Sonari: MIDI Controller

Make music with your hands in the air. Sonari turns movement into sound with low latency gesture control, nearly 10,000 built-in instruments and expressive MIDI output.

Your Mac camera follows your hands. Choose a sound and start playing, or control instruments in your music software. No extra controller or music app is needed to hear your first note.

LOW LATENCY. LIVE EXPRESSION.

Move a hand to change pitch. Lift it to shape the sound. Play a melody, strum chords, tap drums or lead a band. On-device tracking and a direct musical control path are designed for responsive playing. Response depends on your camera, audio setup and, when paired, local network.

SEVENTEEN PLAYING STYLES

Explore Theremin, Piano, Guitar, Strings, Bass, Drum Pad, Harmony, Ensemble, Ambient, MPE, Dial, Expression, Key Deck, One Hand, Face, Head and Breath. Each style has a guide to get you started. Create and save your own gesture mappings with Custom.

Key Deck plays chords and melodies from your Mac keyboard, with the trackpad adding expression. One Hand, Face and Head offer different ways to move. Breath uses the microphone on a paired iPhone.

THOUSANDS OF SOUNDS

Choose orchestral, folk and electronic instruments from around the world. Shape your own sounds in Sonari Synth. Sample a sound and turn it into an instrument. Optional sound packs add more sampled instruments.

MIDI CONTROL FOR YOUR STUDIO

Play your software instruments through MIDI 2.0, standard MIDI or MPE, with pitch bends and expression for each note. Choose Sonari as the MIDI input in a compatible DAW. No extra driver is needed.

Use MIDI Learn to map controls, run transport with Mackie Control, or send OSC to compatible software. Sonari's built-in sound steps aside by default when a DAW is running.

SCALES, CHORDS AND RHYTHM

Explore 496 scales, 221 rhythm cycles and 154 playable layouts. Play familiar keys, Indian ragas, Arabic maqams and microtonal tunings. Set a scale to guide the notes you play.

Build an arrangement with chord-following bass, drums and musical patterns. The parts keep playing while your hands shape the performance.

LOOP, RECORD AND EDIT

Layer notes with the Air Looper, overdub a phrase and undo a take. Keep editable MIDI performances, record audio, or capture the screen with sound. Edit your recordings and export clips or MIDI for your next session.

VISUALS THAT FOLLOW YOUR MUSIC

Open Stage to turn your performance into live visuals. More than 1,000 visual families are included for playing, streaming and recording.

ADD YOUR IPHONE

Download the free Sonari Remote companion to add touch, motion, breath, voice and facial expression. Use its camera as another view of your hands, or play room-scale zones on an iPhone with LiDAR. The sound stays on your Mac.

TRY EVERYTHING FOR 14 DAYS

Start the free 14-day trial in the app. After the trial, a one-time in-app purchase unlocks continued playing. No subscription. Your saved work, recordings and exports stay available when the trial ends.

Requires macOS 26 or later and an Apple silicon Mac. Most styles need a camera; Key Deck works without one. Breath requires Sonari Remote on an iPhone. No account is needed. Camera and sensor processing stays on your devices.