Franzelio
Creative
music instrument
SHOW HN2024
132points
48comments
#638of 3,515 in 2024
Top 19%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
11 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 9 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun and original idea; enjoyable to play
From 4 comments
I loved this. It would be very cool if there was a visible buffer of the balls that have yet to drop could see and control what will fall. The spacing could be controlled by…
asimpletune on HNA cool website. So many idea's on how to make something similar!
tony-allan on HNWhat a wonderful idea. Congrats!
jahnu on HNI love how determinist it is!
G4BB3R on HN
Microtonal sound and deterministic behaviour liked
From 2 comments
also super cool that it's microtonal, love it!
gexaha on HNI love how determinist it is!
G4BB3R on HN
Objections
Sound or playback bugs, including tempo drift and crashes in some browsers
From 4 comments
Is it just me or the balls aren't quite on tempo? Even the default 1/s feels off, wobbly and not steady. Chrome Android.
dalmo3 on HNcrashes when I try to open in firefox on linux
dsp_person on HNWonderful idea. Proof, if proof was needed that digital music (and much more in the digital domain) is still a vast unexplored universe. The equivalent physical "instrument"…
openrisk on HNcan’t hear the music
kwantaz on HN
Mobile UI is awkward for choosing line types
From 1 comment
Wow, thanks for making this! I’m having lots of fun playing with it. A quibble: Choosing between Draw|Erase|Toggle is awkward on mobile (Safari on iPhone). The old toggle between…
bofh23 on HN
Unclear rules for how balls interact with lines
From 1 comment
Excellent! Eventually the balls go through the lines, but it's unclear what the rules are? A couple of months ago I did a ShowHN for Billard, which also uses physics and…
bambax on HN
Requests
More line types such as drum, silent, toggle and trampoline lines
From 3 comments
Just some quick notes: Lines should be customizable for what sound is played: ie being able to make drum beats would be neat. And a silent-line should be an option too. A line…
kaibee on HNWow, thanks for making this! I’m having lots of fun playing with it. A quibble: Choosing between Draw|Erase|Toggle is awkward on mobile (Safari on iPhone). The old toggle between…
bofh23 on HNI accidentally got it do to to a three note sequence that sounds like it's from Ocarina of Time! Seems like it would be cool if there was some nonlinear elements, like walls that…
eternityforest on HN
Editable or movable lines and an edit mode
From 2 comments
Probably hard but would be cool to tune the lengths (and angles and positions). Maybe an Adjust mode in the menu.
tacass on HNWow, thanks for making this! I’m having lots of fun playing with it. A quibble: Choosing between Draw|Erase|Toggle is awkward on mobile (Safari on iPhone). The old toggle between…
bofh23 on HN
Shareable URLs that are shorter
From 1 comment
Getting a URI too long error unfortunately - I guess you didn't want to store state in a db but storing a few points shouldn't take much space? The URI is 13k characters long…
grey-area on HN
Ball sources or cannons placed by the user
From 2 comments
I love it. Thanks for adding some of my suggestions :). I think the last thing it needs is being able to place ball-cannons of whichever note (ie, click and drag defines the…
kaibee on HNI loved this. It would be very cool if there was a visible buffer of the balls that have yet to drop could see and control what will fall. The spacing could be controlled by…
asimpletune on HN
Questions
How do balls pass through or interact with lines?
From 1 comment
Excellent! Eventually the balls go through the lines, but it's unclear what the rules are? A couple of months ago I did a ShowHN for Billard, which also uses physics and…
bambax on HN
Why do shorter lines play lower pitches?
From 1 comment
Nice. Although, it bothers me that the shorter lines are lower pitched than the longer lines. Don’t know why, but intuitively I feel like the pitch should go down as the line…
svennidal on HN
Alternatives named
Ball Droppings (Josh Nimoy)
From 1 comment
Looks like a cleaned up version of Josh Nimoy’s classic Ball Droppings piece. https://experiments.withgoogle.com/balldroppings
chasing on HN
Line Rider
From 1 comment
It's like the musical version of Line Rider! https://www.linerider.com
jawns on HN
Droplets
From 1 comment
Pretty cool! It reminds me of Droplets [1]. I'm working from time to time on a similar concept. Except you can have multiple ball sources and each platform/line can play any…
tuzemec on HN
Billard
From 1 comment
Excellent! Eventually the balls go through the lines, but it's unclear what the rules are? A couple of months ago I did a ShowHN for Billard, which also uses physics and…
bambax on HN