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I submitted my Acid Machine site in 2015, it's a web based synth and drum machine app. I didn't expect much to happen, just wanted to get a bit of feedback. It

I submitted my Acid Machine site in 2015, it's a web based synth and drum machine app. I didn't expect much to happen, just wanted to get a bit of feedback. It ended up featuring on a few high profile music sites and for the next week it got 70,000 users a day. I didn't post it anywhere else so it all originated from HN in some way. Since then I have released version 2 which has the ability to add fx to the instruments, use MIDI devices and lots more. It gets a few sales a week with traffic still coming from those music sites. http://errozero.co.uk/acid-machine http://errozero.co.uk/acid-machine

fpgaminer 9y ago
That's really cool. I had no idea Web MIDI API existed to allow stuff like that (though it appears to still be Chrome-specific :/ ).
- errozero 9y ago
  Thanks. The Web MIDI API is really fun to play with. I also made this synth that uses it, you can use your typing keyboard too: http://www.errozero.co.uk/stuff/poly/ http://www.errozero.co.uk/stuff/poly/ ...and a little pong game, you can control the paddle with any knob on a connected MIDI controller. http://errozero.co.uk/midi-pong/ http://errozero.co.uk/midi-pong/
bambax 9y ago
Excellent, really. Does it use the Web Audio API? Any more info on how you made it?
- errozero 9y ago
  Yeah it uses the Web Audio API. Anything you would like to know in particular? It's built in a way that will allow me to drop in new instrument modules in the future and I'm hoping to get around to that at some point. One of my synths is on Github and is structured in the same way as the acid synths: https://github.com/errozero/poly-synth https://github.com/errozero/poly-synth
  - bambax 9y ago
    Thanks for this link! I tried to play around with the Web Audio API but never went very far; still searching for a good "getting started" tutorial, esp. how to control timing / tempo. Your app is really slick; been listening to it all morning! ;-) Will look at the instrument on GitHub.
    - errozero 9y ago
      This is a good guide to solid timing and tempo: https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/audio/scheduling/ https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/audio/scheduling/
      - bambax 9y ago
        Thanks!

fpgaminer 9y ago

That's really cool. I had no idea Web MIDI API existed to allow stuff like that (though it appears to still be Chrome-specific :/ ).

errozero 9y ago
Thanks. The Web MIDI API is really fun to play with. I also made this synth that uses it, you can use your typing keyboard too: http://www.errozero.co.uk/stuff/poly/ http://www.errozero.co.uk/stuff/poly/ ...and a little pong game, you can control the paddle with any knob on a connected MIDI controller. http://errozero.co.uk/midi-pong/ http://errozero.co.uk/midi-pong/

bambax 9y ago

Excellent, really. Does it use the Web Audio API? Any more info on how you made it?

errozero 9y ago
Yeah it uses the Web Audio API. Anything you would like to know in particular? It's built in a way that will allow me to drop in new instrument modules in the future and I'm hoping to get around to that at some point. One of my synths is on Github and is structured in the same way as the acid synths: https://github.com/errozero/poly-synth https://github.com/errozero/poly-synth
- bambax 9y ago
  Thanks for this link! I tried to play around with the Web Audio API but never went very far; still searching for a good "getting started" tutorial, esp. how to control timing / tempo. Your app is really slick; been listening to it all morning! ;-) Will look at the instrument on GitHub.
  - errozero 9y ago
    This is a good guide to solid timing and tempo: https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/audio/scheduling/ https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/audio/scheduling/
    - bambax 9y ago
      Thanks!