OnKey
Consumer and social
karaoke singing practice
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How HN took it
14 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 10 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for learning to sing
From 3 comments
This is a great learning tool! I wish I could use it on Linux. :)
mkesper on HNWhat a fun idea! I love that the song doesn't have to be programmed in by the developer. Will give it a try. Have you played the Rock Band and similar "rhythm games" that were…
wnissen on HNWow, this is brilliant, thanks for sharing it! I've had pretty much this app way down on my TODO list for the last 20 years. I was planning a Linux and violin support too. One of…
bita_nidir on HN
Privacy transparency about network requests
From 1 comment
> These requests do go out: > Shazam (Apple): a short signature of the music app's sound, not the audio and never your mic, to name a song OnKey hasn't learned when the music app…
stevage on HN
Objections
Only runs on Apple Silicon Macs
From 2 comments
- The maker's post
> it’s limited to Apple Silicon Macs, M1 or later, :( Macs and Linux are so similar now, I hope you'll consider porting someday.
hungryhobbit on HN
Electron-style webview stack is heavy for a native Mac app
From 1 comment
Ok, I'll be that one today. This seems entirely vibe coded... why is it using webview/tauri? It could be so small and smooth in swift with just a small change to the prompt.…
viraptor on HN
Occasional octave errors in pitch track
From 2 comments
- The maker's post
> By “difficulty,” I meant that you can set a skill level that's a bit more forgiving Got it! If anything, it's on beginner level right now and is very forgiving and I need to…
dsmurrell on HN
Requests
Linux and Windows support
From 3 comments
This is a great learning tool! I wish I could use it on Linux. :)
mkesper on HN> it’s limited to Apple Silicon Macs, M1 or later, :( Macs and Linux are so similar now, I hope you'll consider porting someday.
hungryhobbit on HNWow, this is brilliant, thanks for sharing it! I've had pretty much this app way down on my TODO list for the last 20 years. I was planning a Linux and violin support too. One of…
bita_nidir on HN
Transposition support
From 2 comments
Support transposition and maybe a range finder…
mrkstu on HNAgreed, but if you're singing to the song, then you'd have to match the vocal pitch of the singer otherwise there would be a clash. Some other singing apps allow you to transpose…
dsmurrell on HN
Harsher scoring modes
From 2 comments
The scoring is overly lenient at the moment. If I added a few new modes for how harshly someone is scored, I'd add harsher modes. > and in a very monotone way You should hear me…
dsmurrell on HNDoes it handle vibrato? A lot of the simple "correct pitch" apps ding you for using vibrato.
aidenn0 on HN
Mobile support
From 1 comment
> I never dare to try if not alone Yes, this was me. My confidence has improved through practise to a point where it only half killed me to post that demo video. My family still…
dsmurrell on HN
Questions
How pitch is detected
From 1 comment
How are you detecting pitch?
HummingBirdGif on HN
Whether vibrato is handled
From 1 comment
Does it handle vibrato? A lot of the simple "correct pitch" apps ding you for using vibrato.
aidenn0 on HN
Whether songs can be excluded from scoring when a backing vocal is picked up
From 1 comment
Can you exclude a section from scoring if it picked up a backing vocal instead of the melody?
hensenjuang on HN
Alternatives named
Nightingale
From 1 comment
DAM/JoySound karaoke scoring
From 1 comment
You built the scoring feature of karaoke that I failed to build a few years ago, this is awesome! If you haven't done any karaoke using DAM/JoySound, etc they have a scoring mode…
fourneau on HN
Rock Band and Guitar Hero
From 1 comment
What a fun idea! I love that the song doesn't have to be programmed in by the developer. Will give it a try. Have you played the Rock Band and similar "rhythm games" that were…
wnissen on HN