App seems extremely well thought out from first look, however, how do i actually play a song back?
Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
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Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#12App seems extremely well thought out from first look, however, how do i actually play a song back?
Entire song playback isn't live yet, but it's coming! It's a really important feature to me, and I want to get it right. I could enable it in a very simple form, but I think it will be much more useful if I can ship it with powerful tempo/timing control.
Thanks for checking it out!
Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#13Error 503 Maximum threads for service reached Maximum threads for service reached Guru Mediation: Details: cache-gru17121-GRU 1553106010 492684645 Varnish cache server
Yikes! Hopefully the site will hold up to HN traffic. Was this on the landing page? If you let me know where you saw the error, I can take a look. Thanks!
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#14What sets this apart from TuxGuitar?
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#15Why aren't applications like this native anymore? I'm personally experiencing a major case of web-app burnout.
Is your question rhetorical? In case it's not: 1) Web applications make it easy to require monthly subscriptions, which many people don't like but is great for companies 2) Web applications can be more easily monetized through ads 3) Web applications can be updated for everyone more easily than a bunch of native installs, potentially reducing support costs 4) Web apps are a solution (not the only solution, but probab…
You are depressingly correct.
Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#16Why aren't applications like this native anymore? I'm personally experiencing a major case of web-app burnout.
Is your question rhetorical? In case it's not: 1) Web applications make it easy to require monthly subscriptions, which many people don't like but is great for companies 2) Web applications can be more easily monetized through ads 3) Web applications can be updated for everyone more easily than a bunch of native installs, potentially reducing support costs 4) Web apps are a solution (not the only solution, but probab…
5) Browser APIs/features and performance are continually improving, allowing for rich experiences in web applications.
The advantages of web applications, especially from the viewpoint of the developer/company, outweigh the advantages of native applications in more and more cases.
Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#17This is great. Another killer feature might be exporting songs as structured documents suitable for git.
Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#18Why aren't applications like this native anymore? I'm personally experiencing a major case of web-app burnout.
I think there are a lot of benefits to a web app here including:
- Cross-platform support
- Collaboration and sharing, especially with unregistered users
- Speed to get off the ground as a new user
- Automatic updates for fixes + features
- Integrated live support
- Great open-source community
Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#19This is great. Another killer feature might be exporting songs as structured documents suitable for git.
I want this from my DAW.
Re: Show HN: Songcraft – Online Songwriting Platform and Guitar Tab Builder
#20This is great. Another killer feature might be exporting songs as structured documents suitable for git.
This would be really interesting to explore. You can already export a pure-text version of your song (under Share), but it would be amazing to have a more reliable document that included things like metadata as well. Thanks for the thought!