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. Combine ROLI Airwave with ROLI Piano M, ROLI Seaboard or any other MIDI keyboard to turn natural movements into unique musical moments.

Discover new dimensions of expression

Connect Airwave to any MIDI keyboard to unlock Spatial Expression. Now you can play the air above your instrument using intuitive gestures.

Airwave Player

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.

person making music using ROLI Airwave, Piano M and the Aiwave Player app on screen of a Macbook pro
Image of Airwave player app UI showing representations of your hands and movement

Introducing ROLI Vision

Airwave’s infrared cameras track all 27 joints in each of your hands at 90 frames per second — giving you incredibly precise control of your musical expression.

upward shot of the top half of the ROLI Airwave

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.

person moving thier hand to make sound with ROLI Airwave
person creating sounds using ROLI Airwave, Seaboard 2 with the Airwave Player app on a Macbook in the background

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.

person making music with ROLI Airwave and Piano M