The virtual piano that sounds like a real grand
Play with your mouse, your fingers, your computer keys or a MIDI keyboard. Every note lights up the stage, every chord shows up with its name, and you can record your take or learn a song note by note.
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Open →Frequently asked questions
How do I play with my computer keyboard?
The bottom row of letters is one octave: Z, X, C, V, B, N and M are the white keys, and S, D, G, H and J the black ones. The top row is the next octave: Q to P for the white keys, with the numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 0 as the black ones. The arrow keys move you an octave up or down, and holding Space works as the sustain pedal. It reads where each key sits, not the letter printed on it, so it plays the same on QWERTY, AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboards.
Can I connect a MIDI keyboard?
Yes. Plug it in, press the MIDI button and allow access when your browser asks. It works in Chrome, Edge, Opera and Firefox, on computers and on Android; Safari doesn’t support Web MIDI yet. Velocity and the sustain pedal come through, and you can unplug or swap keyboards at any time: they reconnect by themselves.
How do I record what I play and download it?
Press Rec, play, and press Stop. Play back your take to watch the keys and the light repeat it, then download it as audio (WebM or M4A, depending on your browser) or as a MIDI file you can open in GarageBand, Logic, FL Studio, MuseScore or any other music program. Everything is recorded on your device and nothing is uploaded.
How does learning a song work?
Open Learn and pick one of eight public-domain pieces, from Ode to Joy to Gymnopédie No. 1. The notes fall onto their keys, gold for the right hand and blue for the left. In Wait for me the music stops until you press the right keys; in Play along it keeps going and you choose the speed, from 50% to 100%. You can practise one hand while the piano plays the other, and at the end you see your accuracy.
Does it work on phones and tablets?
Yes. It follows several fingers at once, so you can play chords, and sliding a finger across the keys plays a glissando. Upright, a phone shows two octaves and the bar underneath slides across all 88 keys; turned sideways or in full screen, many more fit. One tap on the pedal button keeps it down until you tap it again.
Where does the sound come from?
The grand piano is the Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0: a Yamaha C5 recorded note by note, which loads in the background when you open the page. Until it arrives you hear a synthesized piano, so the first note never waits. The electric piano, organ, music box and pad are synthesized live in your browser, and so are the four rooms, from dry to cathedral.
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