MIDI World vs Sonari Remote

MIDIWorld turns sensors and live data into MIDI control and notes. Map accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, GPS, barometer, microphone level, touch, light, proximity, and device motion into your performances. Layer weather, air quality, tides, visibility, seismic activity, place density, and market or FX-style feeds where available. Record multitrack sessions, adjust each source with per-track controls, and preview what you captured. Export Standard MIDI Files to use in any DAW or hardware that accepts MIDI. Optional audio export is available where the app supports it. Presets help you start quickly — from motion and tilt to weather, urban, health-driven, and experimental setups. Themes keep the interface comfortable for studio or stage. Permissions (Motion, Microphone, Location — including background when your session needs it — Health, Bluetooth) are used only to drive MIDI and related features on your device, as described in the system prompts and in our Privacy Policy. Whether you are sonifying a ride, the forecast, or generative patches from your environment, MIDIWorld connects world data to music.

Touch a note. Tilt your iPhone. Shape a sound with your breath. Sonari Remote adds low latency touch, motion and gesture control to Sonari on your Mac. Requires Sonari: MIDI Controller on an Apple silicon Mac on the same local network. This free companion controls the Mac instrument; it does not make sound on its own or connect directly to other music apps. SIX WAYS TO PLAY - Touch: play notes, chords, drum pads and ribbons on the screen. The notes follow the Mac's key and scale. - Hold: tilt, turn and lift your iPhone to shape a note. Add another control with your thumb. - Air: use breath and voice to change the sound, or hum a melody to control pitch. - Face: play with a smile, raised brows, jaw movement or a turn of your head. Requires a TrueDepth camera. - Camera: track your hands from a second angle, alongside or instead of the Mac's camera. - Space: turn the room into zones you can reach into and play. Requires an iPhone with LiDAR. Choose one way at a time. The app explains which features your iPhone supports. LOW LATENCY CONTROL, THROUGH YOUR MAC Play Sonari's built-in instruments or control software instruments through the Mac's MIDI and MPE output. Sensor processing stays on your devices, with musical control sent over your local network. Response depends on your iPhone, network and Mac audio setup. Add motion and breath expression while your other hand plays in front of the Mac camera. PICK THE SOUND. START THE MUSIC. Browse the Mac's sounds, choose a playing surface, change the key and scale, and start or stop the performance from your iPhone. Touch layouts include keyboards, drums, chords and continuous expression controls. TURN A SOUND INTO AN INSTRUMENT Record a sample of up to 30 seconds and send it to your paired Mac. Play it back as a new instrument in Sonari. CONNECT ONCE, PLAY AGAIN Open both apps on the same local network and pair them. They reconnect automatically. No cable or account is needed. Musical control travels over an encrypted connection between your devices. FREE COMPANION Sonari Remote has no in-app purchases or subscriptions. Sonari on the Mac offers a free 14-day trial, followed by a one-time purchase for continued playing. Requires iOS 26 or later and Sonari on macOS 26 or later. Allow Local Network to connect. Motion, microphone and camera access support the ways you choose.