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Product updates, guides, and engineering notes from the team.
How Gesture Synth Turns Hand Landmarks Into Music
An engineering walkthrough of Gesture Synth: camera permission, MediaPipe hand landmarks, smoothing, chord and hit detection, Web Audio, loops, and local recording.
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Gesture Synth vs a Traditional MIDI Keyboard: Which Should You Use?
Compare Gesture Synth and a traditional MIDI keyboard for learning, improvising, looping, and recording. See where hand gestures help and where keys still win.
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Learn how to play the Ode to Joy melody with Gesture Synth Piano, then add a simple chord loop. A beginner-friendly hand gesture music exercise.
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How to Play Drums with Your Hands: The Gesture Synth Air Drums Guide
Learn how to play drums in Gesture Synth with a webcam: open Air Drums, aim with your index fingers, hit six virtual pads, and record a performance.
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How to Use Gesture Synth Chords: A Practical Loop Guide
Learn how to use Gesture Chords to choose scale degrees, record a four-bar loop, and save a hand-controlled performance.
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