Tinkersynth
Creative
generative art
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 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
Delightful interactions and a well-executed premise of serendipitous discovery.
From 1 comment
Very classy! The interactions are so delightful, and the premise of "serendipitous discoveries through experimentation" is spot on. Well done!
alexanderson on HN
Objections
Source is available but the license is unclear; README says released without license.
From 2 comments
More "you're allowed to look at the source" than "open source" though.
detaro on HNThe README says: > License This code is released without license. I hope that you'll read the source to answer any questions you have and take that knowledge to your own…
detaro on HN
No sound; it generates images, which was initially confusing.
From 1 comment
I was surprised and sad that there is no sound coming from this synth. It took me some time to realize that this synth is for generating images.
oezi on HN
Requests
Map parameters to Web MIDI and allow recording to video.
From 1 comment
This would be amazing if you would map the params to web midi and allow recordings to video
gdsdfe on HN
Connect outputs to T-shirt printing.
From 1 comment
nice! Did you think about connecting it to spreadshirt or a similar T-shirt producer? There is a service with random text designs already, http://zufallsshirt.de - they even…
wortelefant on HN
Questions
Can copyright be claimed on outputs of a random or user-driven tool, and is the license restriction enforceable?
From 1 comment
> One new caveat: I've changed the license to CC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0. This is really just to prevent people from directly selling the stuff they export from…
codetrotter on HN
Alternatives named
Zufallsshirt, a random text T-shirt generator.
From 1 comment
nice! Did you think about connecting it to spreadshirt or a similar T-shirt producer? There is a service with random text designs already, http://zufallsshirt.de - they even…
wortelefant on HN