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Ask HN: Help me open source my existing "Github for music" startup?
asarazan posted a now-deleted thread about an album he posted on Github. In the comments, I posted the following:
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I actually had something like this built (before I started coding) as a startup out of Rails & Flex... but, after ~12 months of being unable to solve some UX problems and pursuing the wrong business model, it's now just sitting online.
URL = http://youphonics.com/login; username => hnguest; password => goodolyc
Since some of you actually seem to be into the idea of Github'ing music (ericb, baddox, asarazan, xpaulbettsx, mrspeaker, zcid, JoachimShipper, johnny22, beaumartinez...), it'd be neat if any of you want to help me package and open source the code base!
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I hope that, even though the original thread may not have been appropriate... this is. :)
[Edited for formatting, added guest credentials]
- rch 16y agoHow about creating youphonics as an org on github? I'd look for something to help out with, given a public repo.
- anulman 16y agoThis is what I initially thought of doing. But, after seeking advice from 3 more senior developer friends, they recommended first going through the codebase and sectioning it out. That said, I'm more than ready to prove them wrong. If at least 4 others ask for the same thing (through this thread, PMing, email...), it's on. [Edited for clarity]
- rch 16y agoThat's sound advice - It might be tough to get excited about a rough codebase without some context. But rough code is still better than just an idea, or a typical spec... I'll check back later.
- anulman 16y agoIf you want, just shoot me an email (aidan@youphonics.com) and I'll let you know if/when the last vote comes through. Worst case scenario: I'll invite you to a private repo shared via Dropbox.
- rch 16y agoThanks for letting me take it for a test drive - it's ambitious, but definitely has potential. Very interesting...
- ay 16y agoVery interesting. I had a similar (same?) idea though did not push it further than grabbing the domain (ovrdub.com) UX-wise, I wonder if there is a reason why you do not represent the different "pieces" as tracks ? I think this might make it for a simpler user experience ? I'd be definitely interested to peek at the code.
- anulman 16y agoSetting up the repo now in Dropbox. Shoot me an email (aidan@youphonics.com) and I'll share it with you?
- beaumartinez 16y agoAlthough the submission you speak of was deleted, its discussion thread wasn't[1]. YouPhonics certainly sounds like a good idea, capturing the "social" aspect of GitHub. I assume it allows you to mash-up and remix peoples tracks? That would be killer, and I'm sure people using services such as SoundCloud[2] to host their tracks would quickly migrate to it. (If you have the time, post an guest login here for us to demo it.) I second rch's motion[3] to GitHub YouPhonics' code―even if it is ugly and hacky (depending on your level of perfection, whose code isn't?!). If anything, you'd make all the effort you put into it even more fruitful. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2429930 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2429930 [2] http://soundcloud.com/ http://soundcloud.com/ [3] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2430432 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2430432
- anulman 16y agoRe: [1] – true, though access to it became severely impaired for folks who browse HN posts through RSS readers. Still keeping an eye on the thread, thanks for linking! Re: [2] – your assumption is 90% correct. There are nuances, but it becomes ridiculous to explain with words. Guest login: username => hnguest; password => goodolyc Re: [3] – duly noted. Another one or two in your camp, and I will absolutely disregard the advice I previously received!
- jamesbritt 16y agoGuest login: username => hnguest; password => goodolyc This isn't working for me. Has it changed, or am I somehow boning it?
- anulman 16y agoIt wasn't working for someone else before (~7 hours ago, just got back from dinner and a meeting), but I had fixed it before I left. Just tested; it's totally working now.
- k-mcgrady 16y agoThis is a pretty cool idea. I'm sure DJ's and artists creating remixes would find it really useful. I don't know how much help I would be specifically but sticking the project on GitHub sounds like a good way to get some traction. If you get it going I know I would definitely use it (and if I can help with any of the coding I will).
- anulman 16y agoSweet! Let me know how I can get in touch – aidan@youphonics.com, or @anulman
- dmounce 16y agoIt'd definitely be cool to see YouPhonics open sourced. There are a decent number of desktop-based OSS out there that do similar things, but not usually polished, and certainly nothing I know of that's web based. I'd love to help out however I can.
- anulman 16y agoWoohoo! Send me over an email at aidan@youphonics.com... that way, we can discuss your specifics without overcluttering the page.
- choxi 16y agohttp://merge.fm http://merge.fm
- anulman 16y agohttp://indabamusic.com http://indabamusic.com http://thounds.com http://thounds.com Yes, there are others in the collaborative creation space. Indaba's currently leading, and I know and love the guys behind it.
- choxi 16y agoReally? That's pretty cool, I used to be a developer at merge.fm, would love to talk to the Indaba guys if you could drop an intro. My site's: http://roshfu.com http://roshfu.com if you want to make sure I'm legit first :)
- anulman 16y agoContacted you over Twitter to keep this page as uncluttered as possible ;)