knobs and pads, like the Akai MPK mini. I also love to use the LUMI with my iPad to record some melodies when I'm not on my computer. It's ideal because the LUMI can connect via Bluetooth with iPad/Mac. On PC you only have USB connection.

@Jalmaan 3 жыл бұрын

@@WasabiNoise sweet! Thank you so much for the help ill definitely will make the decision when i see the final price 😜

@cchoge 3 жыл бұрын

It's the worst. There are way better and less expensive controllers out there.

@evanauer48 3 жыл бұрын

What keyboard do you own WasabiNoise?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I have a digital piano: - Yamaha P515 (also has MIDI/USB output). Midi controllers: - Komplete Kontrol S61 MK2 - Ableton Push 2 - 2 x LUMI - Arturia Keystep Pro (this is a sequencer to make music live or control eurorack). - AKAI MPK Mini (really good and cheap to get started producing music)

@napsterreal1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you...I pre-ordered mine last week for 299.

@sageywavey Жыл бұрын

How did you like it

@RichZigo 3 жыл бұрын

On the iPad, the keys in Cascade, Rainbow and Classic modes line up almost perfectly with the Lumi keys. However I don't have an iPad. If I hook my phone up to my 15 inch portable monitor do you think it will be as easy to follow despite the keys not lining up?

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

You get used to the colors of the keys. And when you learn the song in “wait mode” you only need the lights of the LUMI itself. About connecting an iPhone to an external monitor, I guess you’ll need an HDMI adapter, because AirPlay will introduce latency. I never tried it so I’m not sure this would work properly.

@RichZigo 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply. I'm on Android and the monitor connects via USB-C so no latency. I guess you're right that you're just looking for the colours

@WasabiNoise 3 жыл бұрын

With practice you just know which note is which. I think that's the lights are the best thing about the LUMI. I also got the new unit and it's more robust than the Kickstarter.

@sissefausto 8 ай бұрын

Can I connect to headphones or a speaker?

@WasabiNoise 7 ай бұрын

Hey, no, this is just a MIDI controller. The device doesn't have headphones or speakers, you connect it to your iPad or your computer and then you can play in there using the software and listening through iOS/Android/Computer...

@thecommandmaster4354 3 жыл бұрын

How are you supposed to play anything with only those keys? You can get a full midi keyboard and synthesia for cheaper. (Alesis recital or something else)

@EL_LARGARIJO_0_8_33 2 жыл бұрын

gracias

@samuel-sn9jh 3 жыл бұрын

tysm

@joedee1863 Жыл бұрын

Tried to analyse the colour sequence on the keyboard to absorb the methodology but too much rapid switching of images. More time is spent looking at the presenters face then the actual product 🤔. (can't find the daffodil emoji) I'm really interested in this gadget so I will check every video available.

@RoOnTheGo 7 ай бұрын

I'm a starter so i want to learn from the LUMI or a better way, but I love the game aspect