Hacker News with Generative AI: Music Production

Eurorack Knob Idea (mitxela.com)
To clean up our Eurorack panels, perhaps we need a new knob idea?
Enhancing Your MIDI Devices: Round II (perl.com)
As we discovered previously, your MIDI devices can be enhanced to function in different ways besides just triggering a single note per key (or pad) press.
What Are the Dots on the Side of Vinyl Turntables, Is It Decoration? (djmentors.com)
The dots have utility and are not just to look cool.
Erica Synths DIY Eurorack Modules (github.com/erica-synths)
As Erica Synths discontinues its legacy DIY eurorack projects, we decided to make them open-source.
Recreating Daft Punk's Something About Us (ghost.io)
After years of finding it confusing and unintuitive, I finally gave Ableton Live another shot. With version 12 (current as of this writing), it feels significantly more refined—so much so that it's officially become my DAW of choice.
DIY Synths Database (snnkv.com)
Curated collection of 75 DIY-friendly hardware synthesizers and related standalone musical equipment. All open source.
AbletonMCP – Ableton Live Model Context Protocol Integration (github.com/ahujasid)
AbletonMCP connects Ableton Live to Claude AI through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing Claude to directly interact with and control Ableton Live. This integration enables prompt-assisted music production, track creation, and Live session manipulation.
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.
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.
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.
OpenDAW – a new holistic exploration of music creation inside the browser (opendaw.studio)
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.
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.
Synthesize kick drums that sound real using the power of FM (youtube.com)
The Ribbon Microphone (khz.ac)
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.
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.
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:
Learning Synths (ableton.com)
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Dangerous copyright precedent set by Teenage Engineering [video] (youtube.com)
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.
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.
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.
YouTuber repairs audiophile preamp, gets copyright strike [video] (youtube.com)
MilkyTracker v1.05 – Major Release (milkytracker.org)
Today (just in time before Xmas), we’re releasing a new version of milkytracker: version 1.05 ♥
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.
Ableton's Push 3 running Doom in standalone mode [video] (youtube.com)
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
Trying Arroost (edibotopic.com)
I've been playing around with an early version of Arroost, a node-based tool for live sampling.
DawVert – a DAW project file converter (github.com/SatyrDiamond)
DawVert is a Project File Converter