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Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#11

Post by bilalba » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC

oliwary wrote: post #10

Fun! Well done. I created a loop in the drum mode, and then wanted to add a melodic track to it, so I clicked the melodic button. This erased my drum pattern instead - would be good if they could play over each other, and would not be erased by switching.

Yes I understand what you're saying! I'll fix this.

Edit: Fixed!

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#12

Post by junon » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC

bilalba wrote: post #11

oliwary wrote: post #10

Fun! Well done. I created a loop in the drum mode, and then wanted to add a melodic track to it, so I clicked the melodic button. This erased my drum pattern instead - would be good if they could play over each other, and would not be erased by switching.

Yes I understand what you're saying! I'll fix this. Edit: Fixed!

Seems you can only have one drum and one melody track, can't add a new one? When I try it stops playing the other tracks.

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#13

Post by richrichardsson » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC

Minor bug:

if you manage to Mute a synth part between the note on and note off events it will continually sound until pressing stop, even if un-muting that part.

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#14

Post by mettamage » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC

I created this pattern.

I wish it was shareable but couldn't find the share feature.

  Steps  | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  -------|-----------------------------------------------
  Kick   | X  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  X  .  .  .
  Snare  | .  .  X  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  X  .  .  X  .
  HH Cls | .  X  .  X  .  X  .  X  X  .  X  .  X  .  .  X
  HH Opn | .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .
  Clap   | .  .  .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  X
  Rim    | X  X  X  X  X  X  .  X  .  X  .  X  X  .  X  .
  Tom L  | .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .
  Tom M  | .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
  Tom H  | .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
  Crash  | .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

Perhaps fun fact: I uploaded the screenshot into Gemini and asked it to transform it into ASCII. Claude made a less pretty one.

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#15

Post by bilalba » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC

junon wrote: post #12

bilalba wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes I understand what you're saying! I'll fix this. Edit: Fixed!

Seems you can only have one drum and one melody track, can't add a new one? When I try it stops playing the other tracks.

You have to add them to the Looper with the "Add to the Looper" button. I need to think of a better UX for that. Let me know if you have ideas!

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#16

Post by bilalba » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

mettamage wrote: post #14

I created this pattern. I wish it was shareable but couldn't find the share feature. Steps | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 -------|----------------------------------------------- Kick | X . . . X . . . X . . . X . . . Snare | . . X . . . X . . . . X . . X . HH Cls | . X . X . X . X X . X . X . . X HH Opn | . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . Clap | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . X Rim | X X X X X X . X .…

Yup I'm thinking of ways to make it shareable. This is a client-side static website(runs completely on your end) so won't be able to make backend-supported links.

Edit: Implemented!

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#17

Post by bilalba » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

richrichardsson wrote: post #13

Minor bug: if you manage to Mute a synth part between the note on and note off events it will continually sound until pressing stop, even if un-muting that part.

Yup I've noticed that. I'll try to fix it.

I tap the stop button again to make it stop.

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#18

Post by nfbx » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC

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Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#19

Post by thehamkercat » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC

bilalba wrote: post #16

mettamage wrote: post #14

I created this pattern. I wish it was shareable but couldn't find the share feature. Steps | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 -------|----------------------------------------------- Kick | X . . . X . . . X . . . X . . . Snare | . . X . . . X . . . . X . . X . HH Cls | . X . X . X . X X . X . X . . X HH Opn | . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . Clap | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . X Rim | X X X X X X . X .…

Yup I'm thinking of ways to make it shareable. This is a client-side static website(runs completely on your end) so won't be able to make backend-supported links. Edit: Implemented!

Can put all data in the url itself :)

Re: Show HN: Make audio loops online

#20

Post by bilalba » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC

thehamkercat wrote: post #19

bilalba wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup I'm thinking of ways to make it shareable. This is a client-side static website(runs completely on your end) so won't be able to make backend-supported links. Edit: Implemented!

Can put all data in the url itself :)

Just implemented it!