From Gesture to Music

Discover the seamless journey from a simple hand movement to a rich, expressive musical note. Here’s the magic behind Distanzuino.

1. Gesture Detection

You place your hand over a note area on either side of the device. The VL53L1X laser sensors measure the exact distance from your hand in real time.

2. Bluetooth Transmission

An Arduino Nano reads the distance values and sends them via HM-10 Bluetooth module to your phone, tablet, or PC using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

3. Web App Interpretation

The Distanzuino web application receives the distances and converts them into tones based on pre-defined tone maps and instrument profiles.

4. Realistic Sound Generation

The web app plays tones using measured harmonics and attack-phase timing to match real instruments like the piano, flute, or cello. You hear the result through your device or other connected speakers.

5. Customization

You can adjust tones, volume, and instruments right in the browser. The app also shows which notes are playing real-time.