Upbeat, HN for music
Creative
music discovery
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
10 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, attractive design
From 3 comments
The site is beautiful. I like it :)
bender80 on HNGreat Job on this. I really like the light upbeat (pun intended) feel of the design.
mcnabj on HNFirst of all great job guys. The website looks really good even better than HN. One thing I dislike is the scroll bar in the middle. It makes navigation a bit cumbersome in my…
brickcap on HN
Good execution and monetization without ad clutter
From 2 comments
This is really cool. It is the first Show HN I've immediately added to my favorites and sent over to non-technical friends. Also I'm glad you found a good way to monetize without…
BWStearns on HNI love this, I'm jealous great execution.
clark-kent on HN
Simpler than existing Reddit-based music sites
From 1 comment
After 1 minute play: It's a lot simpler, even with RES, better filtering and automatically plays the next hottest song.
danoprey on HN
Objections
Firefox support is missing or incomplete due to MP3 streams
From 3 comments
Shame that it doesn't support Firefox though...
XyerD on HNFF 24 too, and It complained here about the lack of MP3 support. I can't test the sound playback because of a broken jack plug in the headphones socket... A pentalobe screwdriver…
pygy_ on HNWe are using feature detection for audio/mpeg playback. Soundcloud only streams as mpeg. Firefox only supports audio/mpeg when a third-party decoder is available.…
shaunrussell on HN
Copyright concerns about streaming music
From 1 comment
Your are still liable for copyright infrigement, wherever your music comes from. ``` - so its not really any different than a blog posting a song their site. ``` And that's…
camus on HN
Submitting tracks sometimes hangs in Chrome
From 1 comment
I can't submit a song, just keeps on saying 'submitting'. I am using Chrome (30.0.1599.69).
nodesocket on HN
New/Hot navigation is unclear and submissions can seem to vanish
From 1 comment
Ahhh sorry. It appears that after submission I was on the New page, with my track at the top. When I clicked away I was back on the Hot page. I thought it was a different…
JonnieCache on HN
Requests
Sub-upbeats for groups of friends
From 1 comment
I see this working very well if it is possible to create sub-upbeats, especially for groups of friends. A big general one is hard in the context of music. Good interface btw.
antirez on HN
Auto one upvote on submissions
From 1 comment
I like that this will allow me to try to promote my music in a way that doesn't feel so spammy. If people don't like it, it won't get any visibility, and I won't have to feel…
djh_ on HN
Move music controls to a more visible place
From 1 comment
One UI request however. Put the music controls above the comments section immediately below the album art or above the album art. The bottom right is like a ghost town when…
BWStearns on HN
Spotify app version
From 1 comment
Have you considered doing the same thing as a spotify app - this'd be a great spotify app!
captainbenises on HN
Questions
How the monetization works without ads
From 1 comment
I really like this. I had this concept in my head for a while now. It's a great execution. What I never could wrap my head around is how to monetize it without using ads all…
Raphmedia on HN
How copyright is handled
From 1 comment
Wow, very cool, I will use it. How do you deal with copyright and author rights?
nvartolomei on HN
Redis memory usage and costs
From 1 comment
First of all great job guys. The website looks really good even better than HN. One thing I dislike is the scroll bar in the middle. It makes navigation a bit cumbersome in my…
brickcap on HN
Alternatives named
/r/listentothis
From 1 comment
How is this any better than say /r/listentothis? Not being snarky, but genuinely curious how you are setting yourself apart existing services.
heed on HN
RES
From 1 comment
After 1 minute play: It's a lot simpler, even with RES, better filtering and automatically plays the next hottest song.
danoprey on HN