Re:Show HN: G-Script – Visual Scripting for the Web
by p32y on Sunday February 12, 2023 @05:26AM
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Cool, what techniques did you use to create this amazing work?
Re:Show HN: G-Script – Visual Scripting for the Web
by TheActualWalko on Sunday February 12, 2023 @01:38PM
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Haha thanks! The big things:
- React as the core of the UI, with direct DOM manipulation and canvas stuff whenever the React lifecycle is too slow. - WebAssembly for any audio logic that happens at least once per sample - Lookup tables for almost all math that happens at least once per sample and is more complicated than multiplication - Use Web Audio as an interface layer, but do everything else manually. (Web Audio tries to help a lot of ways but often winds up making things worse)
If you're curious about anything specific I'd be happy to talk!
It really is an excellent interface paradigm. I expected it to be daunting to first-timers but user feedback has been alarmingly positive. Many beginners find this more intuitive than the standard sequential list of effects, because the node-based interface reminds them of guitar pedalboards and home theatre systems.