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JS-909

44 points by jwilliams 18y ago

yan 18y ago
This is great! Wonder how complex of an audio app you can create in js..
- jwilliams 18y ago
  Yeah - it reminds me of the old tracker days on the Amiga. Anyone remember this? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Protracker.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Protracker.gif Edit: Not that I ever progressed past Axel F and Popcorn :)
  - jcromartie 18y ago
    Check out http://www.milkytracker.net/ http://www.milkytracker.net/ for an up-to-date old-school tracker fix.
    - jwilliams 18y ago
      Ah cool - thanks. Must admit - seeing this was a bit retro moment for me. I might even fire up the A1000 :-)
- tptacek 18y ago
  It's very clever, but it's not very sophisticated; it's just data: URLs of the samples. Beatboxes are a kids project on Scratch; I'm surprised it took so long to get a good one in Javascript. =) When someone gets the WAV/PCM decode and signal processing stuff written up in JS, then we'll have proved something.
  - jmtulloss 18y ago
    I have found that the most worthwhile projects take simple data and applies it in unique and useful ways. It's so difficult to get to interesting/relevant data much of the time. Algorithmic complexity is great, but for my part, I just want to make something good. This thing is fun, and that's pretty good.
tocomment 18y ago
How do I play this?
- snorkel 18y ago
  Just kick it old skool: Kick 0110 0100 0100 1000 Snare 0001 1001 0010 0101 Clap 0000 0001 0000 0001
danhak 18y ago
Wow, very cool. Just wish I could save my loop or adjust BPM.
pg 18y ago
It should have permalinks.
- jwilliams 18y ago
  Yeah agreed. That could make it into quite an interesting (well, novel) social device/experiment.
  - jwilliams 18y ago
    Actually - has a lot of potential now that I think about it :) As a social device, I wonder if the limited instrument set is an advantage/disadvantage. On the one hand, having a limited set of instruments (and beats/bars) funnels the creativity into the composition alone. On the other having custom instruments adds a new dimension to the sharing. You could even overlay different instruments over the same composition. ... I'm probably just overthinking this :)
Prrometheus 18y ago
Doesn't work on Ubuntu sigh.
- olefoo 18y ago
  I got the sample once for each loop. (Ubuntu 8.04 x86_64, Firefox 3.03) I'm guessing it has something to do with the browser caching and is not specific to the OS.
  - babo 18y ago
    It's not a bug but a feature, that's the base concept of the UI.
    - olefoo 18y ago
      That would be once for each load of the page. Sorry if I was less than clear.
ken 18y ago
My favorite part: if (typeof canvas.getContext != "undefined") { .... } else { alert("Sorry, your browser doesn't support wicked cool graphics. Please download one that supports wicked coolness."); ... }
tlrobinson 18y ago
Needs the rest of the "Technologic" (Daft Punk) lyrics! (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/daftpunk/technologic.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/daftpunk/technologic.html)
- ivankirigin 18y ago
  That 'work it' is from 'harder better faster stronger', no? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw It should be able to play samples from across the web. Uploads would be fun too.
  - tlrobinson 18y ago
    Ah yes, you're right.
dejb 18y ago
"Looks like your browser can't make sound. Try downloading quicktime.".. No Thanks
Dilpil 18y ago
A bit underwhelming, the real fun of drum machines is adjusting the knobs- and I see no knobs.
frankus 18y ago
Anyone ever play with DrumCircle on BeOS? Basically the same concept, but with cowbells and an extra checkbox marked "Hippie AI."

JS-909

44 points by jwilliams 18y ago

yan 18y ago

This is great! Wonder how complex of an audio app you can create in js..

jwilliams 18y ago
Yeah - it reminds me of the old tracker days on the Amiga. Anyone remember this? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Protracker.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Protracker.gif Edit: Not that I ever progressed past Axel F and Popcorn :)
- jcromartie 18y ago
  Check out http://www.milkytracker.net/ http://www.milkytracker.net/ for an up-to-date old-school tracker fix.
  - jwilliams 18y ago
    Ah cool - thanks. Must admit - seeing this was a bit retro moment for me. I might even fire up the A1000 :-)
tptacek 18y ago
It's very clever, but it's not very sophisticated; it's just data: URLs of the samples. Beatboxes are a kids project on Scratch; I'm surprised it took so long to get a good one in Javascript. =) When someone gets the WAV/PCM decode and signal processing stuff written up in JS, then we'll have proved something.
- jmtulloss 18y ago
  I have found that the most worthwhile projects take simple data and applies it in unique and useful ways. It's so difficult to get to interesting/relevant data much of the time. Algorithmic complexity is great, but for my part, I just want to make something good. This thing is fun, and that's pretty good.

tocomment 18y ago

How do I play this?

snorkel 18y ago
Just kick it old skool: Kick 0110 0100 0100 1000 Snare 0001 1001 0010 0101 Clap 0000 0001 0000 0001

danhak 18y ago

Wow, very cool. Just wish I could save my loop or adjust BPM.

pg 18y ago

It should have permalinks.

jwilliams 18y ago
Yeah agreed. That could make it into quite an interesting (well, novel) social device/experiment.
- jwilliams 18y ago
  Actually - has a lot of potential now that I think about it :) As a social device, I wonder if the limited instrument set is an advantage/disadvantage. On the one hand, having a limited set of instruments (and beats/bars) funnels the creativity into the composition alone. On the other having custom instruments adds a new dimension to the sharing. You could even overlay different instruments over the same composition. ... I'm probably just overthinking this :)

Prrometheus 18y ago

Doesn't work on Ubuntu sigh.

olefoo 18y ago
I got the sample once for each loop. (Ubuntu 8.04 x86_64, Firefox 3.03) I'm guessing it has something to do with the browser caching and is not specific to the OS.
- babo 18y ago
  It's not a bug but a feature, that's the base concept of the UI.
  - olefoo 18y ago
    That would be once for each load of the page. Sorry if I was less than clear.

ken 18y ago

My favorite part: if (typeof canvas.getContext != "undefined") { .... } else { alert("Sorry, your browser doesn't support wicked cool graphics. Please download one that supports wicked coolness."); ... }

tlrobinson 18y ago

Needs the rest of the "Technologic" (Daft Punk) lyrics! (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/daftpunk/technologic.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/daftpunk/technologic.html)

ivankirigin 18y ago
That 'work it' is from 'harder better faster stronger', no? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw It should be able to play samples from across the web. Uploads would be fun too.
- tlrobinson 18y ago
  Ah yes, you're right.

dejb 18y ago

"Looks like your browser can't make sound. Try downloading quicktime.".. No Thanks

Dilpil 18y ago

A bit underwhelming, the real fun of drum machines is adjusting the knobs- and I see no knobs.

frankus 18y ago

Anyone ever play with DrumCircle on BeOS? Basically the same concept, but with cowbells and an extra checkbox marked "Hippie AI."