HandJam is a VR music app for Meta Quest that lets you play instruments using hand gestures and controller inputs.
Move your hands, make gestures, and use the space around you to play various instruments
No music experience required. In HandJam, your hands become the instrument.
HandJam is an experimental VR music app where your hand movements become sound.
The space around you is divided into instrument zones. Move your hands into different directions to switch instruments, then make gestures or press controller buttons to play sounds.
Play drums in front of you, move to the side for guitar, or switch to piano by simply changing where your hands are.
You can perform naturally with hand tracking, or use Meta Quest controllers for more precise input.
No instruments. No sheet music. No complicated setup.
Just raise your hands and start jamming.
HandJam is designed to make music creation feel immediate, playful, and physical.
Even if you have never played an instrument before, you can create rhythms and melodies by moving your hands in VR.
Build a drum groove, add a guitar riff, layer in piano notes, and create your own jam one piece at a time.
Use Meta Quest hand tracking to trigger sounds with natural hand gestures.
Make a fist, extend your fingers, or switch gestures to play different drum hits, guitar notes, or piano notes.
HandJam also supports Meta Quest controllers.
Use triggers, grips, buttons, and thumbstick directions to play instruments with responsive and accurate input.
HandJam turns the space around you into a musical interface.
Each zone around your body can be assigned to a different instrument. Move your hand or controller into a zone, then trigger a sound to play that instrument.
For example, you can play drums in front of you, guitar on one side, and piano on the other.
Your left and right hands can play independently.
Use one hand for rhythm and the other for melody, or play different parts of the same instrument with each hand.
Create layered performances with the Loop Station.
Record short patterns, play them back in loops, and stack multiple tracks to build your own music.
Adjust BPM, loop length, quantization, metronome, track volume, and mute settings as you perform.
Play along with music in HandJam’s Rhythm Game Mode.
Hit notes at the right timing using hand gestures or Touch controller inputs. Follow the rhythm, trigger the correct sounds, and challenge yourself to perform with accuracy and flow.
Rhythm Game Mode turns HandJam into a more structured musical challenge, giving you a fun way to practice timing, coordination, and instrument control.
Customize how HandJam responds to your gestures and buttons.
Change which sounds are assigned to each gesture, button, or note. Build a setup that matches your own playing style.
Turn your real room into a mixed reality music space.
With Passthrough support, you can play HandJam while seeing your physical surroundings.
HandJam includes a growing collection of instruments designed for both free jamming and rhythm-based play.
From acoustic sounds to electronic beats, you can mix drums, guitars, bass, piano, and drum pads to create your own VR performance.
Build powerful grooves with classic drum kit sounds, including kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, crash, and ride cymbals.
Play melodies, chords, and musical ideas with clean and expressive piano tones.
Trigger iconic drum machine-inspired sounds for electronic rhythms, punchy beats, and retro-style grooves.
Create modern electronic beats with EDM-style drum pad sounds designed for energetic loops and rhythm patterns.
Add warm low-end movement, basslines, and groove foundations to your performance.
Play bright, natural guitar tones for melodies, rhythmic patterns, and more organic musical layers.
Assign instruments to different zones around you, switch between them by moving your hands, and combine multiple sounds with the Loop Station.
Play drums in front of you, add bass on one side, trigger guitar or piano on another, then layer everything into your own HandJam performance.
HandJam will continue to expand with more instruments, sounds, and performance styles in future updates.
New instruments will open up more ways to jam, loop, perform, and create music in VR.
HandJam is designed for beginners, music lovers, VR users, creators, and musicians who want to explore a new way to perform.
You do not need musical training to start.
You only need your hands, a Meta Quest headset, and a little curiosity.
People who want to make music without owning instruments
Meta Quest users looking for a fresh hand-tracking experience
VR creators making short-form content or demo videos
Musicians interested in experimental XR interfaces
Beginners who want a playful way to explore rhythm and melody
Anyone who wants to turn movement into sound