Jamcorder
Hardware
midi recorder
SHOW HN2024
590points
194comments
#43of 3,515 in 2024
Top 2%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
68 positive, 52 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 128 comments about the project. Thread score +0.51.
Idea: 39 for, 1 againstDesign: 11 for, 1 againstExecution: 5 for, 0 againstPricing: 2 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished design and mobile interface.
From 3 comments
Congrats on launching, OP! This might be the first Show HN that I insta-purchased after reading your landing page. The mobile interface looks extraordinarily well thought-out.
mh- on HNThe level of polish here is absolutely incredible!
semiquaver on HNI'm definitely not the target market for this, but I do want to say that this really scratches an itch for something that should exist, and I really want to compliment you on how…
fewgrehrehre on HN
Solves a long-wanted need for automatic piano recording.
From 3 comments
I'm definitely not the target market for this, but I do want to say that this really scratches an itch for something that should exist, and I really want to compliment you on how…
fewgrehrehre on HNThis is amazing. It's amusing that you can be Roland or Yamaha and have decades of experience building digital pianos and all sorts of other digital music devices, yet even your…
sssilver on HNWhat a wonderfully cohesive product that feels like it’s been begging to exist for decades. So cool to see this level of execution. Any suggestions for someone looking to make…
yawnr on HN
Passthrough MIDI makes it easy to slot into existing setups.
From 2 comments
Instant purchase. I assume I can just drop this guy in between my midi controller and my primary interface since it has MIDI I/O, yeah? Does it pass through?
jcutrell on HNyes, exactly. Passthrough is the highest priority thread on the device, preempting anything else.
chipweinberger on HN
Objections
Shipping cost to Europe is very high.
From 1 comment
This is great! Thanks for creating this - and as someone asked already, I would love to hear more about the process how you did this. Especially I am interested how you came up…
savikko on HN
Relies on a companion app rather than standalone operation.
From 1 comment
Hardware, but relying on 'an app' No thanks, a Zoom / Tascam recorder is much nicer.
ch1kkenm4ss4 on HN
Records MIDI only, not audio.
From 2 comments
It is a midi recorder. No audio.
ThinkBeat on HNWow, this is amazing! As a songwriter, the only feature that I’d really need to make it an insta-buy is always-recording audio as well (and then you bookmark it and it only keeps…
zachkatz on HN
Requests
Audio recording support.
From 2 comments
Wow, this is amazing! As a songwriter, the only feature that I’d really need to make it an insta-buy is always-recording audio as well (and then you bookmark it and it only keeps…
zachkatz on HNThis is awesome! One question, though: why not just work with straight audio and convert to midi with some basic* signal processing assuming a use case of instruments/sounds that…
parkaboy on HN
Search and syncing features for recordings.
From 1 comment
This is so neat, thanks for sharing! I think the killer feature here is syncing with your phone/providing a good interface for searching. My Roland doesn't have auto recordings,…
crakhamster01 on HN
Support for other instruments like synths and drums.
From 2 comments
Love the idea. As the device is recording all MIDI events, you can use it for any device with MIDI output (synth, drums, etc.). Are you envisioning expanding the app usage for…
rmnclmnt on HNHow easily could I play back in to a piano? Would be very useful for non-piano things like snythesizers.
anotheryou on HN
Questions
Whether sound will match the original piano given MIDI soundfonts.
From 2 comments
Looks awesome, does it also record the pedal? Also I am worried that if it just records in MIDI, the output sound may be different from what I was hearing when playing unless I…
porphyra on HNThat look great. ** My current setup in comparison : -Had to grab the USB-B cable from the printer -Laptop on battery balancing on the corner of the digital piano -Launching a…
GistNoesis on HN
Whether pedal and CC messages are recorded.
From 2 comments
Looks awesome, does it also record the pedal? Also I am worried that if it just records in MIDI, the output sound may be different from what I was hearing when playing unless I…
porphyra on HNThis is pretty awesome! Nicely done! Some questions: - Can the out be used as a thru MIDI port? So I could just jam the device into my workflow without having to acquire a new…
diggan on HN
Latency of MIDI passthrough.
From 2 comments
Do you know if there is any (noticeable) added latency when doing passthrough?
finger on HNSo I took measurments - it's not as great as memory served. In order to get accurate timestamps, processing midi IN takes priority over OUT. So OUT can vary in latency between…
chipweinberger on HN
Alternatives named
DAW connected to a computer or audio recorder.
From 2 comments
Dumb question: how is this better than connecting the digital piano to a DAW on a computer? Is that the "set and forget" aspect of this device?
rty32 on HNThat look great. ** My current setup in comparison : -Had to grab the USB-B cable from the printer -Laptop on battery balancing on the corner of the digital piano -Launching a…
GistNoesis on HN
Fantom X6 skip-back sampling.
From 1 comment
This is a really cool product. Good luck with it. I had a Fantom X6 and one feature I loved about it is that it was always recording in the same manner as this, you could just…
brokenmachine on HN
Software MIDI recording on a Linux or Raspberry Pi setup.
From 2 comments
This is really neat. It'd be so easy to do a version of the "infamous Dropbox comment" on this ("you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting a MIDI…
Nition on HNLooks really great! If I had a standalone keyboard I'd be considering this! Your project got me thinking - here's one idea: Windows should get MIDI 2.0 support soon, incl.…
Fannon on HN