Launched this week
Sonari
A hand-gesture instrument and MIDI controller for Mac
59 followers
A hand-gesture instrument and MIDI controller for Mac
59 followers
A hand-gesture Mac instrument and MIDI controller. Play built-in sounds and music-driven visuals, or send hand gestures straight to a compatible DAW as MIDI. Try 17 styles or the camera-free Key Deck. Free 14-day trial. Requires Apple silicon, macOS 26+.
Hi, I'm Shubhra, the developer of Sonari.
I built it as a Mac instrument you play with hand gestures, built-in sounds, and 17 playing styles. It also has a camera-free Key Deck if you want to play without gestures. Sonari can send MIDI, MPE, and OSC to compatible music software.
It's free to try for 14 days and requires an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 26 or later. The optional Sonari Remote app adds iPhone inputs and requires Sonari on Mac.
What would you try first? I'd also love to hear what could be clearer.
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I like its mechanics.
See Sonari in action: https://youtu.be/-1LoublNdCs
The camera-free KeyDeck caught my eye. It gives someone a way to keep learning the instrument even when setting up the camera isn't practical.
the camera free key deck is a thoughtful fallback
i'd probably start there to learn the sounds and mappings before trying to control them with gestures
This looks like the kind of app you open for five minutes and end up playing with for an hour. Good luck with the launch!