Physical template recognition
Recognizes your actual playing from captured audio: attacks, pitch, chords and techniques such as palm mute and harmonics. Every player sounds different, so the recognizer learns yours.
v0.1.0 preview for Windows
Play games with your
guitar.
6StringPad turns a real electric guitar into a game controller. Record your own playing, map it to keys, mouse buttons and macros, and perform inside any PC game or application. No MIDI gear, no special hardware - just your guitar and an audio interface.
Everything a guitar needs to be a controller
Your templates, five takes
Record a few takes of each action, review the TAB-like pattern it heard, correct anything, and save. No waveform editing, no signal-processing knowledge required.
Keys, mouse and macros
Map any riff to keyboard keys or mouse buttons, or record a macro with real key timing. Performed overlap stays editable as key intervals.
Holds and sustained input
Sustained techniques map to sustained game input. Hold with tail note, hold lock and note-triggered tail branches keep long gestures under your fingers.
Play Guide overlay
An always-on-top guide window (Alt+G) shows what to play next without stealing focus from your game, so you can look at one screen while you perform.
Safety ledger
A global emergency stop shortcut instantly releases every held key. Held input is tracked by a ledger, so nothing stays stuck when a song ends mid-note.
From guitar to gameplay in three steps
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Plug in
Connect your electric guitar to any USB audio interface and select it in 6StringPad.
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Record
Play each action a few times. The app clusters your takes, shows the pattern as TAB, and saves it as your personal template.
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Play
Map templates to keys and macros, open your game, and start performing. What you play is what the game receives.
Requirements
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) - a USB audio interface - an electric guitar. That is the whole rig.
Download
Coming soonThe public preview installer is being prepared. Check back soon.