Rappad
Creative
lyric writing tool
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
13 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 7 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 11 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and clever idea with good execution
From 4 comments
Now, that is fun. Good job. ``` To all my homies commenting in hacker news I just brought a little rhyme that it helped me do Cause when I bust all around even PG looks and every…
orangethirty on HNThe first instrumental that it played for me was "Shook Ones Pt. 2 Instrumental" by Mobb Deep, off of their Infamous album. That's in my personal top 10 list of favorite hip hop…
dylanz on HNThis is awesome! The drake video on the landing page was confusing/pointless to me, and I agree with zackbloom's comment about hovering over the numbers on the side. Other than…
scottoller on HNWelp you made exactly what I was trying to make. Way to go!
dsschnau on HN
Freestyle feature and random instrumentals are fun
From 2 comments
Freestyle is the best part. You can generate an entire (gibberish) rap song from one line: What light through yonder window breaks? To be great, i'm giving it all it takes…
endtime on HNThe first instrumental that it played for me was "Shook Ones Pt. 2 Instrumental" by Mobb Deep, off of their Infamous album. That's in my personal top 10 list of favorite hip hop…
dylanz on HN
Objections
Homepage video is an irrelevant placeholder and confuses visitors
From 3 comments
Yeah, my bad. It's been mentioned before, but the landing page video is completely irrelevant, it's really just a placeholder. I don't know what other video to put there, maybe…
overload119 on HNYeah, just a placeholder for now until I get a real video there. I agree about the syllables hover thing. Thanks for the feedback!
overload119 on HNPlaceholder video :(
overload119 on HN
Syllable counting is imperfect (simple regex)
From 1 comment
A simple regex! That's why it's not perfect :(
overload119 on HN
Seen as a toy by serious rappers
From 1 comment
I see this as just a toy. No serious artist/rapper write lyrics like this or would even attempt to.
radiusq on HN
Flash beat controls broken in some browsers
From 2 comments
I really like the Freestyle feature, but the Beat control and Shuffle options aren’t working for me in the latest Firefox 20.0 on OS X 10.6.8.
jedanbik on HNYou were right about my Flash being out of date. I upgraded, and now it kind of works. A video loads, but it only plays if I click on the link that takes me to Youtube in a new…
jedanbik on HN
Requests
Integrate rhyme dictionaries or rhyme finders
From 2 comments
Oh man, I would love to see this integrated with http://www.rhymezone.com/. Awesome stuff! Edit: just realized, double clicking on a word shows some possible rhyming words. It…
vowelless on HNNeeds internal rhyme. Like http://www.b-rhymes.com/ Something so key for rap is rhyming more than just one syllable. http://rapgenius.com/posts/1669-The-rapper-s-flow-encyclopedia
malcolmmcc on HN
In-page audio recording
From 2 comments
Awesome! This is fun. Any plans to introduce rudimentary recording capabilities?
chatmasta on HNIn page for sure. Will invite way more spontaneous recordings. Maybe try to mix in the background beat so the recordings sound like songs?
habosa on HN
Full song structure with verses and hooks
From 1 comment
Would love to have this build full raps that have a chorus and verses. For example - 16 bars and then a catchy hook. Really cool start, though.
amarbirchahal on HN
Show track names during freestyle
From 1 comment
Can I see a name of the track currently playing in the freestyle mode?
sebcioz on HN
Questions
What is used for syllable counting?
From 1 comment
What are you using for syllable counting?
yahelc on HN
Why is Drake on the homepage?
From 1 comment
This is awesome! Why is Drake on the homepage?
alexgodin on HN
Alternatives named
rhymezone.com
From 1 comment
Oh man, I would love to see this integrated with http://www.rhymezone.com/. Awesome stuff! Edit: just realized, double clicking on a word shows some possible rhyming words. It…
vowelless on HN
rapgenius.com
From 1 comment
Needs internal rhyme. Like http://www.b-rhymes.com/ Something so key for rap is rhyming more than just one syllable. http://rapgenius.com/posts/1669-The-rapper-s-flow-encyclopedia
malcolmmcc on HN
tpoem.com
From 1 comment
Anyone see tpoem? http://tpoem.com
rhema on HN
rap.io / Rapt.fm
From 2 comments
Great job! I love this and I'd love to collaborate, I own rap.io and want to build something very similar but with more of a social twist. Hit me up if you are interested in…
smallegan on HNI feel like this is something Ben Horowitz at a16z would love haha. Also, definitely chat with the guys at Rapt.fm
gailees on HN