Tones.fm
Creative
music sequencer
SHOW HN2018
309points
48comments
#80of 2,155 in 2018
Top 4%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 3 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Design: 5 for, 0 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Minimal, beautiful UI that encourages experimenting
From 3 comments
Nice! The minimalistic UI just encourages you to experiment and just click things around.
arvinsim on HNBeautiful
saaaaaam on HNI don't know the first thing about music, but this was still fun to play around with. The front end is a work of art. Looks solid and robust. I tried it on my iPhone (in Safari)…
arsalanb on HN
Relaxing and fun to play
From 3 comments
I found this incredibly soothing, maybe even therapeutic. Bravo. Wonderful execution by the creator.
ClintEhrlich on HNThat was enjoyable.
cup-of-tea on HNSuch a soothing experience!
pouta on HN
Works well on mobile and as a home screen app
From 2 comments
Really nice, and works excellent on mobile. One minor grudge: the notes seem to be just a tad small for touch on mobile.
huskyr on HNAdded this as a home screen icon on my iPhone... Barely indistinguishable from a native app downloaded from the App Store. Excellent!
whoisjuan on HN
Easy for non-musicians to make something decent
From 2 comments
This is simply great! I love how I can simply input some "notes" and make something decent. Much easier than learning piano!
remir on HNNice idea to provide only notes from a chord! It's really motivating if you never made music before. ("Wow I can do this!")
prayerslayer on HN
Objections
Audio clicks, crackles or scratch noise
From 3 comments
This is pretty incredible, i love playing with single tone things like this and this is a particularly nice one. It's also fascinating to see how the magic almost completely goes…
kenning on HNThis is fun, but (at least for me) there's awful scratch noise when each note's sound starts playing, which unfortunately doesn't make it enjoyable at all.
erAck on HNFYI: There's a bug in the reverb processing; if you listen to the "Ambient" preset for long enough the sound will start clipping in and out and eventually disappear altogether.…
InitialLastName on HN
Only pentatonic scales available
From 2 comments
Very nice. It'd be cool to add other scales beyond pentatonic, to.
byproxy on HNNeat! The only major issue is that some UI breaks as soon as a new measure begins. It would also be really neat to use scales other than pentatonic.
thomastjeffery on HN
Tab crashes or no sound in some browsers
From 3 comments
Looks like it would be cool, but consistently crashes the tab for me in Firefox on Windows 10.
michaelmior on HNGetting an "The AudioContext was not allowed to start. It must be resume (or created) after a user gesture on the page." error on Chrome 67.0.3368.1 and no sound is heard. Works…
staafl on HNBeautiful design! Having trouble with the sound working on Android in Chrome. Looks like site might be getting hugged to death, too.
zengid on HN
Notes too small for touch on mobile
From 1 comment
Really nice, and works excellent on mobile. One minor grudge: the notes seem to be just a tad small for touch on mobile.
huskyr on HN
Requests
Support more scales beyond pentatonic
From 2 comments
Very nice. It'd be cool to add other scales beyond pentatonic, to.
byproxy on HNNeat! The only major issue is that some UI breaks as soon as a new measure begins. It would also be really neat to use scales other than pentatonic.
thomastjeffery on HN
Save and compile songs
From 2 comments
Maybe I'm blind, but is there a way to create an original composition? I tried clicking "Create" but it doesn't seem to do anything. Is it also possible to save the music we…
wanda on HNThere needs to be a compiled version of these songs, I think.
ouid on HN
Native app version
From 1 comment
It was very fun to play with. Is it gonna be available as an app too?
ourarash on HN
Editing mode to switch patterns without playing
From 1 comment
A lot of fun. I would add an editing mode where you can switch between patterns without playing them.
tjr225 on HN
Questions
How to create an original composition and clear the track
From 2 comments
Maybe I'm blind, but is there a way to create an original composition? I tried clicking "Create" but it doesn't seem to do anything. Is it also possible to save the music we…
wanda on HNEdit > Clear
duncans on HN
What technology was used to build it
From 1 comment
I'd love to hear more about what technology was used to make this. I actually have a web port of my DX7 emulator, but I don't promote it much. I've also been experimenting more…
raphlinus on HN
Alternatives named
Yamaha Tenori-On
From 2 comments
Very much like a Yamaha Tenori-On. Nice work.
j4mie on HNThe Tenori-On iOS app saved my wallet and probably one of the most used apps on my device (other than "Dungeon Raid", a match-three game with RPG elements). $20 dollars for a…
sgnl on HN
Monome
From 1 comment
I love these kinds of grid step sequencers and have had an obsession with them since I saw a Monome as a teenager. I tried to make my own capacitive touch hardware once that…
kasbah on HN
Novation Launchpad
From 1 comment
I love these kinds of grid step sequencers and have had an obsession with them since I saw a Monome as a teenager. I tried to make my own capacitive touch hardware once that…
kasbah on HN