About Gesture Synth

What Gesture Synth is

Gesture Synth is a free, browser-based musical instrument maintained by TideSparrow. It turns webcam-detected hand movement into chords, theremin-style pitch, expression controls, synchronized loops, and downloadable recordings.

How it works

• MediaPipe hand landmarks translate visible movement into musical controls.
• The Web Audio API generates and mixes sound in the browser.
• Camera access begins only after the player grants permission.
• The live camera feed is processed inside the browser session and is not uploaded by Gesture Synth.

Who maintains it

TideSparrow develops and maintains Gesture Synth. The project's source history and public issue tracker are available in the Gesture Synth repository.

Contact

For a bug report, compatibility problem, or product suggestion, use the public contact page.