Hacker News with Generative AI: Audio

I Built My Own Audio Player (nexo.sh)
In 2025, playing your own music on an iPhone is surprisingly hard, unless you pay Apple or navigate a maze of limitations. So I built my own player from scratch, with full text search, iCloud support, and a local-first experience.
Software, Audio, Privacy, Apple, Mobile Devices
266 points by nexo-v1 1 day ago | 168 comments
Show HN: A browser-based tone generator built with the Web Audio API (maketonesonline.com)
Generate precise audio frequencies with full control over waveform, volume, and panning
Web Development, Audio, Music, JavaScript
9 points by eddguzzo 3 days ago | 2 comments
The Audio Stack Is a Crime Scene (mataroa.blog)
You plug in headphones. Nothing. You unplug them again. Still nothing. The speakers are muted. The system says they aren’t. You check volumes. You restart Pulse. You restart PipeWire. You restart your whole damn session. And still—no sound.
Audio, Debugging, Linux
83 points by todsacerdoti 11 days ago | 18 comments
Clever workaround to silence the iOS camera shutter sound (stackoverflow.com)
I am trying to capture an image during a live preview from the camera, by AVFoundation captureStillImageAsynchronouslyFromConnection. So far the program works as expected. However, how can I mute the shutter sound?
iOS, Programming, Audio, Mobile Development
15 points by wppp 21 days ago | 3 comments
Break It Down: A man tries to calculate what love costs (1983) [audio] (thisamericanlife.org)
Support the show to get ad-free listening, bonus content, and our new Greatest Hits Archive.
Audio, Relationships, Costs, 1980s
18 points by NaOH 23 days ago | 8 comments
NotebookLM Audio Overviews are now available in over 50 languages (google)
Audio Overviews are now multilingual, and you can try it out today.
Generative AI, Language Models, Google, Audio, Multilingual
328 points by saikatsg 23 days ago | 96 comments
Boxie – an always offline audio player for my 3 year old (mariozechner.at)
At the end of July 2024, I embarked on a journey to learn electronics so I could build little gadgets for my son.
Electronics, Parenting, Software, Audio
286 points by badlogic 26 days ago | 92 comments
Boxie – an always offline audio player for my 3 year old (mariozechner.at)
At the end of July 2024, I embarked on a journy to learn electronics so I could build little gadgets for my son.
Electronics, Parenting, Software, Audio
5 points by obrhubr 28 days ago | 0 comments
Sonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sights (citiesandmemory.com)
Sonic Heritage is the first collection of the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Audio, Travel, Culture, History
16 points by hinnisdael 35 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: HN Watercooler – listen to HN threads as an audio conversation (onetake-ai.github.io)
This app processes Hacker News threads into audio conversations using ElevenLabs.
Hacker News, Audio, AI, Conversation, Tools
51 points by sebastiennight 36 days ago | 56 comments
Pud's Small Batch Headphones (pud.com)
Hello! I make headphones by hand in California.
Audio, Handmade, California
6 points by tilt 36 days ago | 0 comments
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices (techcrunch.com)
Audio-enabled traffic control crosswalk buttons across Silicon Valley were hacked over the weekend to include audio snippets imitating the voices of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.
Security, Hacking, Silicon Valley, Technology, Audio
5 points by pqtyw 38 days ago | 1 comments
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices (techcrunch.com)
Audio-enabled traffic control crosswalk buttons across Silicon Valley were hacked over the weekend to include audio snippets imitating the voices of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.
Technology, Hacking, Silicon Valley, Audio, Social Media
20 points by sylvainkalache 39 days ago | 3 comments
The Art of Poison-Pilling Music Files [video] (youtube.com)
Music, Digital Media, Audio, Creative Projects, Video
4 points by onemoresoop 40 days ago | 0 comments
GPD Pocket 4 Speaker DSP: Configuring PipeWire so laptop speakers sound better (kittenlabs.de)
Configuring PipeWire to make laptop speakers sound better (Bankstown, Convolution/FIR, etc.)
Audio, Linux, Hardware, Sound, Laptops
261 points by zdw 44 days ago | 76 comments
A First Look at Raytraced Audio [video] (youtube.com)
Audio, Video, Raytracing
3 points by Group_B 48 days ago | 0 comments
Don't Buy into Apple's Hype About AirPods Max Gaining Lossless Audio (macrumors.com)
Apple today announced that AirPods Max with a USB-C port will be gaining support for lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio with a firmware update next month, alongside the release of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4.
Apple, Audio, Firmware Updates, Software Updates
48 points by ksec 59 days ago | 66 comments
Apple Now Selling USB-C to 3.5mm Audio Cable (macrumors.com)
Following today's announcement of Lossless audio and Personalized Spatial Audio for the AirPods Max, Apple today released a USB-C to 3.5mm audio cable.
Apple, Audio, Hardware, Accessories
8 points by walterbell 60 days ago | 2 comments
Apple Now Selling USB-C to 3.5mm Audio Cable (macrumors.com)
Following today's announcement of Lossless audio and Personalized Spatial Audio for the AirPods Max, Apple today released a USB-C to 3.5mm audio cable.
Apple, Hardware, Audio, Cables
5 points by tosh 60 days ago | 0 comments
Triforce – a beamformer for Apple Silicon laptops (github.com/chadmed)
Apple Silicon, Hardware, Software, Audio
591 points by tosh 60 days ago | 210 comments
Show HN: AudioNimbus – Steam Audio's immersive spatial audio, now in Rust (github.com/MaxenceMaire)
A Rust wrapper around Steam Audio, bringing powerful spatial audio capabilities to the Rust ecosystem.
Audio, Rust, Open Source, Gaming, Sound
77 points by mxncmr 72 days ago | 7 comments
Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI (arstechnica.com)
To push that point forward, Pocket Casts, owned by the company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc., has made its web player free to everyone.
Audio, Podcasts, Streaming Services, Competition, Artificial Intelligence
8 points by ohmyblock 72 days ago | 2 comments
The first wi-fi earbuds are here (whathifi.com)
Consumer Electronics, Audio, Technology, Wireless
5 points by geox 73 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: Autodio – Auto Audio/Sound Device Switcher for macOS (apple.com)
Autodio is an auto sound output input switcher app. It remembers your choices for output and input according to the attached devices. Just plug and unplug any sound devices that you set active output or input device before, and voilà... You don't even have to use Autodio window to set your devices!
macOS, Audio, Software, Productivity
8 points by raxetul 77 days ago | 2 comments
Raspberry Pi Pico audio player (blogspot.com)
For an index to all my stories click this text.After all the proceeding stories the time has come to build a complete stand-alone audio player with the Raspberry Pi Pico. The audio quality is not Hifi but it is really good !! Good enough as a player in your mancave, bedroom or even as a portable player. I have made a permanent setup and using it to play music and podcasts.
Raspberry Pi, Audio, DIY Projects
158 points by zdw 82 days ago | 41 comments
Ggwave: Tiny Data-over-Sound Library (github.com/ggerganov)
Tiny data-over-sound library.
Sound, Audio, Libraries, Data Transmission, Programming
284 points by LorenDB 88 days ago | 72 comments
Show HN: Sober Ringtones – Cringe-free ringtones for people who hate ringtones (wize.io)
Ever found yourself scrolling through ringtones on your brand-new phone, only to realize you can't find one that wouldn't make you and everyone around you cringe?
Software, Mobile Apps, User Experience, Audio
50 points by francescobonomi 94 days ago | 25 comments
Show HN: WhisperCat – An Audio Recorder and Transcription Tool (github.com/ddxy)
WhisperCat is your personal companion for capturing audio, transcribing it, and managing it in one seamless interface.
Software, Audio, Transcription, Tools
8 points by Slaight 102 days ago | 0 comments
PipeWire Is Doing an Excellent Job Handling Audio/Video Streams on the Desktop (phoronix.com)
Red Hat engineer and PipeWire lead developer Wim Taymans presented at FOSDEM 2025 last weekend around the state of the PipeWire project for this integral component to the modern Linux desktop.
Linux, Audio, Video, Open Source, Desktop
6 points by LinuxBender 105 days ago | 0 comments
Sonos Cuts 12% of Workers in Bid to Improve Product Organization (bloomberg.com)
Sonos Inc. said it’s cutting about 12% of its staff, or 200 workers, in a bid to make its product teams “flatter, smaller and more focused.”
Business, Layoffs, Technology, Audio
6 points by solardev 105 days ago | 0 comments