Review my startup: Mixlr • Hacker News Board

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by NathanKP » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:33 PM UTC

Here are my questions about Mixlr (cross posted from the posterous blog):

Mixlr sounds like a great service. I have a few other questions though:

What is the quality of music stored by Mixlr? CD quality? MP3 quality? This is something audiophiles will be interested in.

Do you plan to convert to a paid service in the future to support yourself financially? If so what will happen to current members?

Will there be copyright problems if a DJ is playing songs, for instance, and then saves his performance on Mixlr? If the performance afterward gives public access to download copyright material you might run into some trouble with record companies.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by grk » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:34 PM UTC

flat_20 wrote: post #9

How do I remove my account? It sounds like a nice idea but I'm on Windows and without the live upload feature I have to stick to recording to another laptop.

That's the single most annoying thing on most new webapps.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by kcbanner » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:42 PM UTC

No Linux/Windows client? Fairly big turn off for those of us who can't afford turtlenecks.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by jaxn » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:44 PM UTC

Not enough vowels ;)

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by igorgue » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:45 PM UTC

When I learn to do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaoLbKWMwoU

I'll definitely use Mixlr.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by p3ll0n » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:56 PM UTC

transmit101 wrote: post #10

grrrr wrote: post #8

Firstly, how is this different to or better than SoundCloud? Secondly, I don't appear to be able to search for or find existing uploaded mixes, is this intentional or have I missed something?

It's really quite different from SoundCloud. Mixlr is about sharing live (streaming) music, while SoundCloud is about moving MP3 and WAV files about the internet. There is some crossover of course but a completely different focus. I will be building a search/discovery mechanism when there is more music to search for and discover :-)

I think search/discovery is going to be what really makes this service special. I imagine one day being able to see all live music being streamed from venues in my area at the moment, maybe even a link to the venue, the band's homepage, similar acts, etc.

Right now you have a great tool that helps artists connect with their existing fan base in a way that removes previous technological barriers and streamlines the process, but what about new potential fans?

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by snsr » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 1:59 PM UTC

Tthe simplicity is beautiful.

A native mobile client (even if wifi-only) and a Flash desktop client would make this an absolute slam dunk. A discovery or "now playing" feature would of course be cool. The grayed-out color scheme (text:bg) can be a bit straining.

I would have killed for an app like this back in the day. It's actually kind of inspiring - makes me want to set up my decks again. Can't wait to give it a shot.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by edkennedy » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 2:06 PM UTC

A startup that feels completely relevant to me! I can get back to you after I try my first live broadcast. I truly enjoy the integration with soundcloud, facebook and twitter. I think this is going to really be a key selling point, because of the ability to promote your streams right away. Is there a way to integrate the comments into your twitter/fb feeds? I hope so.

As someone who started out with shoutcast long ago sharing my dj mixes on two turntables and a microphone, I am extremely interested in the development of this project. Thanks for your innovation.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by Johngibb » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 5:36 PM UTC

I think that the white outline with such a light background has the effect of making the text appear blurry and hard to read.

Re: Review my startup: Mixlr

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Post by illumin8 » Fri, Jun 11, 2010, 5:41 PM UTC

Cool business model! A couple suggestions:

1. I'd like to be able to see pricing information before I sign up. This would be convenient because I don't want to sign up for something without knowing how much it will cost me.

2. An ad supported pricing option would be nice for those of us that don't want to pay anything. Bonus points if it doesn't insert audio ads, but instead uses Adwords in the listening interface or something similar.

3. The licensing agreement seems a little onerous. It sounds almost like I'm giving you complete royalty free ability to sell my music wherever you want. You should specify that I am only giving Mixlr.com the right to perform my music for the purpose of streaming to users of the Mixlr.com service, and for no other purposes. Serious musicians aren't going to use this service if it involves signing away in perpetuity their copyrights.

USER hereby grants Mixlr.com and its successors and assigns a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid up, license to use, copy, transmit or otherwise distribute, publicly perform, digitally perform, publicly display, distribute, stream, download and/or otherwise make USER’s Content available to other users of Mixlr.com’s Website and Services. USER also grants each and every other registered user of Mixlr.com’s Website a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid up, license to use, copy, transmit or otherwise distribute, publicly perform, digitally perform, publicly display, distribute, stream, download USER's content and/or otherwise to make USER’s Content available to other users of Mixlr.com’s Website and Services as set forth herein.