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Re:Show HN: I created instruments for people who have no idea how to p... on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @04:24PM (#50187116)
Hey, I am the developer. Our studio also make the Hemingway Editor, but this is one of our more fun projects.
Re:Show HN: I created instruments for people who have no idea how to p... on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @01:50PM (#50184900)
Yeah that process of adjusting notes to land on beat is called "quantization." It's a feature that many music creation tools have, but I've really only seen it used after the fact. Instead, I wanted it to be front and center so that you can play live with the slight correction. It's like musical training wheels haha
Re:Show HN: I created instruments for people who have no idea how to p... on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @01:40PM (#50184735)
Oh, that's really cool, I hadn't heard of Electroplankton before. I'm going to check it out! I definitely see a big opportunity with pairing quantization with scales to let novices play well right from the jump.

Show HN: I created instruments for people who have no idea how to play one

Posted by DJSnackySnack on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @01:07PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://jamfetti.boondoggle.studio/

I designed Jamfetti so that anyone could jam out and make music even if they have no experience. It works by doing the hard part for you. Every note you play is shifted imperceptibly to land on beat. Every note also comes from the same scale so that they sound great together.You can pair any instrument with a number of cool 3d visualizers. Let me know what your favorite pairs of genre and...

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Re:Show HN: Jamfetti – A tool for anyone to jam out, no music experien... on Thursday October 15, 2026 @04:05PM (#50109502)
Jamfetti is a tool that lets anyone create music regardless of ability or experience. It ensures every note you play lands on beat and sounds good with the rest of the music.
Re:Show HN: Hooked – Swipe through the first lines of classic books Ti... on Thursday October 15, 2026 @01:16PM (#50106921)
That's awesome to hear, glad you're enjoying it!
Re:Show HN: Hooked – Swipe through the first lines of classic books Ti... on Thursday October 15, 2026 @01:13PM (#50106872)
My Mom is an author and always told me that "a book has to hook the reader by its first paragraph." That inspired me to build a new way to discover classic books. Instead of seeing titles and authors, you swipe through their first paragraphs. Once you find one you like, you can save it for later or download the text for free off of Project Gutenberg.

It's been a really cool resource for me to find more classic novels to read. I've been able to discover many authors I either hadn't considered or in some cases had never heard of.

Show HN: I made a game that's like Connections and Mini Crossword

Posted by DJSnackySnack on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:02PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://puzzle-brothers.boondoggle.studio/puzzles/linchpin

Hello HN - I’m a lover of word games and word play (I even won the New Yorker caption contest.)My new game combines both: https://puzzle-brothers.boondoggle.studio/puzzles/linchpinHow it works:You’re given 4 crossword style clues. Each answer overlaps two phrases with a shared "linchpin" word in the middle.Example clue: Where do plants go to cut loose? Answer: “Green House” + “House **Party” →...

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Re:Show HN: Strikethrough – a daily puzzle where you make words by del... on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:04PM (#45507350)
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Show HN: Strikethrough – a daily puzzle where you make words by deleting letters

Posted by DJSnackySnack on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @10:41AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://puzzle-brothers.boondoggle.studio/puzzles/strikethrough

Hi HN - I’m a copywriter by trade who loves word games. A while back I wondered: what if you flipped the idea of Scrabble on its head? Instead of building words, start with a long one and carve away letters to find the smaller words hidden inside. I made a quick prototype, then my brother helped turn it into a real game.Play Strikethrough:...

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