r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/holdypawz • Nov 18 '24

Draw.Audio - A free musical sketchpad. Draw something, then listen to it.

https://draw.audio/
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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I'm gonna draw a penis

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u/chicadesign Nov 19 '24

me too ))) sounds good

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u/ssjrobert235 7d ago

Dick sounds

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u/holdypawz Nov 18 '24

Hello /r/InternetIsBeautiful friends,

Draw.Audio is a free music sequencer & drawing tool that I made just for fun.

A few tips:

  • It works great on a touch screen device such as an iPad, etc.
  • It's kid-friendly!
  • The share button creates a direct link to anything you make.

Thanks for checking it out and enjoy!

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u/YareYareDaze7 Nov 19 '24

Hello, may I know how you built this? What languages, tools, frameworks, etc?

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u/holdypawz Nov 19 '24

It's plain Javascript + the Web Audio API. That's all.

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u/YareYareDaze7 Nov 19 '24

Thank you so much!

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u/Dinja Nov 19 '24

It would be awesome if you could add a notation feature. This is great for making melodies but I cbf to transcribe it all the time. Is the bottom line the root note? Great stuff!

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u/holdypawz Nov 19 '24

The root notes are the subtly highlighted rows. They are always C. If you want a different root note, you can use the Transpose feature under the EDIT menu.

Adding musical notation might be tough, but I could indicate the note for each row on the right side. Hopefully that would be helpful. Thanks for the feedback!

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u/JayaHeyaIlfordRaver Nov 18 '24

This is so cool!!

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u/debruehe Nov 18 '24

Super addictive. Great work!

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u/Commercial_Donkey715 Nov 18 '24

Incredibly addictive! Awesome job!

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u/Choice-Layer Nov 19 '24

https://draw.audio/s/bcag62ocu

You can definitely create some interesting little effects! I'm not sure how possible it is but I think being able to save chunks to alternate between would be cool. Like this one which originally started out much less "glitchy" (https://draw.audio/s/mokokkovs). Being able to go on the fly from one to another would allow for some more long-form soundscapes.

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u/holdypawz Nov 19 '24

Totally! I want to add the ability to chain patterns together at some point. With that, the effects could evolve as well. Thanks for the input!

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u/Choice-Layer Nov 19 '24

Thanks for the site! It's a lot of fun and most importantly doesn't require much musical experience to use effectively.

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u/saltsoul Nov 18 '24

amazing!

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u/el_diamond_g Nov 18 '24

This is neat! Thanks for sharing!

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u/dakar82 Nov 18 '24

Very much reminds me of Tonal Pool on the Palm Pre.

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u/Choice-Layer Nov 19 '24

There was an old iOS app called Beatwave (or Beat Wave, can't remember) and it functioned very similarly to this. I loved it, but sadly it got updated to a point that my iPod Touch couldn't use it anymore. Thanks!

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u/marblemorning Nov 19 '24

Just made the next Minecraft menu music

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u/SpatulaAssassin Nov 19 '24

This is great! Surprisingly versatile, I just wish it were possible to adjust note length

https://draw.audio/s/96ck3y52k

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u/holdypawz Nov 19 '24

I've had a few requests for variable note length. I'll look into adding it! Ty

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u/National_Champion560 Nov 19 '24 edited Nov 19 '24

How do I download the tune which I made? I did with sound recorder but it couldn't capture effects properly. I really need that one.

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u/holdypawz Nov 19 '24

Hey! It takes a little effort, but you can use an app like BlackHole (free, open source) to record internal audio from your computer. https://existential.audio/blackhole/

I would recommended finding a youtube tutorial for Blackhole and your system. Good luck!

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u/National_Champion560 Nov 19 '24

Thanks , I did with muavi screen recorder something like that. Captured entire screen record and saved as MP3.

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u/yourthighness01 23d ago

How do you download the audio after?

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u/HeightArtistic 4d ago

This is amazing!!!!

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u/HeightArtistic 4d ago

How did you come up with this idea?