Turn movement into music
Sonic exploration through Spatial Expression
Summon a crescendo with a wave, add luscious layers with a flick of the wrist, or create endlessly evolving textures with a gliding gesture. ROLI Airwave uses ROLI Vision to turn natural movements into unique musical moments.
Discover new Dimensions of Air
Connect Airwave to ROLI Piano M, ROLI Seaboard or any other MIDI keyboard to unlock Spatial Expression. Now you can play the air above your instrument using intuitive gestures.
Explore new sonic landscapes
Airwave comes with ROLI Airwave Player (Beta), an inspiring plug-in, compatible with most DAWs and packed with instantly inspiring sounds and stunning 3D visuals that react to your movements. Each preset has been carefully crafted by our team of expert sound designers and calibrated to respond intuitively to each Dimension of Air.
As intuitive
as it looks
(And as complex as you like)
Let your musical instincts take over; Airwave Player's sounds are designed to just work with natural gestures. Have something specific in mind? Map each of Airwave’s dimensions to any parameter you like in your music software or hardware of choice.
Put on a show
Airwave adds a unique visual element to live performances, without obscuring anyone’s view. Perform expansive gestures that generate an instant, audible reaction from your instruments (and from the audience).
Introducing ROLI Vision
Airwave uses infrared cameras and ROLI Vision technology to reliably track all 27 joints in each of your hands at 90 frames per second. The data is converted into MIDI in real time, giving you incredibly precise control of your musical expression.
Made for Piano M and Seaboard
Airwave works with any MIDI keyboard, but it’s designed with Seaboard and Piano M in mind. Simply connect it to your ROLI instrument to expand the dimensions of touch already on offer.
Piano M
This MPE-capable keyboard features uniquely expressive, light-up keys that show scales, arpeggios, and more. Add Airwave for even more dimensions of expression.
Seaboard 2 and Seaboard M
Our ultimate MPE controllers each feature seamless, tactile surfaces that respond to every nuance of your playing through Five Dimensions of Touch. Airwave adds even more gestural control with five new Dimensions of Air.
Superpowers for any setup
Airwave is also compatible with third-party MIDI keyboards — just plug it in and follow the simple on-screen calibration procedure to unlock all five Dimensions of Air. You can even map each one to parameters in your favorite DAWs and third-party plug-ins.
Powered by Music Intelligence
Airwave is the first new product to take advantage of our latest technological breakthrough, Music Intelligence. Based on the five “keys” of sound, sight, touch, vision, and voice, Music Intelligence unites current and future ROLI instruments into an expanding ecosystem for creation and expression.