Mixture
Consumer and social
music streaming
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
41 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 8 critical, out of 73 comments about the project. Thread score +0.44.
Idea: 17 for, 2 againstDesign: 7 for, 1 againstExecution: 3 for, 5 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple design and easy playback
From 3 comments
Hey Eric, your site is awesome. I love how easy it is to play music. I had some thoughts from a UX perspective of things I didn't like about it. Dislike: There’s no sign up, only…
rogerjin on HNI love the design and layout!
GoofyGewber on HNFrom someone that runs a music streaming app, I love this, good job keeping it simple man.
cjstewart88 on HN
Useful for finding old essential mixes
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. I love the EM's but I hate the BBC player so I am always trying to find the mixes on SoundCloud or the other shady download sites. Now they are all neatly…
labaraka on HNRight around the turn of the millenium, I downloaded a couple dozen Essential Mixes while I was on the GT campus. This just made my day--I really hope any legal issues can be…
bcrescimanno on HN
Objections
No seek or skip within a mix
From 3 comments
I absolutely love this. Couple of things: - It would be nice to be able to skip to an arbitrary part of the mix. - Sound didn't work for me until I reloaded the page.
LeandroLovisolo on HNThis is awesome. One thing I'd like to request would be the ability to skip around the mixes. I was 45 minutes into the Above and Beyond Mix and I accidentally clicked on another…
ReedR95 on HNit's 2012.. can we get some seek controls?
executive on HN
No track listings
From 2 comments
You sir, are my new hero. Fantastic work. One added bonus here would be to include the track-list for each one. A simple contribution feature here I think would be a big hit so…
noinput on HNReally like the UI and am already a big fan. Well done. Any chance you could integrate track listings (perhaps with the start/end times within the mix so you can identify the…
rdeshpande on HN
Flash dependency and playback errors
From 2 comments
Does this use Flash? I don't have it and clicking play does not play, but it also does not show any error.
there on HNDoesn't seem to work for me. I just get the following error in the console: ``` soundManager.createSound(): Audio support is not available. ``` ;_; Edit: Reloaded and it seems to…
guywithabike on HN
Login only via Facebook, no sign-up
From 2 comments
Hey Eric, your site is awesome. I love how easy it is to play music. I had some thoughts from a UX perspective of things I didn't like about it. Dislike: There’s no sign up, only…
rogerjin on HNIs the login with facebook button broken?
joshka on HN
Possible BBC copyright takedown risk
From 2 comments
In case you don't know, the BBC is pretty happy to take down sites hosting their content. Be careful. I'm pretty sure Mixriot tried the same thing and got burned. Feedback-wise,…
Tossrock on HNThere was a Soundcloud account with a like every essential mix ever on it the other week, but shortly after it disappeared - I think due to licensing issues with BBC content…
Fluxx on HN
Requests
Add seek/skip within mixes
From 3 comments
I absolutely love this. Couple of things: - It would be nice to be able to skip to an arbitrary part of the mix. - Sound didn't work for me until I reloaded the page.
LeandroLovisolo on HNThis is awesome. One thing I'd like to request would be the ability to skip around the mixes. I was 45 minutes into the Above and Beyond Mix and I accidentally clicked on another…
ReedR95 on HNAgreed, I had the same issue when I first hit the site. Also: ability to seek would be nice, these are single tracks that are an hour or two long... not like you can just skip to…
coda_ on HN
Add track listings with timestamps
From 2 comments
You sir, are my new hero. Fantastic work. One added bonus here would be to include the track-list for each one. A simple contribution feature here I think would be a big hit so…
noinput on HNReally like the UI and am already a big fan. Well done. Any chance you could integrate track listings (perhaps with the start/end times within the mix so you can identify the…
rdeshpande on HN
Add more shows such as Fabric and Solid Steel
From 3 comments
Not bad. I wish someone would create the same, but instead use Fabric mixes. A more well rounded mix series. Nothing against Essential. I just prefer Fabric and Fabriclive stuff.
fumar on HNAny chance of adding some Solid Steel mixes to the collections?
djkz on HNThis is great! Immensely useful for browsing essential mixes. Would be awesome to see more BBC radio shows added in the future.
brandonkm on HN
Add volume control
From 2 comments
Maybe I'm missing something obvious - is there a volume control?
zmj on HNLove the site, just wish I could have this at a different volume than Mumble/Skype.
slyn on HN
Add shuffle button
From 1 comment
Brilliant site. One suggestion - can you add a 'Random' or 'Shuffle' button?
fiznool on HN
Questions
Does it work without Flash?
From 2 comments
Does this use Flash? I don't have it and clicking play does not play, but it also does not show any error.
there on HNGreat work! Good use of soundmanager2 (http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/) would love to see if it works on an iPad/iPhone and takes advantage of HTML5 audio…
coda_ on HN
How to upload own mixes?
From 2 comments
How can I upload my own mixes?
Eduard on HNThis appears to only contain mixes from BBC's radio 1 essential mix, and FACT magazine guest mixes. So you'll need to become a world-famous DJ/producer to get your own mix…
nikatwork on HN
Alternatives named
SoundCloud das-boy Essential Mix collection
From 2 comments
This looks and functions really well and you have a good selection of mixes. For those like me who want to listen to a particular Essential Mix from 1993 till mid 2011, someone…
suhailpatel on HNI'm still seeing it: http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/sets/essential-mix
aidos on HN
themixingbowl.org torrents
From 2 comments
Also, if you prefer to download them all as a torrent, check out http://themixingbowl.org/
joshka on HNFor those wanting a torrent download instead, checkout http://themixingbowl.org/
joshka on HN
Mugasha
From 1 comment
This is awesome! You should add track lists and scrubbing without having to download the entire set. Remind me of the days when I used to work on Mugasha. My main problem was…
lyime on HN
MixesDB track lists
From 1 comment
Or checkout http://www.mixesdb.com/db/index.php/Category:Essential_Mix for a bunch of CC licensed set list info
joshka on HN
core.thomaslaupstad.com
From 1 comment
Can't believe I'm seeing this here. Well done! I highly recommend http://core.thomaslaupstad.com/ The owner has been diligently putting out downloads of Essential Mixes and other…
AmericanOP on HN