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 Pianos, 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.

Interactive learning through Roli Piano M keyboards and Airwave using hand gesture
Interactive Roli Airwave player visualizing hand gestures recognized by Airwave Roli vision

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.

Roli vision visualizing hand gestures with Airwave
Roli Airwave with interactive roli vision

Made for ROLI Pianos and Seaboard

Airwave works with any MIDI keyboard, but it’s designed with Seaboard, ROLI Piano, and Piano M in mind. Simply connect it to your ROLI instrument to expand the dimensions of touch already on offer.

User playing on interactive Roli Piano M keyboards and Airwave using gesture
User in the process of Interactive music production with Roli Seaboard keyboard and Airwave using hand gesture

Powered by SpatialMusic AI

Airwave is the core hardware component of our latest technological breakthrough, SpatialMusic AI. The world’s first spatial AI platform for learning and creating music, it combines the cutting edge of computer vision, machine learning, and spatial computing to unify Airwave and all ROLI instruments into one holistic ecosystem designed to help you express yourself more fully.

Interactive keyboard learning through Roli Piano M keyboards and Airwave using hand gesture at home