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Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

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Re: Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

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Post by corndoge »

I guess your previous slop submissions for trading platforms and uh checks notes decentralized content syndication networks didn't get traction so you pivoted to dawslop?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49195406

Why are you spending your time this way? I'm genuinely curious

Re: Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

#5

Post by smallerfish »

I am 100% for creating software that you find interesting with LLMs, but you need to do better product marketing to get anybody interested in trying it out. Two things:

a) Write the copy yourself. "hinge", "saying it plainly", etc. Nobody wants to read unedited LLM text on a website.

b) Make a video of you using the software. Show why it's interesting.

Re: Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

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Post by mercutio93 »

corndoge wrote: post #4

I guess your previous slop submissions for trading platforms and uh checks notes decentralized content syndication networks didn't get traction so you pivoted to dawslop? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49195406 Why are you spending your time this way? I'm genuinely curious

Hey dude... honestly speaking im not really doing this for traction. I use the0 trading platform day to day implement algorithmic trading strategies that run 24/7 365 some of them are conventional trading strategies and others are portfolio rebalancers. the0s a project that come a long way Ive been working on it for a few years now. The core architecture of it is complete. It more just implementing things I feel need to be there no major large changes.

As for Jolt this work is more expirimental truth be told I started it this year... Its far from perfect and honestly its more of a project that I want to take my time on it has way more scope that the0 and a protocal needs to take into account a lot of underlying pillars. I built this cause one day I hope that people can use online services without being locked into centralised platforms like Instagram/X/Facebook, or being subject to decisions of an organsation.

As for vibez its a bit more personal. I produce electronic music and primarily use linux. I also use windows and Ableton but I dislike how wine works with ableton on linux and them offering linux support, personally im not much of a LMMS fan and I dont use Ardour. Yes theres Reaper and Bitwig but I asked myself a question can I build somethings that free, open source and feature filled as one software engineer.

The main aspect of vibez is the workflow and it mainly came out of how I generally produce music. I jam a tune out (Perform), then they arrange it properly and then mix it down. I also have an MPC2000XL and just fell in love with the performance workflow from that hardware and tried my best to model it in perform mode. I also fell in love with the SSL type mixer channel strip and encourparated it into the mix view.

Just to conclude I spend time this way cause I love building things I can use and I want to share them with like minded people this is why they are open source, this is why the0 is at v1.14.0 its 78th release and counting. I build software cause I love it, traction secondary. I started programming when I was 12 with Visual Basic and Java; Im 32 now, and AI is simply the newest tool helping me continue doing what Ive always loved.

Re: Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

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Post by mercutio93 »

smallerfish wrote: post #5

I am 100% for creating software that you find interesting with LLMs, but you need to do better product marketing to get anybody interested in trying it out. Two things: a) Write the copy yourself. "hinge", "saying it plainly", etc. Nobody wants to read unedited LLM text on a website. b) Make a video of you using the software. Show why it's interesting.

Hey thanks for looking and most of all thanks for the feedback... I pretty crap at marketing lol even if this is a free and open source application. Will make sure to make the website copy more me and yeah in long run I want to do some tutorials with vibez around performance and arrangement. The why its intresting is really the perform mode the idea of it came from what I loved and hated from using the MPC2000XL and abelton push. will definately do some videos :)

Re: Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

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Post by mercutio93 »

0gs wrote: post #3

to me, that is an extremely idiosyncratic way to think about constructing songs or even beats or parts.

Yeah haha its pretty different I must agree... I was mainly inspried with Push and the Akai MPC2000XL.

I loved the way the MPC pads are used for playing motifs I also loved its Sequence view where you can create many different variations of sequences and one caveat that I hated is that they didnt really expand on this and have the pads actually play sequences and move between them youo have to use Song mode for that. The track mutes also came from the MPC2000XL. I usually make house/techno and other genres of dance music so track mutes is another performance option especially for genres like techno. Instrument mode is literally a model of the MPC2000XL pads this includes the note repeat. One thing I liked from the Ableton Push was the clip launching but I wanted it to be more higher level I wanted to launch sections (or sequences) together.

That being said its still a long way away but Ive been able to make some tunes on it... Honestly this needs some youtube videos... Might do just that Thanks

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