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Actually this is pretty cool. I don't like that it's simultaneously playing multiple tracks, and would prefer if it just showed multiple tracks with hover-to-p

Actually this is pretty cool. I don't like that it's simultaneously playing multiple tracks, and would prefer if it just showed multiple tracks with hover-to-play. Also, the wave form is uninteresting - could you display them as a grid (just the covers) instead? I'd love a tap-to-play app version for my Android device.

karangoeluw 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback. So the main idea is that multiple tracks play at once and you can just hover over to judge which one you like. Is there any particular reason why you don't like all playing at once? > - could you display them as a grid (just the covers) instead? I could and that's what I started with. But the issue was that the covers are all squares and the grid has to be a rectangle (almost all screens are rectangular). I am not a design guy so I'm not really sure how I would do it. Any suggestions?
- politician 13y ago
  I don't like that they're playing simultaneously because it's jarring when I hover over another track that's playing in the middle somewhere (related: when I change tabs, it jumps to another track (in the middle) that I didn't select). I don't feel "in control" when I'm listening to something in the middle. It would be different if you provided a cross-fader, but it doesn't seem like you want to make an n-way DJ tool. > Any suggestions? http://isotope.metafizzy.co/ http://isotope.metafizzy.co/ EDIT: Also, playing multiple at once implies a lot of wasted network traffic.
  - karangoeluw 13y ago
    Ok I just completed the port to HTML5 audio which is 5 times less heavy - http://karan.github.io/SoundWall/ http://karan.github.io/SoundWall/
    - politician 13y ago
      Wow, that is cool. Nice job on the grid (and the lock). EDIT: If one of the covers is locked, and I do a search, then the page refreshes and I lose my locked cover. I'd love to see the locked cover stay and the others be replaced. If you could put 40 covers on the screen, and allow me to pin/lock covers and make search replace the unpinned covers, then I think you'd have a pretty compelling discovery tool.

karangoeluw 13y ago

Thanks for the feedback. So the main idea is that multiple tracks play at once and you can just hover over to judge which one you like. Is there any particular reason why you don't like all playing at once? > - could you display them as a grid (just the covers) instead? I could and that's what I started with. But the issue was that the covers are all squares and the grid has to be a rectangle (almost all screens are rectangular). I am not a design guy so I'm not really sure how I would do it. Any suggestions?

politician 13y ago
I don't like that they're playing simultaneously because it's jarring when I hover over another track that's playing in the middle somewhere (related: when I change tabs, it jumps to another track (in the middle) that I didn't select). I don't feel "in control" when I'm listening to something in the middle. It would be different if you provided a cross-fader, but it doesn't seem like you want to make an n-way DJ tool. > Any suggestions? http://isotope.metafizzy.co/ http://isotope.metafizzy.co/ EDIT: Also, playing multiple at once implies a lot of wasted network traffic.
- karangoeluw 13y ago
  Ok I just completed the port to HTML5 audio which is 5 times less heavy - http://karan.github.io/SoundWall/ http://karan.github.io/SoundWall/
  - politician 13y ago
    Wow, that is cool. Nice job on the grid (and the lock). EDIT: If one of the covers is locked, and I do a search, then the page refreshes and I lose my locked cover. I'd love to see the locked cover stay and the others be replaced. If you could put 40 covers on the screen, and allow me to pin/lock covers and make search replace the unpinned covers, then I think you'd have a pretty compelling discovery tool.