getworkdonemusic

Consumer and social

music streaming

SHOW HN2012

178points
83comments
#98of 1,677 in 2012
Top 6%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

21 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.

Idea: 10 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 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

  • Good music for focus and flow

    From 3 comments
    • Great Job. I viewed this just because I like seeing what people on HN are working on. Then 1 hour later, I realized that the music was still playing and I was in a state of flow…
      mmcdan on HN
    • I'm not sure if you just happened to hit some good songs or what, but I like this a good deal, am using it this evening and plan on doing so in future. My tired old play lists…
      johnnyg on HN
    • been looking for something like this! Needs more collections and more options!
      dracoli on HN
  • Clean minimalist interface

    From 2 comments
    • I like the minimalist design but I think a volume slider would be nice!
      Trufa on HN
    • nice work!! cool weekend project to do.
      bahularora on HN

Objections

  • No volume control

    From 3 comments
    • Nice work! I'd love to see the addition of a volume control. With my headphones, even at the lowest volume level above mute, the music is still louder than I'd like. This seems…
      ajtaylor on HN
    • Same issue for me! Unusable without volume control.
      webjunkie on HN
    • I like the minimalist design but I think a volume slider would be nice!
      Trufa on HN
  • Does not work in some browsers or requires Flash

    From 4 comments
    • This looks great, but unfortunately it doesn't actually play for me. Soundcloud works fine for me (Chromium on Ubuntu), any reason why it wouldn't play?
      Robin_Message on HN
    • not working for me under the latest Firefox either. Soundcloud itself works fine and I use it all the time.
      engtech on HN
    • very nice, but need a version without Flash.
      bert2002 on HN
    • It doesn't support IE 9. Fail. I remember when it was fashionable for "enterprises" to make IE-only sites circa 2000. Now it's fashionable for "startups" to make sites that don't…
      PaulHoule on HN
  • Music style not to everyone's taste

    From 2 comments
    • this music is terrible. good job in getting it done though
      huge_asshole on HN
    • I like the idea, not so much the music though. My recommendation for getting work done music: soma.fm.
      DeepDuh on HN

Requests

  • Volume slider

    From 3 comments
    • Nice work! I'd love to see the addition of a volume control. With my headphones, even at the lowest volume level above mute, the music is still louder than I'd like. This seems…
      ajtaylor on HN
    • I like the minimalist design but I think a volume slider would be nice!
      Trufa on HN
    • Dear god; PLEASE MAKE AN ELECTROSWING version/channel. Like one that plays through Parov Stelar, Caravan Palace etc... This is awesome! This is the next Pandora Just noticed:…
      samstave on HN
  • Genre choice or more playlists

    From 3 comments
    • I want the ability to choose genre - Trance is ok sometimes, but I like to be able to switch it up. Should be an easy adjustment. Check the input, sanitize, pass to your…
      fernholz on HN
    • been looking for something like this! Needs more collections and more options!
      dracoli on HN
    • I'm more a fan of rock and metal, but I dig the Fast & Faster functionality. It would be awesome to have that for a rock & metal playlist: hard rock -> heavy metal -> thrash…
      mikeleeorg on HN
  • No vocals option

    From 1 comment
    • I would kill for a "no vocals" option. Trance vocals make me want to jump out of a window.
      virgil_disgr4ce on HN
  • Save or favourite songs

    From 2 comments
    • A feature to save the songs will be great. I know that I can go back to SoundCloud when clicking on a song but its a hassle so far. So how about adding a small profile? Otherwise…
      why-el on HN
    • it would be great (and probably trivially easy) if it included a button to add the song to your soundcloud faves.
      yummies on HN

Questions

  • How does the song selection work

    From 2 comments
    • Good stuff man, I like what I hear so far! What type of algorithms are you using to choose what to play?
      cellis on HN
    • Where do you get the music from?
      sown on HN
  • What is the technology stack

    From 1 comment
    • The interface is nice and I like the responsiveness of it all. Could you briefly describe the technology/infrastructure stack you used?
      sekm on HN

Alternatives named

  • console.fm

    From 2 comments
    • http://console.fm (Disclaimer: I'm friends with the founders) http://hypem.com
      wylie on HN
    • console.fm (500 Startups) is based on the same idea. Good stuff.
      dpe82 on HN
  • somafm

    From 2 comments
    • You might like somafm.com, they have some great channels including beat blender, among others. Ad free too.
      j45 on HN
    • I like the idea, not so much the music though. My recommendation for getting work done music: soma.fm.
      DeepDuh on HN
  • 8tracks

    From 1 comment
    • I think the concept is very minimalist on purpose, for something more complete, maybe you will enjoy something like 8tracks...
      Trufa on HN
  • di.fm

    From 1 comment
    • http://di.fm/ http://hybridized.org/ http://astrangelyisolatedplace.com/mix-directory/
      wickedchicken on HN

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