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DJ ROOTS: Open-Source Platform Lets Crowds Control Music via Gestures
DJ ROOTS is a real-time collaborative music platform where participants join a room, add YouTube songs, and vote to reorder the queue. The host can control playback using hand gestures via Google MediaPipe, with all processing done locally. Built with React, Node.js, and Supabase, the open-source project aims to democratize group music selection.
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A clever proof-of-concept for collaborative music curation, but its reliance on YouTube for audio and niche gesture control may limit real-world adoption beyond hackathons.
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