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Re: Show HN: An attempt to rethink a music sequencer design

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Looks interesting. Trying to install it on my phone gets me a "Your device is not compatible with this version" in Android's Play store. What is it you are doing in this app that has special compatibility requiremrents?

My phone has a modern qualcomm flagship cpu and latest android.

Re: Show HN: An attempt to rethink a music sequencer design

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Looks interesting. Trying to install it on my phone gets me a "Your device is not compatible with this version" in Android's Play store. What is it you are doing in this app that has special compatibility requiremrents? My phone has a modern qualcomm flagship cpu and latest android.

It only runs on tablets for now (i.e. requires a screen about 12x7cm at least). And yes, mobile versions are still quite incomplete, I put all my effort into desktop versions.

Re: Show HN: An attempt to rethink a music sequencer design

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"Most of the DAW interfaces often seem overcomplicated, and they only tend to get more and more bloated over time."

How much can you simplify the interface and still make it do everything producers want to do? Garageband simplified the interface quite a bit compared to Logic, but even that can get complicated and ultimately isn't as flexible as other DAWs.

I've been a fairly loyal user of Sonar and FL Studio for over a decade, largely out of habit because that's what I used when I first started and don't care to learn anything different. Especially with FL Studio, early versions of that were extremely simple. At it's core, it's still fairly simple, but allows you a lot of flexibility to do crazy things through automation.

Especially in EDM, the DAW has essentially become another instrument for creativity, so limiting that will limit the audience to those with lesser needs. I do think there is a big hole for a cross-platform DAW that's at least halfway decent, so this is exciting to see!

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