Gesture Synth Lab

Gesture Synth Online is a musical instrument that runs in your web browser. It's for anyone who wants to create music with movement, without needing any special hardware or music theory knowledge. You can start playing immediately.

There are two ways to control the synth. You can use your computer keyboard's number keys or click the on-screen chord pads to play sustained notes. For a more expressive experience, you can enable your webcam for hand tracking.

The gesture controls are simple. Hold up one to five fingers in front of the camera to select a chord. The synth's tone changes as you move your hand up or down, making the sound brighter or softer. This gives you a direct, physical connection to the music you're making. All video processing happens on your device, so your camera feed is never uploaded.

You can also customize the sound to fit your ideas.

• Chord selection: Play one of five built-in chords using gestures, pads, or keys.
• Tone shaping: Control the sound's brightness with a slider or by moving your hand vertically.
• Sound customization: Choose different base sounds, keys, and scales to explore new musical palettes.
• Local recording: Capture up to 15 seconds of your performance and download it as a WebM audio file.

This instrument makes it easy to experiment with sound and motion directly in your browser.