Audionaut

Creative

audio editor

SHOW HN2026

155points
47comments
#415of 4,366 in 2026
Top 10%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

8 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.

Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good effort and usable software for a launch

    From 1 comment
    • Congrats on the launch. Some feedback after using it for a few minutes; It's a good effort and the software is useable. I understand there is a lot more to come. it would be nice…
      atentaten on HN
  • Looks compelling and interesting

    From 2 comments
    • Concrats for finding the confidence. Looks really interesting. Put it on my list of projects to view during my down time. Thanks a ton for sharing. And congrats for getting…
      sdoering on HN
    • This looks really compelling! Bookmarking to give it a try the next time I have a round of podcasts edits in my todo list.
      mock-possum on HN
  • Pipeline possibilities are a pleasant surprise

    From 1 comment
    • It was a pleasant surprise, normally such pipelines are hyped up, end up being underwhelming from only being surface level. If there was a video that could visualize the…
      j45 on HN

Objections

  • Not a DAW yet; no plugin support

    From 1 comment
    • thanks. it's not a DAW just yet ... i need plugins for my own music so plugin support is on my backlog. experience tells me that it's not trivial, latency compensation is tedious…
      vltmrkls on HN
  • Missing envelopes, effects, and intuitive clip editing

    From 1 comment
    • Congrats on the launch. Some feedback after using it for a few minutes; It's a good effort and the software is useable. I understand there is a lot more to come. it would be nice…
      atentaten on HN

Requests

  • Flatpak packaging

    From 1 comment
  • Context menu file import and keyboard shortcuts

    From 1 comment
    • Congrats on the launch. Some feedback after using it for a few minutes; It's a good effort and the software is useable. I understand there is a lot more to come. it would be nice…
      atentaten on HN
  • OSC or cue/marker integration for live use

    From 1 comment
    • My use case is pretty unique I guess and not something you built audionaut for. I do small live gigs in a local place where I sometimes need to operate lights, screen and play…
      blain on HN
  • Labels import/export

    From 1 comment
    • Wow, thanks! I don't have time to look at it now, but it'll go high on my list. I had a quick look though the docs and I see it supports regions. Does it have labels too? Can I…
      bita_nidir on HN

Questions

  • Does it edit podcasts automatically?

    From 1 comment
    • Does it edit music/podcasts automatically, or still needs a human proxy? If it does automatically, how does AI know when to stop?
      jhvkjhk on HN
  • How does it compare with audiomass?

    From 1 comment
  • Why JUCE rather than iPlug2?

    From 1 comment
    • JUCE is open source, but it has a lot of barriers for commercial products. Why did you choose JUCE over iPlug2?
      r2ob on HN

Alternatives named

  • QLab

    From 1 comment
    • This is something that I’m interested in as well. My wife generally uses QLab for this and gets a lot of mileage out of it, but often enough ends up wanting this or that extra…
      tonyarkles on HN
  • REAPER

    From 1 comment
  • Audiomass

    From 1 comment
  • beat-link-trigger

    From 1 comment
    • Have you ever looked at beat-link-trigger[0]? If the equipment you use is supported it may be suitable for your use case, it was specifically designed for coordinating effects…
      robto on HN

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