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       Show HN: AirBending - hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller
        
       Author : bepitulaz
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2025-07-04 19:40 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.nanassound.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.nanassound.com)
        
       | johng wrote:
       | This is really cool, thanks for sharing.
        
       | Animats wrote:
       | Theremin.
       | 
       | Here's someone playing a theremin who's reasonably good.[1]
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       | [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk
        
       | CharlesW wrote:
       | Imogen Heap demonstrating her Mi.Mu gloves:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-yB6EgVW4
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       | Using the gloves during an NPR Tiny Desk concert:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QtklTXbKUQ&t=555s
        
       | vunderba wrote:
       | From the article: _" When using AirBending for pitch control, you
       | can lock your gestures to specific musical scales and keys. This
       | ensures every note you play is perfectly in tune with your
       | composition"_
       | 
       | Reminds me of the Moog Theremini - that was a fun bit of kit.
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremini
        
       | singularity2001 wrote:
       | Great work but wouldn't the iPhone with the lidar depth sensor be
       | a better device?
        
         | bepitulaz wrote:
         | It's on the plan to expand this app for iPhone. But, I haven't
         | tried lidar, so I decided to release for macOS first.
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         | Also with iPhone, I have to think how to transmit MIDI data to
         | DAW on laptop. Well, most likely via USB or network.
        
           | import wrote:
           | I do this with "Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter". iPad
           | basically talks to the midi sequencer via USB.
        
           | docEdub wrote:
           | Apple devices can do MIDI over Bluetooth. I've used this in
           | the past to send VisionPro hand tracking data as MIDI.
        
       | blacksignal wrote:
       | Not just a 'theremin' -- that totally downplays the power of
       | midi. Someone else mentioned the mimu gloves, and I love the idea
       | of a vision based controller - almost everyone has a phone,
       | tablet or laptop with a camera, especially if theyre making
       | music.
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       | I also love that this could blur the lines of music playing and
       | dance.
       | 
       | Great job OP, thanks for sharing.
        
       | abalaji wrote:
       | Seems like the same software could be used as a soundtrack for
       | Tai Chi exercises. Would be pretty neat.
        
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