alt Hacker NewsShow HN: I built a WebMIDI sequencer to control my hardware synths
Hey HN,
I’m an ex-Google engineer trying to get back into music production.
I needed a way to sequence my hardware synths using AI contexts without constantly switching windows, so I built this.
It runs entirely in the browser using WebMIDI. No login required. It connects to your local MIDI devices (if you're on Chrome/Edge) and lets you generate patterns.
Tech stack: [React / WebMIDI API / etc].
Link: www.simplychris.ai/droplets
Code is a bit messy, but it works. Feedback welcome.
Comments
Thanks this looks intersting and I am going it to try it later. I have old Axiom 49 and it really doesn't work that much with modern DAW as it is assumed it's old and outdated. But I like the form factor and it is solid. I hope I can make it work witht his one ?
Neat - here is another one you might find helpful (chrome only) https://cdn.robrohan.com/seq/index.html
And the source: https://github.com/robrohan/r2_seq
I wrote mine also, integrating an Akai Fire, at https://music.gbraad.nl/meister as part of a tool to do live performances. This controls some of my remix tools, mixxx and vj tools too.
Edit: my usecase is more integrating different tools and devices, Bitwig, Electribe, mixxx, my mod/protracker remix tool, etc. I guess your usecase is more to generate music, less my thing, but possible. I just have a particular sequencer/tracker use. Generation happens in bitwig
Vibe coded? Asking because it looks very similar to my vibe coded webmidi project which is a beatmatching practice for DJ’s :) https://beat.maido.io/
This is pretty cool in concept. Need to go and get stuff to plug into my laptop to test :)
This does not solve the underlying problem at all, which makes today's MIDI, coming from a normal computer, almost unusable for serious sequencing. This is timing and jitter issues! So, may I asked, what is the actual use-case for this sequencer? I would like to see/hear some music you made with it. Or is this just for the sake of using AI?