Lofimusic.app
Consumer and social
music streaming
SHOW HN2020
136points
73comments
#451of 3,028 in 2020
Top 15%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Design: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks slick and is a good idea for focus music
From 2 comments
This is awesome! Looks very slick. I'd have this open constantly if it had a pause button. Bonus points if there's a easy keyboard shortcut. This kind of music increases my…
jmiskovic on HNThis is so close to being a tab I'll constantly have open for coding. Simple volume and pause controls make this a 10/10 site. Awesome job!!
jermeh on HN
Objections
No volume control
From 2 comments
the app needs a volume control. It's playing at the same loudness as the system's volume, which is not right for a background music app. It prevents you from listening to it…
chii on HNI want to love this. I leave these stations on in the background anyway and being able to change them like a radio station is a desirable feature. It's missing 2 key features…
ayyy on HN
No pause button
From 2 comments
This is awesome! Looks very slick. I'd have this open constantly if it had a pause button. Bonus points if there's a easy keyboard shortcut. This kind of music increases my…
jmiskovic on HNYou need a pause button, I can't use this without it.
MasterOfCone on HN
Embedded YouTube video raises terms of service and ad questions
From 2 comments
Is it in line with YouTube's TOS to embed them like this? Without displaying the video gui? It also seems to somehow supress the ads?
TekMol on HNAsking the same questions, and some more: I like the idea, and the app looks cool. I just wish there was a way to just get the audio streams from these channels and have the…
ralphstodomingo on HN
Requests
Add volume control
From 2 comments
the app needs a volume control. It's playing at the same loudness as the system's volume, which is not right for a background music app. It prevents you from listening to it…
chii on HNAgree to #1 for sure (I use the Force HD chrome plugin for #2). Please add a volume control button!
icelancer on HN
Add pause button
From 2 comments
This is awesome! Looks very slick. I'd have this open constantly if it had a pause button. Bonus points if there's a easy keyboard shortcut. This kind of music increases my…
jmiskovic on HN+1 for pause button
nagarjun on HN
Show track names and artists
From 1 comment
would be nice to see what each track playing is and who made it, rather than have it reduced to anonymous muzak
dharma1 on HN
Questions
Is embedding YouTube without the video GUI allowed by YouTube terms?
From 2 comments
Is it in line with YouTube's TOS to embed them like this? Without displaying the video gui? It also seems to somehow supress the ads?
TekMol on HNI had to implement something similar to this a few years ago. I scoured the ToS to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong by removing the GUI. IIRC it was totally fine as long…
skipants on HN
Alternatives named
Radio Paradise
From 1 comment
Check out https://radioparadise.com It has volume control, you can skip songs, there are 4 different channels (Main, Rock, Mellow, Eclectic) and you can even make your own…
reportgunner on HN
Spotify radio stations
From 1 comment
They have the radios on Spotify, your smart tv probably has an app for that. If you mean the video part, wouldn’t it be a bit distracting? Still, I think webos-based TVs (LG)…
toyg on HN
Noice nature sounds app
From 1 comment
I don't have an answer for you, just wanted to pile on with my own experience and questions in the same vein. I find that a background noise app really helps me stay calm/lowers…
bonchicbongenre on HN