roll.io
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music playlist generator
SHOW HN2011
234points
104comments
#24of 1,097 in 2011
Top 3%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
31 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 7 critical, out of 71 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 13 for, 1 againstDesign: 7 for, 4 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean, useful for building playlists from track lists
From 4 comments
YouTube's playlist management is a PITA, so this is really a great idea. And it's done following the KISS principle, kudos!
p4bl0 on HNmuch better than youtube, clear and to the point, simple. great job!
c4urself on HNVery useful. I always wished for something like this. I was a little disappointed to see that it didn't work on the iPad, though. The page just tells me (in grey text on a black…
jannes on HNLOVE it...I would completely use it and I got it from the first look!
edshadi on HN
Fun and addictive to use
From 2 comments
Once you get what it does, it becomes addictive. I hope this idea stays as focused and bloat-free as it is right now, I just love it.
jaysonelliot on HNHoly shit, this is amazing. I'm really into electronic music, and when I am listening to new music online (youtube, music blogs, etc.) I don't always take the time to download…
swaraj on HN
Objections
Tagline wording was crude and confusing
From 3 comments
I second this. It's crass and unnecessary and just makes me look at it.. i dunno... differently. And because of that -- and only that -- I would never see myself sharing this…
encoderer on HNAnd the bad pun award goes to jh3! Seriously, though, I'm not one to be easily offended -- and I think fake umbrage in our society has been taken to a ridiculous level…
encoderer on HNI was a bit confused at first. You should have more details on how it works
rmc on HN
Does not work on iPad or with Flash-less mobile browsers
From 2 comments
Very useful. I always wished for something like this. I was a little disappointed to see that it didn't work on the iPad, though. The page just tells me (in grey text on a black…
jannes on HNMobile version please!!! (for my flash enabled android phone) For some reason the page is very slow to interact with and type on while using my Motorola Atrix (supposedly a fast…
johnrob on HN
Requests
Support Grooveshark or other music services
From 3 comments
Do you think this would also work with Grooveshark? The problem with YouTube is that most music videos are geo-blocked outside the US, or at least for my country they are. (So…
jannes on HNThis is great. Congrats! For me the killer feature is Grooveshark support :)
marcocampos on HNSuggestion: Have the option to switch the embedded YouTube player to an embedded Grooveshark widget for higher-quality audio.
chetan51 on HN
Strip track numbers from lines
From 1 comment
I really like this, I had a similar idea a few years ago with 'YouLink' - essentially solving the playlist problem of YouTube - but I didn't think of making such a simple and…
PaulJoslin on HN
Mobile version
From 1 comment
Mobile version please!!! (for my flash enabled android phone) For some reason the page is very slow to interact with and type on while using my Motorola Atrix (supposedly a fast…
johnrob on HN
Save playlists to custom URLs
From 1 comment
You should let people save playlists to a custom url. roll.io/bestplaylistever
spydertennis on HN
Hide video option or audio-only mode
From 3 comments
I love how simple yet functional it is. If I can suggest just a few minor things: 1. We have the 'hide video' options, can we please have 'hide list' option which makes video…
tnajdek on HNit works & sounds great. but i'd like to close video part completely. also a browser extension could be nice for it.
firatdemirel on HNIt's most useful if a) Always (settable option?) HD videos, b) uses less cpu time/battery/memory than playing the video (when hiding the video) c) youtube playlists. Mostly b.…
tobylane on HN
Questions
Does the YouTube API have request limits?
From 1 comment
Nice. Doesn't youtube api have limits on number of requests?
sokolski on HN
How does the technology work?
From 1 comment
Wow, brilliant. I'd love to read about the technology behind. It works well even on names I typed in in Polish.
kolinko on HN
Alternatives named
Youtify
From 1 comment
A different approach for YouTube playlists I was introduced to recently: http://www.youtify.com/ More useful for building playlists on the fly rather than having a prepared list…
follower on HN
Muxtape
From 1 comment
Definitely gets an upvote from me. Probably the neatest music site idea I've seen since the now-defunct Muxtape.
atacrawl on HN
Tuneset
From 1 comment
A similar idea to the linked text file (not to roll.io itself) is http://www.tuneset.com/ (disclosure: made by a friend of mine). roll.io is awesome though. Just making and…
krig on HN
instant.fm
From 1 comment
Interesting. Seems like a less flashy version of instant.fm: http://instant.fm/p/90
matthewcieplak on HN