Peel
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drum machine
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How HN took it
44 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 8 critical, out of 79 comments about the project. Thread score +0.49.
Design: 10 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and simple to play with
From 3 comments
Fantastic, had a lot of fun poking around this little machine. I really love it, here are some minor improvement points: - when right-clicking, the intended functionality of…
itcrowd on HNVery nice! I love a good drum sampler and this was fun to play with.
automatom on HNI had way too much fun with this during my backlog refinement meeting. Amazing project, well done!
jstr_ on HN
Banana tapping to the beat is a nice touch
From 3 comments
nice, the banana tapping to the bpm was a nice touch
alphabet9000 on HNFun. Always love playing with toys like this. A little d'n'b loop: https://peel.fm/c275e61 The banana tapping in rhythm is a great little touch. Fruity!
davepeck on HNthe banana tapping its foot to the beat is a nice touch.
janglezz on HN
Shareable loops are fun to exchange
From 2 comments
Here is my loop :-) https://peel.fm/e431e31
painted-now on HNWell, now I know where the funky thread is! https://peel.fm/a413ced
bane on HN
Objections
Poor mobile usability with tiny buttons
From 1 comment
Nice idea but this is terrible to use on mobile, the buttons are tiny. Tested on Chrome and Firefox for Android, identically awful on both. An example of a smooth and beautiful…
mobinov on HN
No audio when iPhone is on silent
From 2 comments
Thank you! I noticed on my iPhone that if it's on silent, the audio doesn't play — that could be it.
berkcebi on HNI can confirm this. It’s definitely not expected! I turned my audio volume all the way up and heard nothing. I shouldn’t need to turn on my phone ringer (and wouldn’t ever think…
eyelidlessness on HN
Only 4-beat loops, no 9/8 support
From 2 comments
Unfortunately that song is in 9/8 and this drum computer appears to be fixed only in 4/4, you'd need an extra two steps to properly do it in this format really. Or at the very…
dwringer on HNIt seems this drum machine only can do 4-beat loops (with beats subdivided into 4). Sounds like the Brubeck is in 9/8, subdivided 2-2-2-3, 2-2-2-3, 2-2-2-3, 3-3-3.
yesenadam on HN
Requests
Open source the code
From 3 comments
Yes, it makes a lot of sense to open source it — will do in a day or two!
berkcebi on HNGood stuff! Are you planning to open source it?
ibz on HNYes, please open source
cloudking on HN
Randomize button
From 2 comments
I really like the "1st of 2 bars", etc. options. It's a nice UI to make a more complex beat in a smaller space. It'd be cool if there was some kind of "randomize" function to…
kenfehling on HN> A reset button And 'random' button too.
justsomehnguy on HN
Click and drag to paint notes
From 1 comment
I would highly recommend enabling click and drag to "paint" notes. As it is right now, if I want 16 closed hats, I have to move, click, 16 times. I'd rather drag to paint based…
s1mon on HN
More bars and patterns
From 2 comments
Also having tons of fun with this Some more feedback: - The blue indicator is 4 ticks behind the playback - It would be nice to have more options for where the sounds can appear,…
srcreigh on HNWould love to have more bars available! anyway here's what I made https://peel.fm/01bdaea
Anonio on HN
Reset or clear button
From 1 comment
Looks great and works great! A reset button would be nice to undo the horrible mess I made. A minor note, when I load the page I get console warnings about an Audio Context being…
eajakobsen on HN
Questions
Are you planning to open source it?
From 1 comment
Good stuff! Are you planning to open source it?
ibz on HN
How to get to the second bar?
From 1 comment
How to get to the second bar?
maartn on HN
Alternatives named
Roland 808 browser version
From 1 comment
The "official" Roland browser-based 808: https://roland50.studio/ along with the rest of the "classic" Roland instruments. Nice that this version allows saving/sharing.
PaulDavisThe1st on HN
io808, drumbit, onemotion drum machine
From 1 comment
I would highly recommend enabling click and drag to "paint" notes. As it is right now, if I want 16 closed hats, I have to move, click, 16 times. I'd rather drag to paint based…
s1mon on HN
Audiotool
From 1 comment
Have you ever come across https://audiotool.com ? It's a free, fully fledged DAW in the browser, they emulate the most iconic Roland devices like the 808, 909 and 303
fat-chunk on HN
Teenage Engineering PO
From 1 comment
Nice! Reminds me of these little Teenage Engineering machines, which have a similar UX but are a the size of a calculator. A lot of fun to mess around with…
gitgud on HN