Termixer (TUI DJ Mixer)

I guess this is a boring and predictable thing to say, but I miss seeing a project like this and being excited about it. Instead I looked at the codebase, see that it seems LLM-generated and assume it hasn't had much thought or care put into it, so I'm not really motivated to even try it out. Sorry. :-/

Re: Termixer (TUI DJ Mixer)

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Post by rvz » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC

erikschoster wrote: post #6

I guess this is a boring and predictable thing to say, but I miss seeing a project like this and being excited about it. Instead I looked at the codebase, see that it seems LLM-generated and assume it hasn't had much thought or care put into it, so I'm not really motivated to even try it out. Sorry. :-/

You’re going to be disappointed to see a continuous deluge of even more slop on Show HN.

Re: Termixer (TUI DJ Mixer)

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Post by kelseyfrog » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC

erikschoster wrote: post #6

I guess this is a boring and predictable thing to say, but I miss seeing a project like this and being excited about it. Instead I looked at the codebase, see that it seems LLM-generated and assume it hasn't had much thought or care put into it, so I'm not really motivated to even try it out. Sorry. :-/

Does it do what it says on the tin? If so, does it matter that it's made with an LLM?

In my own experience, LLMs+TUIs are surprisingly effective. They deal with the tedium of ncurses development much more than I can. It took an LLM about an hour to put a TUI over recutils so that I can monitor task progress. I doubt I could have done the same that shortly. My point is, 'that it works' is much more important to me than how it works.

Re: Termixer (TUI DJ Mixer)

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Post by distortionfield » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC

Honestly this seems like it would be a sick party trick. Combine with some strudel.cc and it could be pretty cool little setup.

Re: Termixer (TUI DJ Mixer)

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Post by mikestorrent » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC

erikschoster wrote: post #6

I guess this is a boring and predictable thing to say, but I miss seeing a project like this and being excited about it. Instead I looked at the codebase, see that it seems LLM-generated and assume it hasn't had much thought or care put into it, so I'm not really motivated to even try it out. Sorry. :-/

Perhaps one needs to go a level up: if making the program is now semi-trivial, it remains to be proven if using the program to actually perform is. If I have a Star Trek replicator that can reproduce a perfect Stradivarius for me, is it any less impressive when I play a beautiful song on it?

If we want to get excited about a mixing board... we probably need to see someone using it in ways that traditional mixers don't facilitate.