# Free Online Violin — Play Bowed Notes | Resonant > Play a virtual violin online for free. Explore G–D–A–E strings and sustained violin sounds with your keyboard, mouse, or touch screen. Canonical page: https://resonant-appsoverflow.web.app/instruments/violin/ Creator: AppsOverFlow Guide updated: 2026-10-12 Explore the violin’s four open strings, G–D–A–E, and a playable melody scale. Hold a note to hear its sustained, bowed character. ## How to play In 3D view, choose Play to tap, strum, or glide across a playing surface. Hold keys or wind surfaces to sustain a note. Choose Rotate to inspect the model; scroll or pinch to zoom. Use the labeled note controls or computer keys for chords and the full range. Classic view provides the original illustrated playing surface. Press and hold a computer key or a string to sustain a note. Release it to let the sound fade. ## Sound Violin samples are looped through their sustained portion while a note is held. This is a simplified virtual instrument, without physical bow control. ## Separate a held note from a new attack This phrase alternates sustained and short sampled notes. It explores note length with buttons or keys, without simulating bow pressure or direction. Starting tempo: 60 BPM. Use Keep the beat for a steady pulse. 1: C4 (A) | 2: Keep holding C4 | 3: E4 (D) | 4: Release and rest | 5: D4 (S) | 6: Keep holding D4 | 7: C4 (A) | 8: Release and rest 1. **Locate three notes.** Find C4, D4 and E4 in the labeled note controls. Their computer shortcuts are A, S and D. Set the metronome to 60 BPM and four beats. 2. **Hold across the second beat.** Press A on beat 1 and keep it down through beat 2. Release before playing D on beat 3, then release for beat 4. Follow the same long-short-rest shape in the second half. 3. **Change one duration.** Repeat, but release the first C4 at beat 2 instead of holding it. Compare the shortened opening with the original version. **What to listen for:** A held key continues the sampled tone. A second press creates a fresh attack. Releasing for the rest should let the previous tone fade. **Try next:** Move the opening held note from C4 to G4 using G, while leaving the rest of the phrase unchanged. ## How do I record the violin in Resonant? 1. **Choose your playing controls.** Choose Play in 3D view or switch to Classic. Tap a playing surface, use the labeled note controls, or press a computer-key shortcut to enable sound. 2. **Record your idea.** Press Record above the instrument, then play your phrase. This records studio audio without using your microphone. Each take can last up to five minutes. 3. **Listen and keep a copy.** Press Stop, open Recordings, and listen to the take. Choose Download WAV or Original audio to keep a file. Saved takes stay on this device; clearing browser storage removes them. ## Questions and answers ### How do I play the online violin? In 3D view, choose Play to tap, strum, or glide across a playing surface. Hold keys or wind surfaces to sustain a note. Choose Rotate to inspect the model; scroll or pinch to zoom. Use the labeled note controls or computer keys for chords and the full range. Classic view provides the original illustrated playing surface. Press and hold a computer key or a string to sustain a note. Release it to let the sound fade. ### What sounds does the virtual violin use? Violin samples are looped through their sustained portion while a note is held. This is a simplified virtual instrument, without physical bow control. ### How do I sustain a violin note? Hold a string, note button, or keyboard shortcut. Release it to fade the tone; press Escape to stop instrument playback. ### Can I control the violin bow? Bow pressure and direction are not simulated. 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