alt.hn

5/15/2026 at 8:07:53 PM

Show HN: Browser based sythesizer, drum machine and squencer

https://github.com/madmonk13/modal-16

by madmonk

5/17/2026 at 4:06:12 AM

I like the idea. The demo music is very cool. The problem with using tone.js for such projects is, as I have learned the hard way, that it is hard to avoid issues like clipping; and AI agents are surprisingly bad at optimizing such apps.

I test nearly every new model that I can access on building a modular groovebox and they keep making the same mistakes. Even a 4-channel 16-step with a playhead can give them trouble.

by dr_kiszonka

5/16/2026 at 1:32:25 PM

Interesting project. The browser-based workflow and retro-inspired interface actually fit the lo-fi direction really well.

by urlportz

5/15/2026 at 10:38:55 PM

Nice one, this is great, ps you have a double up/typo in your GitHub repo about.

by ichbinsoftware

5/16/2026 at 3:16:44 AM

Thanks for the heads up. Fixed.

by madmonk