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Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by ahilss »

xd1936 wrote: post #33
hrdwdmrbl wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A cheap way to do it is to use Nativefier. It's not perfect but it's like a 80% solution.

I think this was tongue-in-cheek. Nobody would actually want to take a native C/C++ Audacity, port it to WASM, and then wrap it in Electron to make it a "desktop app" again.

On the M1 Mac I actually measured lower CPU usage during audio playback on WASM compared to the native desktop version which uses Rosetta. I'm not sure if the slowness is due to Rosetta or a performance bug on the Mac port.

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by swyx »

mb7733 wrote: post #68
dspillett wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not the sort of safety issues I think you mean, but there have been some rather questionable behaviours from the current owners in the last year or so. A quick search for Audacity here or elsewhere will find the details.

I'll save everyone the quick search. They added really basic opt-in telemetry, and then removed it after an out-of-proportion outcry.

i dont understand privacy maniacs. have telemetry in from the start, nobody bats an eye. add it later, everyone freaks.

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by naet »

ClawsOnPaws wrote: post #38
antoineMoPa wrote: post #23

This is awesome, and also awesome is this: > I originally developed a WASM port of wxWidgets I had some fun looking at the commits here[1] and I can imagine a lot of classic wxWidgets apps are going to be ported to wasm now. Congrats, that a lot of dedication! [1] https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/compare/master...ahil...

I feel like I should preemptively apologize and I'm really not trying to knock the project in any way, and the achievement is pretty epic, but those who have seen my username on this site before know what's coming, especially in regards to people seriously considering using WX Widgets on the web... This app is inaccessible. Audacity on its own is already a bit difficult to use with a screen reader, but sadly, this po…

This may sound insensitive, but accessibility isn't usually the #1 concern when developing new projects. It is usually tacked on later in an update because it isn't a core feature and it affects only a small subset of users.

Rather than encourage everyone to never use WX widgets for any reason in a website, maybe you should be encouraging people (or working yourself) to add this accessibility feature.

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by naikrovek »

jijji wrote: post #53
kethinov wrote: post #21

Now we just need to wrap this in Electron so we can run it on desktop! ;)

The OP mentioned this is a part of Audacity, so hopefully you were being sarcastic, but you can already do apt install audacity if you want a desktop app, as it already exists in the form of Audacity

you missed that it was a joke, it seems. a sad, realistic joke that makes me weep, instead of laugh.

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by codetrotter »

ahilss wrote: post #71
xd1936 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this was tongue-in-cheek. Nobody would actually want to take a native C/C++ Audacity, port it to WASM, and then wrap it in Electron to make it a "desktop app" again.

On the M1 Mac I actually measured lower CPU usage during audio playback on WASM compared to the native desktop version which uses Rosetta. I'm not sure if the slowness is due to Rosetta or a performance bug on the Mac port.

Supposedly[1], Audacity 3.2.0 will be available as an M1 native app.

Guess we’ll see then :)

[1]: https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=114242&s...

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by hutzlibu »

swyx wrote: post #72
mb7733 wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll save everyone the quick search. They added really basic opt-in telemetry, and then removed it after an out-of-proportion outcry.

i dont understand privacy maniacs. have telemetry in from the start, nobody bats an eye. add it later, everyone freaks.

Simple, privacy "maniacs" do not install something with telemetry integrated by default.

So of course they freak, when it is suddenly creeping in, in something they trusted.

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by tuckerpo »

swyx wrote: post #72
mb7733 wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll save everyone the quick search. They added really basic opt-in telemetry, and then removed it after an out-of-proportion outcry.

i dont understand privacy maniacs. have telemetry in from the start, nobody bats an eye. add it later, everyone freaks.

especially if it's opt-in (which is provable since the project is entirely open-source) -- can people simply _not_ opt-in if they disagree with telemetry?

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Post by miduil »

handelaar wrote: post #66
miduil wrote: post #47

OMG, finally a audacity version that won't crash my Wayland window manager. Unfortunately the recorded audio is really weird. Basically it tunes down the audio once I'm speaking, maybe some weird autogain racecondition between PulseAudio/Pipewire and Firefox?

Sounds a lot more like playing 44.1kHz audio through a 48kHz device

You are right, that might be it. I've tried setting all the preferences I could find to 44.1kHz though it's still the same.
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