Hacker News with Generative AI: Music Production

DJ With Apple Music launches to enable subscribers to mix their own sets (musicweek.com)
Apple has introduced DJ with Apple Music, which enables Apple Music subscribers to build and mix sets directly from the streaming services catalogue.

Music Streaming, Apple Music, DJing, Music Production

199 points by CharlesW 7 days ago | 131 comments

Show HN: Built an MCP server for direct sound design on my hardware synth (github.com/zerubeus)
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Claude and other MCP-compatible LLMs to interact with and control Elektron synthesizers via MIDI.

Music Production, Synthesizers, Software, Artificial Intelligence

11 points by serverlessmania 9 days ago | 2 comments

Serum 2 Is Finally Here and It's Free for Previous Owners (attackmagazine.com)
It’s been 11 years in the wait, but Serum 2 is available now.

Music Production, Software, New Releases

12 points by marban 15 days ago | 2 comments

OpenDAW – a new holistic exploration of music creation inside the browser (opendaw.studio)

Music Production, Web Development, Software, Music

209 points by raggi 53 days ago | 130 comments

Show HN: Audiocube – A 3D DAW for Spatial Audio (audiocube.app)
Audiocube is a 3D DAW — unleash a new dimension of sonic creativity in your music and sound design.

Software, Audio Engineering, Music Production, 3D Audio

253 points by noahfk 63 days ago | 107 comments

YueAI – Create Professional Music with AI, No Musical Expertise Required (yueai.art)
Turn your musical ideas into reality with our advanced AI technology. No musical expertise required - just your creativity.

Music, Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Music Production

12 points by alexzn596 64 days ago | 8 comments

Synthesize kick drums that sound real using the power of FM (youtube.com)

Music Production, Sound Design, Synthesizers, Audio Engineering

4 points by codetrotter 67 days ago | 0 comments

The Ribbon Microphone (khz.ac)

Audio, Music Production, Equipment, Recording

207 points by glittershark 73 days ago | 65 comments

Ask HN: Songwriters, what software do you use? (ycombinator.com)
e.g. Word Processor, LLM, Rhymezone, Masterwriter, etc.?<p>I'm particularly interested in any AI assisted software. Assisted being the keyword; I'm not interested in AI generated slop, but something that makes intelligent suggestions as you write.

Music Production, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Music Composition

52 points by ArlenBales 73 days ago | 59 comments

FamiTracker free windows tracker for producing music for the NES/Famicom-systems (famitracker.com)
FamiTracker is a free windows tracker for producing music for the NES/Famicom-systems.

Music Production, Software, Gaming, Retro Gaming, Windows

15 points by Bluestein 75 days ago | 6 comments

Ask HN: If I want to compose my own music, how can I get started? (ycombinator.com)
I'm a programmer, but I've decided I want to make music. Very specific genres of music:

Music Production, Programming, Hobby, Learning

21 points by purple-leafy 85 days ago | 21 comments

Learning Synths (ableton.com)
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Music Production, Synthesizers, Learning, Software

382 points by holdit 86 days ago | 125 comments

Dangerous copyright precedent set by Teenage Engineering [video] (youtube.com)

Copyright, Law, Music Production, Legal Precedents, Teenage Engineering

15 points by Aldipower 88 days ago | 3 comments

Shmøergh Hog – The making of a simple analog synth (peterzimon.com)
We finished the first version of a synthesizer that starts to resemble a real product. It's the same concept that I've already written about – a simple switches-over-knobs style analog synth for live performance, called Hog – but with completely reworked circuitry and enclosure.

Electronics, Music Production, Analog Synthesizers, DIY Projects

209 points by b6dybuyv 93 days ago | 24 comments

Show HN: An Open Source Equilizer Plugin (github.com/ashafq)
a5eq.lv2 is an LV2 plugin featuring a 5-band equalizer that includes a Low Shelf, three Peaking filters, and a High Shelf. It's crafted to assist both amateur and professional audio engineers in precise sound sculpting and can be employed across various audio engineering tasks such as studio production, mastering, or live sound tweaking.

Open Source, Audio Engineering, Music Production, Software, Plugins

20 points by ashafq 106 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: I made a sampler to make beats from YouTube videos (powierz.art)
Paste the link to a YouTube video and load the video. Find interesting samples and save them by clicking on 'Mark Current Time'. Then assign keys to samples and create a beat.

Music Production, Web Development, Creative Projects

12 points by micouay 107 days ago | 6 comments

YouTuber repairs audiophile preamp, gets copyright strike [video] (youtube.com)

YouTube, Music Production, Copyright, Audio Engineering

8 points by markrages 117 days ago | 1 comments

MilkyTracker v1.05 – Major Release (milkytracker.org)
Today (just in time before Xmas), we’re releasing a new version of milkytracker: version 1.05 ♥

New Releases, Music Production, Software

3 points by subbz 119 days ago | 0 comments

Oscilloscope Music N-Spheres (oscilloscopemusic.com)
We first announced the new EP back in 2018. It took many attempts and reiterations to get to the concept we had envisioned, and just six years later reached it's final form as N-SPHERES.

Music, EP Releases, Music Production

137 points by webmaven 122 days ago | 22 comments

Ableton's Push 3 running Doom in standalone mode [video] (youtube.com)

Ableton, Music Production, Gaming, Doom, Video

5 points by oidar 147 days ago | 0 comments

Are rotary mixers better? (djmag.com)
For years, rotary mixers have been status symbols of superior build and sound quality. But is rotary always ‘better’ by default? Or has the cult of the rotary mixer created a monster? Declan McGlynn investigates

Music Production, DJing, Audio Engineering

32 points by daledavies 158 days ago | 66 comments

Trying Arroost (edibotopic.com)
I've been playing around with an early version of Arroost, a node-based tool for live sampling.

Music Production, Software, Live Sampling

23 points by surprisetalk 158 days ago | 1 comments

DawVert – a DAW project file converter (github.com/SatyrDiamond)
DawVert is a Project File Converter

Music Production, Software, Tools, Open Source

60 points by SatyrDiamond 165 days ago | 21 comments

Show HN: I made tool for slicing up samples to Ableton Move presets (github.com/alexfedosov)
A simple CLI to mangle samples for Ableton Move / Ableton Note

Music Production, Software, Ableton, CLI Tools

50 points by alex_x 166 days ago | 21 comments

Ardour 8.8 Released (ardour.org)
Ardour 8.8 is now available for Linux, Windows and macOS. Version 8.7 was only released a couple of weeks ago, but it turned out to have a couple of major issues that required a hot-fix. Along the way, several other nice improvements happened. Since this is not a typical bi-monthly release, we've prepended the changes to the release notes for version 8.7.

New Releases, Software, Music Production, Linux, macOS

51 points by voxadam 180 days ago | 8 comments

SunVox: Powerful Modular Synthesizer and DAW (warmplace.ru)
SunVox is a small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer (tracker).

Music Production, Software, Synthesizers

183 points by timkq 187 days ago | 47 comments

Twenty Years of FM Synthesis Inside Ableton Live (roberthenke.com)
In 2004 I created Ableton's first software synthesiser - Operator. On the occasion of its twentieth birthday, this page provides background, a few tips and a download link to a pack with presets I and a few other Ableton colleagues created for this occasion.

Music Production, Software, Ableton Live, FM Synthesis

188 points by gregsadetsky 193 days ago | 58 comments

Furnace – the biggest multi-system chiptune tracker ever made (github.com/tildearrow)
the biggest multi-system chiptune tracker ever made!

Music Production, Chiptune, Software

223 points by unleaded 194 days ago | 64 comments

Ask HN: Help me restore the LCD displays on classic samplers so I can use them (ycombinator.com)
I have gotten hold of a few classic Akai samplers from the 90ish. Sadly, the lcd screens are either not working, or impossible to read, or faintly visible.