Sonic Pi
Welcome to the future of music.
Sonic Pi launched on July 30, 2020 with 7 votes, #1,244 of 4,305 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
What it does
Sonic Pi is a code-based music creation and performance tool. Simple enough for computing and music lessons. Powerful enough for professional musicians. Free to download with a friendly tutorial. Diverse community of over 1.5 million live coders.
Sonic Pi is a new kind of instrument for a new generation of musicians. It is simple to learn, powerful enough for live performances and free to download.
Powerful for professional musicians and DJs. Expressive for composition and performance. Accessible for blind and partially sighted people. Simple for computing and music lessons. Learn to code creatively by composing or performing music in an incredible range of styles from Classical & Jazz to Hip hop & EDM . Free for everyone with a friendly tutorial . Sonic Pi Creator Sam Aaron has created a series of tutorial courses that will kick-start your live coding journey. Join Sonic Pi's creator Sam Aaron and learn to express yourself with code. This course will teach you the basics of live coding your own performances and compositions using the powerful live coding software Sonic Pi. Please…from sonic-pi.net
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