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alexbainter

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    Comment #20525782

    Would you mind telling me which browser you tried with?

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    Comment #20522892

    Thanks for sharing this, I'm the author of Generative.fm and the music systems on it. Just wanted to pop in to tell OP that there's a recording feature built in to the site, and ev…

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    Comment #19495711

    I know what you mean and I don't find it discouraging at all. Your analogy is perfect. The way the original piece evolves and builds on its phrases over time is very noticeably lac…

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    Comment #19493138

    Thanks for the feedback. I figured people who understood music would feel this way, but I deliberately chose to omit as many musical words as possible so that readers who weren't f…

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    Comment #19491729

    Agreed. I considered adding birds to it but I've found if I play this track in the morning and open my window so I can hear actual birds it's a nice experience.

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    Comment #19491607

    Similar to what another commenter mentioned, I've done some experiments creating a virtual MIDI port from my code where I push all the notes to. A DAW can then read from this like …

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    Comment #19491573

    generative.fm is a progressive web app, so it _should_ work offline with the caveat that you'll need to play a piece once online before it works offline. I'm working on getting thi…

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    Comment #19423984

    Agreed, I'll either be fixing it or including some explanation in the next release. Thanks!

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    Comment #19423970

    Thanks, glad you like it! Have you tried using it offline? It should already work as you described, though I have to admit I've only tested in Chrome. The caveat is that you can on…

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    Comment #19416277

    You're very welcome, I'm glad you're enjoying the music and thank you for commenting. I'm excited some people are offering to pay for the site but I intend to keep all of the music…

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    Comment #19412704

    It is generated client side, so each time you click play the music will be unique to that performance.

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    Comment #19412644

    Thanks, I have to admit I really just ripped off Google Play Music's interface. The square icons were inspired by the album art for Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto's "Virus" series …

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    Comment #19412241

    Hey folks, I'm the creator of the site and the music on it. I'm happy people are enjoying the music. I see some people are having a rough time on mobile devices so I wanted to help…