Flowful
Creative
generative ambient music
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
17 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 20 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score +0.00.
Idea: 8 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 8 againstDesign: 2 for, 5 againstPricing: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good sound and easy to use
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. Super easy to listen and use. One suggestion: a brief fade in/out on play/stop. Stops, in particular can be pretty jarring.
jachee on HNVery nice project. I’m still exploring the tracks, but right off the bat have had some good results.
WhitneyLand on HN
Infinite length tracks
From 1 comment
The biggest differentiator may be the infinite length of tracks. Once you tune into something that fits it can be left going as long as necessary. With other services there is a…
m0llusk on HN
Objections
Music sounds sad and lacks upbeat tracks
From 1 comment
Absolutely love this concept. One issue I'm having after listening for a while to a variety of the channels is that the music is all pretty "sad." I don't know enough about music…
green-eclipse on HN
Generated music is soulless versus human-composed ambient
From 1 comment
This. There's such a vast catalog of human-composed ambient music, that I just simply don't see why someone would prefer to listen to this algorithmically generated soulless…
fbanon on HN
Uneven track loudness and audio clicks
From 2 comments
I'll give it a go, haven't used ambient music in some time. Just one picky thing, I found that even when on same volume levels, some tracks are way louder, but maybe its just me
lumosgavia on HNSounds very nice. FYI I get an audio "click" every 30-60 seconds. Firefox v102.0.1 on MacOS 12.4 apple M1.
beiller on HN
Requests
Downloadable tracks
From 1 comment
Love it. I want the ability to download 10 hours of it.
quadcore on HN
Open source or source code
From 2 comments
Is this open source?
taf2 on HNthis is so great. can we see the code?
ninjaa on HN
Clearer license for streaming use
From 1 comment
IANAL but that is not the impression I get from reading your terms and conditions. > Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or…
9TRHEsEdDwZAySX on HN
Questions
What is the license and can it be used on streams?
From 2 comments
What's the copyright on this - could I use it for twitch streams?
LAC-Tech on HNThis is wonderful. I’ve been working on a bunch of animations with no soundtrack yet. Maybe I can use these or the algorithm? What is license?
andrewfromx on HN
Alternatives named
Endel
From 1 comment
Also: endel.io Similar to flowful, endel creates generative soundscapes based on mood/need: focus, read, work out, drive, you get the picture. I appreciated that they made a…
gffrd on HN
mynoise.net
From 1 comment
Very nice. I'm a huge fan of https://mynoise.net/ , I'll try yours for a bit to see how they compare.
jacquesm on HN
generative.fm
From 1 comment
This is neat--sounds similar to https://play.generative.fm/browse Though, that service is completely free with a pay what you can model
abalaji on HN
Spotify and YouTube ambient playlists
From 2 comments
I don't get it. I love ambient tunes and listen to them for 1-10 hours a day while doing stuff. Any time I need to focus (even when writing an email) I'll throw on my favorite…
0xFACEFEED on HNCool. As a user of such things. I like to go to youtube and fire up a "10 hour beat", did not see anything in that genre.
hkon on HN