Play it from your phone.
Pathfinder Sketch turns your iPhone or iPad into a controller for the Pathfinder plugin. Draw the field from across the room, pass the phone around so up to four people jam on one session — or play the full demo right on the phone, no computer needed.
Your field, in your hand
Draw a path — build the grooveA controller you draw on.
Draw from anywhere
Your phone mirrors the plugin's field over your own Wi-Fi. Trace paths from across the room while the sound plays on your desktop rig.
Pass-the-phone jams
Up to four players on one session, each drawing in their own color. Hand it around the room and build a groove together.
Playable demo, offline
No computer nearby? A full session runs on the phone alone — draw, play, and hear it right there, anywhere.
On your desk in under a minute.
Sketch pairs with the free Pathfinder plugin over your local network — no accounts, no cloud, nothing leaves your Wi-Fi.
Get the plugin
Install the free Pathfinder VST3 / AU on your Mac or PC and drop it on an instrument track.
Scan the code
The plugin shows a pairing QR. Open Sketch, point the phone at it, and you're linked over your own Wi-Fi.
Draw & play
The phone becomes the field. Draw paths, pass it around, and the plugin plays what you draw — live.
Free to start. Yours to keep.
- Starts with a 7-day full trial of everything
- Join any session — draw with the core controls
- Playable demo on the phone, no computer needed
- A friend at the jam can always pick it up and play
- The full performance suite — arp, per-layer mixer, scenes & TURNS
- Unlimited patterns per session + session stats
- Family Sharing on — one purchase equips the band
- No subscription. No servers. Yours.
Purchase & trial handled by Apple in the App Store. Your sessions live on your own machines — no account, no cloud.
Questions.
Do I need the desktop plugin?+
No — Sketch ships with a full playable demo that runs on the phone by itself. Pair it with the free Pathfinder plugin (Mac / Windows) when you want to drive your desktop rig from across the room.
iPhone or iPad?+
Both. Sketch is universal for iPhone and iPad. The bigger the screen, the more room you have to draw.
How does pairing work?+
Over your own local Wi-Fi. The plugin shows a QR code; Sketch scans it and connects directly to your machine. No accounts, no cloud — nothing leaves your network.
What does Sketch Pro unlock?+
Pro removes the limits and unlocks the full Sketch experience for a one-time $19.99 — with a 7-day free trial so you can try it first. It's a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Is the plugin really free?+
Yes. Pathfinder (the desktop plugin Sketch controls) is free and open source — VST3 + AU for macOS and Windows. Grab it from the Pathfinder page.
Your phone is the field.
Free on the App Store. Pair it with the desktop plugin, or just start drawing on the phone.