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Myna - Online Audio Editor

18 points by Uncle_Sam 16y ago

snitko 16y ago
I think this is absolutely awesome, but html5 instead of flash would give it some extra points.
- est 16y ago
  HTML5 doesn't have dynamic audio generation, yet.
  - hurfadurf 16y ago
    http://github.com/corbanbrook/dsp.js/ http://github.com/corbanbrook/dsp.js/ looks promising.
- swombat 16y ago
  Agree. My girlfriend, who sings, just bought herself an iPad and is quickly finding her old HP laptop unbearable in comparison. Obviously Flash won't work there. Is there an app like this (with access to a sizeable online clips library) for the iPad?
keyle 16y ago
If you like this stuff, you might also love the Hobnox audio tool http://www.audiotool.com/ http://www.audiotool.com/ Seriously cool.
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aufreak3 16y ago
Also check out - http://www.sonoport.com/ http://www.sonoport.com/ - using AS3. All of this begs for good audio support in HTML5. Really wish something like the SuperCollider runtime with a Javascript front end can be included in the HTML5 standard. Dreaming on ...
jasonkester 16y ago
I find it hard to get excited about fullscreen Flash apps anymore. It's basically just windows software boxed up and dropped into a browser, except without the ability to right click anything. There's no boundary pushing, since you can do pretty much anything you've always been able to do with desktop software. They could have done this in the browser though. HTML5 is far enough along to do this with no problem. But you could have done it in IE6 if you wanted. The key is to use Flash where you need to, but only where you need to. For something like this, that means a little 1x1 pixel dot in the corner that lets you record audio. In 2010, the fact that they built the whole thing in Flash just seems like laziness.
- dougmccune 16y ago
  Trying to hold my tongue because the whole Flash vs HTML 5 thing is so tired on HN, but this comment is just so wrong and borders on outright insulting the developers. HTML5 is far enough along to do this with no problem Simply not true. Not close to true. Unless you have a very loose definition of "problem". There are all sorts of problems trying to do this with HTML 5 right now, from the audio generation parts (and no, requiring a patched version of Firefox does not count as "no problem"), to the visualization with canvas (consistent framerates across browsers, no tooling for editing the code, etc), to the drag and drop of audio tracks (you did claim you could do it just as easily in IE6 right?) In 2010, the fact that they built the whole thing in Flash just seems like laziness. I simply find this comment baffling and asinine. Seriously? An amazingly polished app that pushes the boundaries of in-browser music editing (regardless of your assertion that no Flash app can ever push boundaries, which in itself is a ridiculous claim). And you call them lazy because they didn't do it in a way that is simply infeasible today? Too much HTML 5 kool-aid my friend. This isn't a proof of concept demo built in a weekend. This is an app with serious time and effort invested in it. I'm just tired of all these "this is trivial in HTML 5" comments that are so dismissive. It's not being done in HTML 5 by anyone. Not even close (and yes, I've seen the Firefox audio demos). If it was trivial to do in HTML then someone would be doing it, but they're not. They will be eventually, I'll give you that, once the technology can handle it. But calling developers lazy for not wanting to inflict pain on themselves while wrangling with immature technology is just silly. </rant>

18 points by Uncle_Sam 16y ago

snitko 16y ago

I think this is absolutely awesome, but html5 instead of flash would give it some extra points.

est 16y ago
HTML5 doesn't have dynamic audio generation, yet.
- hurfadurf 16y ago
  http://github.com/corbanbrook/dsp.js/ http://github.com/corbanbrook/dsp.js/ looks promising.
swombat 16y ago
Agree. My girlfriend, who sings, just bought herself an iPad and is quickly finding her old HP laptop unbearable in comparison. Obviously Flash won't work there. Is there an app like this (with access to a sizeable online clips library) for the iPad?

keyle 16y ago

If you like this stuff, you might also love the Hobnox audio tool http://www.audiotool.com/ http://www.audiotool.com/ Seriously cool.

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aufreak3 16y ago

Also check out - http://www.sonoport.com/ http://www.sonoport.com/ - using AS3. All of this begs for good audio support in HTML5. Really wish something like the SuperCollider runtime with a Javascript front end can be included in the HTML5 standard. Dreaming on ...

jasonkester 16y ago

I find it hard to get excited about fullscreen Flash apps anymore. It's basically just windows software boxed up and dropped into a browser, except without the ability to right click anything. There's no boundary pushing, since you can do pretty much anything you've always been able to do with desktop software. They could have done this in the browser though. HTML5 is far enough along to do this with no problem. But you could have done it in IE6 if you wanted. The key is to use Flash where you need to, but only where you need to. For something like this, that means a little 1x1 pixel dot in the corner that lets you record audio. In 2010, the fact that they built the whole thing in Flash just seems like laziness.

dougmccune 16y ago
Trying to hold my tongue because the whole Flash vs HTML 5 thing is so tired on HN, but this comment is just so wrong and borders on outright insulting the developers. HTML5 is far enough along to do this with no problem Simply not true. Not close to true. Unless you have a very loose definition of "problem". There are all sorts of problems trying to do this with HTML 5 right now, from the audio generation parts (and no, requiring a patched version of Firefox does not count as "no problem"), to the visualization with canvas (consistent framerates across browsers, no tooling for editing the code, etc), to the drag and drop of audio tracks (you did claim you could do it just as easily in IE6 right?) In 2010, the fact that they built the whole thing in Flash just seems like laziness. I simply find this comment baffling and asinine. Seriously? An amazingly polished app that pushes the boundaries of in-browser music editing (regardless of your assertion that no Flash app can ever push boundaries, which in itself is a ridiculous claim). And you call them lazy because they didn't do it in a way that is simply infeasible today? Too much HTML 5 kool-aid my friend. This isn't a proof of concept demo built in a weekend. This is an app with serious time and effort invested in it. I'm just tired of all these "this is trivial in HTML 5" comments that are so dismissive. It's not being done in HTML 5 by anyone. Not even close (and yes, I've seen the Firefox audio demos). If it was trivial to do in HTML then someone would be doing it, but they're not. They will be eventually, I'll give you that, once the technology can handle it. But calling developers lazy for not wanting to inflict pain on themselves while wrangling with immature technology is just silly. </rant>