Beatmatic
Creative
music composition
SHOW HN2012
130points
58comments
#150of 1,677 in 2012
Top 9%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
24 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score +0.60.
Idea: 9 for, 1 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Novel and fun concept with viral potential.
From 3 comments
I recommend getting this in the App Store so musicians can start using this. Even for a very simple version, charge at least $1.99.[1] Don't over engineer it in terms of features…
aculver on HNHeh, they weren't kidding when they said Berlin was leading a new tech renaissance in Europe (I can see the Fernsehturm in your landing page photo). One day hopefully Beatmatic…
thoughtpeddler on HNThought this was pretty neat. I'd pay a buck for it and I don't really even listen to music. You should get to a level to where an average beatboxer can input and this thing…
fudgy73 on HN
Intuitive way to turn voice into music.
From 2 comments
Heh, they weren't kidding when they said Berlin was leading a new tech renaissance in Europe (I can see the Fernsehturm in your landing page photo). One day hopefully Beatmatic…
thoughtpeddler on HNMy son is a Jazz nut, often playing for hours just for fun. The rhythm section is always the most challenging for him. He usually plays to a CD that has a bunch of different…
SoftwareMaven on HN
Objections
Beat detection struggles with fast or complex rhythms.
From 2 comments
I really dig this work. Been wanting something just like this! I find myself beatboxing here and there randomly, and sometimes i really brew up something nice. Would be awesome…
sic1 on HNThis is cool. I'm a beatboxer and think of rhythm in that "language" (the way I always see musical notes on a piano, because that was my first instrument). At this stage (at…
nollidge on HN
Existing audio-to-MIDI plugins already do similar work.
From 2 comments
What is AI about it? There have already been a few audio to midi plugins.. How is this different? Can it detect more than bass, and snare?
rootedbox on HNActually a lot of audio to midi are doing pitch on top of onset, and tempo.. some are also polyphonic; some are available as real time VSTs (are you on any of the music dsp…
rootedbox on HN
Requests
Export to Ableton or other DAWs.
From 2 comments
I really dig this work. Been wanting something just like this! I find myself beatboxing here and there randomly, and sometimes i really brew up something nice. Would be awesome…
sic1 on HNI think $1.99 could serve the mass market. But by and large musicians are used to shelling out some serious cash for audio apps that have a lot of features. A desktop or more…
logn on HN
Android version.
From 2 comments
is the basic concept of this any different from the Vocal Beater app that's currently available for iphone/ipad by Migamo? (mike gao mobile) perhaps you should link up with him,…
soulboy01 on HNI've been working on this app, too! For Android. We should all have pow-wow about our approaches. karl.hiner@gmail.com
khiner on HN
Save original beatbox samples.
From 1 comment
I really dig this work. Been wanting something just like this! I find myself beatboxing here and there randomly, and sometimes i really brew up something nice. Would be awesome…
sic1 on HN
Questions
Is it really AI?
From 1 comment
What is AI about it? There have already been a few audio to midi plugins.. How is this different? Can it detect more than bass, and snare?
rootedbox on HN
How does the server side work?
From 2 comments
Cool stuff guys! Can you share more details on the serve side implementation?
famoreira on HNAwesome stuff guys. Hackathon projects are fun. Also curious about server side implementation!
_girishrao on HN
Alternatives named
The Mouth by Native Instruments.
From 1 comment
Cool stuff I hope you go on with it! Also worth to check out "The Mouth" from Native Instruments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzyr66QhrOw
daralthus on HN
Vocal Beater by Migamo.
From 1 comment
is the basic concept of this any different from the Vocal Beater app that's currently available for iphone/ipad by Migamo? (mike gao mobile) perhaps you should link up with him,…
soulboy01 on HN
Audio-to-MIDI plugins.
From 1 comment
What is AI about it? There have already been a few audio to midi plugins.. How is this different? Can it detect more than bass, and snare?
rootedbox on HN