Muki
Creative
music streaming
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
3 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Design: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Sleek site that brings back memories
From 1 comment
Very sleek site that brings back old memories.
faraggi on HN
Great idea with huge potential
From 1 comment
Such a great idea with a huge potential. Me feels like a vintage man.
gabamnml on HN
Love it, wants song sharing
From 1 comment
Love it!! Need a way to share songs however.
cphoover on HN
Objections
Intro is too wordy and slow
From 3 comments
Very interesting project, but intro is way too slow.
dpc_pw on HNWow, this is sick. Quite a wordy intro, however. I kept thinking that most people would ctrl+a backspace rather than try to delete the whole thing by holding backspace,…
sepharoth213 on HNThe actual experience is way more compelling than the animated intro. Ditch the explanation (which isn't even worded very well) and bring users right into the experience. If you…
tcdent on HN
Navigation menu toggle is not intuitive
From 2 comments
The actual experience is way more compelling than the animated intro. Ditch the explanation (which isn't even worded very well) and bring users right into the experience. If you…
tcdent on HNWhat about introducing users to specific qualities each track has in the player panel? "8 bit", "MIDI", etc. Get them into the content, and then answer their questions about what…
tcdent on HN
Browser CPU use from visualizer dots
From 1 comment
I'm no expert either, though I'm sure theoretically you can't do this. But in practice I think you're safe. Is there a way to disable the dots so the browser stops murdering my…
Paul_S on HN
Requests
Share songs feature
From 1 comment
Love it!! Need a way to share songs however.
cphoover on HN
Help page for hidden shortcuts
From 1 comment
Thanks! Maybe a help page that shows all this hidden functionality would be useful to others?
Paul_S on HN
Bring back voting prompt
From 1 comment
Is there a way to bring back the voting prompt after it auto-disappears? Personally I'd rather hear more of the song before voting good/bad.
coroxout on HN
Questions
How was copyright cleared for the music
From 1 comment
Neat! How did you clear the music with copyright owners?
Paul_S on HN
What sound source is used for playback
From 1 comment
So I get you're using MIDI (instruction source), but what's the sound source? Just whatever samples your browser uses these days? Or is it using a sample set from a soundcard…
tibbon on HN