Shoutout to indecisiveeric.com/gesture-synth, which went viral a few weeks ago on Instagram. It allows users to use both hands to perform chords.
gesture.live is an exploration on how to take this gesture synth further. I am using the same chord language, but am compressing it to one hand, so the other hand is free to play melodies, add drum/bass patterns and control effects.
About gesture.live on Product Hunt
“Play live electronic music with your hands using your webcam”
gesture.live launched on Product Hunt on August 3rd, 2026 and earned 102 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #19 on the daily leaderboard. Play live electronic music with your hands over a webcam. Chords, bass, drums and effects, performed through gestures.
On the analytics side, gesture.live competes within Music, User Experience and Electronic Music — topics that collectively have 421.8k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how gesture.live performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted gesture.live?
gesture.live was hunted by Robin van Soelen. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of gesture.live including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Robin van Soelen
Shoutout to indecisiveeric.com/gesture-synth, which went viral a few weeks ago on Instagram. It allows users to use both hands to perform chords.
gesture.live is an exploration on how to take this gesture synth further. I am using the same chord language, but am compressing it to one hand, so the other hand is free to play melodies, add drum/bass patterns and control effects.