Explore Airwave with quick tips and creative tricks
From voice modulation to triggering samples, here are some quick ways you can bring your music to life with Spatial Expression
Got an Airwave, or thinking of getting one to add Spatial Expression to your music-making? Here are a few quick tips that will help you unlock its full expressive potential.
In three short videos, Marcus, ROLI Sound & Innovation Manager, shows how to modulate vocals in real time, add the power of multidimensional music making to your favorite synths, and trigger samples with intuitive hand movements.
Each tip gives you practical techniques to make your performances and productions more dynamic, with inspiration waiting in every gesture.
Control audio effects with hand gestures
Airwave’s precise hand tracking makes it an incredible tool for modulating vocals in real time. Subtle movements can add a little textural intrigue, while larger gestures create dynamic shifts that give your vocals a fluid, expressive quality. All together, you've got a much more involved and natural way to make music; no need to tweak knobs and faders, just focus on the performance.
Add Spatial Expression to any of your instruments
Got a favorite piece of hardware that you wish was just a little bit more expressive? Airwave can fix that. Airwave is compatible with just about any MIDI controller, allowing you to use hand movements to manipulate sound spatially. Adding Airwave to your setup lets you add expressive depth to your favorite patches and perform in ways you never could before using six dimensions of expression.
Trigger samples with Airwave for more spontaneous beatmaking
Airwave makes sample triggering fast and intuitive. Assign your samples to each of Airwave's Air gestures for a more flexible way to combine samples with other keyboard or synth performances. This allows seamless integration of motion-driven control into any setup, and works brilliantly in both studio workflows and live performances.
Airwave transforms motion into music, giving you control over every nuance of your sound. Whether you’re sculpting vocals, adding depth to synth patches, or launching samples with precision, these tips show how hand gestures can elevate both live and studio workflows. And this is just the start! Experiment with your own parameters, and see how subtle shifts or dramatic movements can inspire entirely new ideas. With Airwave, every hand motion becomes a creative moment, letting you connect with your music more immediately and expressively.
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