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Code-based music creation and performance tool. Version 5.0.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Code-based music creation and performance tool
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Project history and usage
Sonic Pi is a free, open-source environment for composing and performing music by writing code. It is designed to be accessible in classrooms while remaining capable enough for live electronic performance.
Project history
Sam Aaron created Sonic Pi, with early educational design work carried out with teachers and Raspberry Pi collaborators. The project has been in open-source development since 2012.
It was conceived in response to changes in the United Kingdom computing curriculum and refined through classroom trials. Over time, it expanded from a teaching environment into a performance-ready live-coding instrument while retaining its educational focus.
Adoption history
Sonic Pi began as a Cambridge University Computer Laboratory research project developed with the Raspberry Pi organization. Its classroom-oriented design subsequently grew into an independent, community-supported project used for education, composition, and professional live performance.
The official project highlights use in schools, festivals, a Royal Albert Hall production involving 1,000 young musicians, Codebus Africa workshops for nearly 2,000 children, and a student composition played aboard the International Space Station.
How it is used
Users write short programs containing notes, samples, synths, effects, loops, and timing instructions, then alter the code while it plays. The environment is used for self-guided learning, computing and music lessons, algorithmic composition, and synchronized stage performance.
Why package nerds care
Sonic Pi is a prominent bridge between programming education and laptop music. It bundles a purpose-built Ruby-like live-coding language, synthesis and sampling engines, an editor, and extensive tutorial material into an approachable workstation.
Its Raspberry Pi origins, cross-platform packaging, networked OSC and MIDI support, Ableton Link integration, and unusually large open-source contributor community make it relevant to educators, electronic musicians, creative coders, and small-computer enthusiasts.
Timeline
- 2012: Open-source development began as a Cambridge research project created with Raspberry Pi collaborators.
- 2014: Sonic Pi's educational direction responded to the United Kingdom's new computing curriculum.
- 2016: Sam Aaron performed with Sonic Pi at Moogfest, helping establish it as a live-performance instrument.
- 2017: Codebus Africa used Sonic Pi in creative-coding workshops across ten African countries.
Related projects
- Raspberry Pi
- SuperCollider
- Ruby
- Ableton Link
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~/.sonic-pi/config- Windows
C:\Users\<username>\.sonic-pi\config
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version5.0.0
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local dataok
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- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sonic-pi.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:sonic-pi |
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| Version | 5.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/sonic-pi |
| Homepage | https://sonic-pi.net/ |
| Upstream docs | https://sonic-pi.net/ |
| Source archive | https://sonic-pi.net/files/releases/v5.0.0/Sonic-Pi-for-Mac-arm64-v5.0.0.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 3dd0b9873a74aa274d3723be098622fdea73896ceba29a1423af9e7b46a7c291 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | sonic-pi |
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| Disabled | no |
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