Hacker News with Generative AI: Audio

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
3 points by obrhubr 1 day 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 17 days ago | 76 comments
A First Look at Raytraced Audio [video] (youtube.com)
Audio, Video, Raytracing
3 points by Group_B 20 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 32 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 32 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 33 days ago | 0 comments
Triforce – a beamformer for Apple Silicon laptops (github.com/chadmed)
Apple Silicon, Hardware, Software, Audio
591 points by tosh 33 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 45 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 45 days ago | 2 comments
The first wi-fi earbuds are here (whathifi.com)
Consumer Electronics, Audio, Technology, Wireless
5 points by geox 46 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 50 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 55 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 61 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 67 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 75 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 78 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 78 days ago | 0 comments
What does it mean that MP3 is free? (idiallo.com)
The MP3 format, once the gold standard for digital audio files, is now free. The licensing and patents on MP3 encoders have expired, meaning you can now include them in your applications without paying royalties. For software developers and audio enthusiasts, this might seem like a big deal. But, surprisingly, almost no one noticed. Why? Because the world of technology has changed so drastically that MP3's significance has faded into the background.
Technology, Audio, Software, Licensing, Patents
164 points by foxfired 79 days ago | 103 comments
Ask HN: Why isn't an open source A/V receiver a thing? (ycombinator.com)
So FFmpeg can decode pretty much any modern home theatre audio standard, including the multi-channel Atmos and DTS. It can take HDMI input, process the audio as separate channels on the fly, mapping them to a sound card, while passing through the video further out. There are very good sound cards that can process the channels and pass the analog signal to also very good and inexpensive, audiofile-level amplifiers.<p>Why isn’t building a modular A/V receiver a thing, then?
Open Source, Audio, Home Theater, Hardware
15 points by cromka 84 days ago | 9 comments
Ask HN: Is onboard audio still good enough compared to dedicated Sound Cards? (ycombinator.com)
Recently, I upgraded my outdated PC to a Z890 motherboard, primarily because it was significantly discounted compared to AMD alternatives.
Audio, Hardware, Personal Computers, Technology, Comparisons
66 points by monkburger 85 days ago | 73 comments
Show HN: Design/build of some parametric speaker cabinets with OpenSCAD (calbryant.uk)
This post documents a saga of speaker design dating back to 2019. Since then, I’ve been gradually working on a CAD model for a new set of what started as (yet another) subwoofer, but became some compact 2-way office ribbon speakers.
Open Source, 3D Printing, Audio, DIY, Design
66 points by naggie 88 days ago | 27 comments
Yoodio generative radio stations app – looking for testers (youtube.com)
Generative AI, Mobile Apps, Audio, Testing
4 points by quicheshore 89 days ago | 0 comments
The Ribbon Microphone (khz.ac)
Audio, Music Production, Equipment, Recording
207 points by glittershark 96 days ago | 65 comments
"Better for you if you take me off" – The Whispering Earring (gwern.net)
Creative Projects, Fiction, Technology, Audio
12 points by barry-cotter 97 days ago | 2 comments