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Re:Show HN: Contrapunk – Real-time counterpoint harmony from... by waveywaves on Sunday April 05, 2026 @07:49AM (#47648411)
Ah thanks for referring sonobus, hadn't seen it before. Would defintiely be good to get some inspiration from there. Do you use sonobus by any chance ? If so, what has your experience been with it ?
Re:Show HN: Contrapunk – Real-time counterpoint harmony from... by Ylpertnodi on Sunday April 05, 2026 @04:04PM (#47653321)
Not gp. I use it as I'm writing music, so all my ideas, repeats, mistakes, rewinds, instrument changes, etc etc are broadcast. I'll mute and un'utenza other musicians as i feel.
Re:Show HN: Contrapunk – Real-time counterpoint harmony from... by waveywaves on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:28AM (#47662188)
Really appreciate you sharing your workflow honestly.

I have a few follow up questions. When you're using SonoBus, are your musicians running local synths/instruments, or are you working with audio streams? And are you on macOS? Asking because you can actually use Contrapunk with SonoBus today then route guitar through Contrapunk, send the harmony MIDI to a synth via IAC buses, and pipe the audio into SonoBus through BlackHole. But there's clearly an extra step you probably shouldn't have to do. Your session hears the harmonized output and you can mute/unmute the Contrapunk voices like any other musician. Longer term we can look at native SonoBus integration via the AOO protocol so Contrapunk would show up as a peer in your session directly. What do you think about it ? Would love your input on what that should look liked.