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Hear the Magic: 12-TET vs. Authentic Maqam
Compare standard rigid equal temperament with the living microtonal neutral third (350 cents) of Maqam Rast.
Standard Piano (12-TET)
Features the rigid, mathematical Major 3rd (400 cents). Pristine for European harmony, but physically incapable of authentic world intonations.
Maqam Rast Piano
Features the profound neutral third (350 cents) of Sikah. Neither happy nor sad — a deep, haunting living pitch unlocked exclusively on Piano Creator.
Open Piano Studio to play and explore these scales.
8 Native Engines. Zero Plugins Required.
Everything you need to perform, sample, synthesize, sequence, loop, sculpt programmable FX, and record lives directly on your screen. No installs, zero plugin hosts, and sample-accurate sub-8ms response.
Touch Dynamics & 3D Realms
Capacitive contact-width hammer dynamics (pp to ff), vertical key filter slides, polyphonic aftertouch, and dynamic acoustic slaps.
135+ World Scales & Maqamat
Exact cent-accurate microtonal intervals across Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Indian 22-Shruti systems with instant root transposition.
Cultural Percussion Sampler
Map authentic Darbuka, Tabla, Riq, and Bendir percussion to individual keys with intelligent zero-crossing loop sustain.
Built-in Analog Synthesizer
Dual oscillators (Saw, Square, Sine, Tri), dual ADSR envelopes, resonant ladder filters, and 1-tap patch routing into keyboard octaves.
16-Step Drum Sequencer
Rhythm Studio with vintage analog and PCM percussion kits (Boom Analog, Hybrid Analog), acoustic drums, and humanizing swing.
True-BPM Multitrack Looper
Bar-synced live loop recording, non-destructive waveform clip trimming, per-layer biquad filters, and Focus & Bake stem bouncing.
Programmable FX & Gesture Pad
Real-time dual-parameter X/Y touch modulation, tactile Sonic Knobs, and curated acoustic spaces (Desert Hall, Cosmic Shimmer).
Pro Recording & MIDI/MPE
30-second retrospective buffer rescue, off-thread Web Worker MP3 bouncer, sub-10ms DAW scheduler, and USB/BLE MPE studio bridge.
Connected Creative Ecosystem
Seamless 1-tap sound design & acoustic extensions
Hundreds of musicians creating
Producers, composers, educators, and students using MaqAmir weekly to create and share production-grade music.
Engineered for zero compromise
Sample-accurate scheduling, minimum latency, and studio-grade fidelity — the golden standard, in a browser tab.
Limitless creative range
135+ authentic world scales and full microtonal freedom built into the core — there when you want it, never mandatory.
PianoCreator is now on
iOS & Android
Play microtonal music, record, and create on the go. Download the app and bring the full MaqAmir studio to your pocket.
The Golden Standard
A production-grade studio that fits in your pocket
MaqAmir unites recording, multitrack mixing, synthesis, AI transformation, and cloud sharing in one place — engineered for minimum latency and maximum fidelity — so you can go from idea to production-grade master anywhere.
Sample-accurate Web Audio scheduling keeps every note tight — nothing drifts, nothing skips.
Production-ready WAV masters and DAW-style multitrack mixing, straight from the browser.
Limitless microtonal freedom — maqamat, ragas, makams, custom cent-level tunings — entirely optional.
Save to the cloud and send any creation as a playable web link — no installs, no friction.
Documentation
Walk the whole ecosystem.
Learn how Piano Studio as an expressive screen-based music instrument connects with AI Studio, Synth Lab, and physical acoustic adapters into one seamless creative workflow.
THE WORLD'S FIRST
MICROTONAL
PIANO ADAPTERS
For centuries, the piano has been locked to 12 equal tones. Our precision-machined clip-on adapters break that lock — transforming any acoustic grand or upright into a multicultural instrument capable of Maqam, Raga, Makam, and beyond.
No drilling. No gluing. No permanent modification. Remove them and your piano is exactly as it was. Handcrafted by Dr. Ronen Shapira, these adapters represent the acoustic counterpart to the MaqAmir digital ecosystem — the physical bridge between Western engineering and Eastern soul.
WE WERE THERE.
26 – 31 July 2026 · Palais des congrès
MaqAmir presented at the 37th ISME World Conference in collaboration with the Levinsky-Wingate Institute. A look back at the demos, conversations, and collaborations.
Live demonstration on the ISME 2026 main stage
FROM AMIR TO THE WORLD.
MaqAmir is more than a company; it is a promise. We discovered a fundamental flaw in modern music software that was erasing centuries of cultural expression. Here is how we fixed it.
THE VISIONARIES
Meet the team
Dr. Ronen Shapira
The VisionaryInventor of the multicultural piano. Dr. Shapira spent decades studying the Maqamat, Ragas, and Gamelan rhythms that Western instruments ignored. His research proved that the "universal" 12-tone system was actually a cage—one he dedicated his life to breaking.
Eran Shapira
The ArchitectThe engineer behind the engine. Seeing the mathematical limitations of traditional synthesis, Eran built the digital infrastructure that allowed Ronen's vision to exist. He fractured the rigid grid of modern software to create a platform where every frequency is possible.
“WE ARE NOT JUST BUILDING SOFTWARE. WE ARE RECLAIMING THE LOST FREQUENCIES OF THE HUMAN SOUL.”
THE MANIFESTO
Read our philosophyTHE WHOLE PLATFORM IS FREE
MaqAmir is free for everyone until further notice — every instrument, scale, recording, and WAV export. Institutional lab licensing and AI generation credits are available on request.
The Microtonal Producer Vault
Export authentic world scales into your favorite DAW. Includes 50 MIDI chord progressions & motifs, plus 135 .SCL and .TUN scale definitions for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Vital, and Kontakt.
100% Free creative resource. No spam, ever.
THE SECRET
PIANO BOOK
Discover the magical story behind the multicultural piano. An interactive journey for children and dreamers of all ages, exploring how music connects us across borders and traditions.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know about the ecosystem.
MaqAmir provides an extensive library of high-quality instruments directly in your browser:
Pianos: Concert Grand Piano, Electric Pianos
Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Tremolo/Pizzicato Strings, Orchestral Harp
Guitars & Bass: Acoustic (Nylon, Steel), Electric (Jazz, Clean), Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass (Finger, Pick, Slap, Fretless), Synth Bass
Woodwinds & Brass: Flute, Piccolo, Recorder, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophones, Shakuhachi, Pan Flute, Ocarina, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn
Organs: Church, Drawbar, Reed, Percussive, Rock, Accordion, Harmonica
World & Mallets: Sitar, Shamisen, Koto, Kalimba, Banjo, Shanai, Fiddle, Steel Drums, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Celesta
Synths: A powerful dual-oscillator Synth Lab with ADSR, LFOs, and filter shaping.
We support an ever-growing catalog of 135+ world scales and microtonal tuning systems:
Western: Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Whole Tone
Arabic (Maqamat): Rast, Bayati, Saba, Hijaz, Nahawand, Kurd, and authentic microtonal variations
Indian (Ragas & Thaats): Bhairavi, Todi, Kalyan, Bhairav, Marwa, Purvi, Kafi, Asavari, Malkauns, Darbari, 22-Shruti
Far East: Chinese (Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, Yu), Japanese (Insen, Hirajoshi, Iwato, Yo, Kumoi, Ryukyu)
Global: Turkish Makams, Persian Dastgah, Indonesian Pelog & Slendro, Thai, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Tibetan, African, Latin, Balkan, Celtic