Strimano

Strimano Controls

Getting Started

Click Cam to start hand tracking. Extend your fingers to play notes — hand height controls pitch (high hand = high note, low hand = low note). Curl your fingers to stop. Both hands work independently.

Sound Controls

VoiceInstrument sound (Saw Lead, Warm Pad, FM Bell, etc.)

ScaleNotes snap to this scale. Pentatonic scales are most forgiving for beginners.

RootStarting note of the scale (e.g., C3).

RangeHow many octaves to spread across the camera view.

Mute / VolMute/unmute built-in synth and adjust volume. MIDI output still works when muted.

Note Zone Lines

The horizontal lines on the camera view show where each note falls. Gold lines mark the root/octave. Brighter lines mark chord tones (3rds, 5ths, 7ths). Faint lines are other scale notes. Active notes glow indigo.

Face Tracking

Click Face on the camera view to enable. Face gestures work alongside hand tracking:

Open mouthMute notes while you reposition your hand — no sweeping through intervening notes during leaps. Close mouth to play at the new position.

Eyebrow raiseToggle Latch — notes sustain after you release them. Raise and return to toggle.

Head nodToggle Arpeggiator — tip your head forward and return.

Head shakeAlso toggles Arpeggiator — turn head left/right and return.

Mouth (continuous)Wah filter — slight opening adjusts tone. Wide open triggers mute.

Latch & Arpeggiator

Latch holds notes after you curl your fingers. Build chords by playing one note at a time — each stays held. Click Latch again (or raise eyebrows) to release all held notes.

Arp cycles through held/latched notes rhythmically. Choose pattern (Up, Down, Up/Dn, Random), note division, and BPM. Works best with Latch: latch a chord, then enable Arp.

Recording

The red circle records video from your camera with synth audio. For external audio (e.g., from a DAW), select an audio input like BlackHole from the dropdown. Click the download button to save.

Left Hand / Rhythm

Set L: to Drums, Bass, or Bongos to split your hands — right hand plays melody, left hand plays rhythm. Click LH to swap for left-handed players (left hand becomes melody).

DrumsKick, snare, hi-hats, and crash. Curl→extend each finger to hit.

BassMonophonic bass synth. Finger height controls pitch, wrist X controls filter.

BongosLow and high bongo drums, alternating by finger.

GuitarLeft hand selects chords (height = chord), right hand strums (rapid vertical sweep) or picks (extend individual fingers). Curl left fingers for open strings.

KeyboardPress A S D F G H to trigger the 6 pads (H for guitar mode).

Visual PadsClick or tap the pad bar below the controls. Shows key hints.

Q (Quantize)Snaps rhythm hits to the beat grid.

MIDI

MIDI OutRoute Strimano's notes to a DAW. Use IAC Driver (Mac) to play Logic Pro instruments.

MIDI PadsConnect a MIDI pad controller (Launchpad, etc.) in split mode — pads trigger drums/bass/bongos and camera rhythm tracking is disabled. Notes 36-40 map to pads 1-5.

Tips

Clean leaps: Open your mouth, move to the new position, close your mouth. Or curl fingers, reposition, extend at the new pitch.

Jitter: Keep your hand steady. Notes have Y-smoothing, but large hand movements are intentionally responsive.

Pentatonic scales have no wrong notes — great for improvising.

See the Tutorial for in-depth technique guides.