Peel

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Peel

A little online drum machine using 808 style samples

peel.fm

#drum machine#808 samples#browser music#step sequencer

353points
112comments
#110of 3,109 in 2023
Top 4%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

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 HN
    • Very nice! I love a good drum sampler and this was fun to play with.
      automatom on HN
    • I 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 HN
    • Fun. 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 HN
    • the 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 HN
    • Well, 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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • It 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
  • 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 HN
    • Would 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

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

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