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Show HN: Sodaphonic – record and edit audio in the browser (sodaphonic.com)
77 points by stuartmemo on Nov 3, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 17 comments



Hey, I have also done an audio editor and recorder in the browser! All the audio is stored and processed on the server. You can Check it out there: https://twistedwave.com/online/


Upload as guest failed. The same file worked on Sodaphonic.


Neat! I sometimes think it would be interesting to develop a web-based podcast production platform, where a similar sort of feature would be available for post-production. But also use WebRTC for conferencing, streaming, allowing callers to "dial in" to live shows and wait their turn, etc.


I think Cast does something like that? I haven't used it myself, so I'm not 100% sure what features they offer. But it sounds like they handle streaming audio between co-hosts, recording individual tracks, and doing the post-show editing. https://tryca.st


I don't have any audo files on my desktop. would be nice to have a default so i could play around without hunting for one


If you're using Chrome or Firefox, you can try it out by just recording something. Might not be clear enough, so thanks for the feedback!


Really nifty! I can see where this is useful if there's no Sound Recorder handy. However, would it be possible to add simple tuning features such as gain/boost, pan, pitch bend, and maybe reverb?


Thanks! Yes, definitely. On the list.


Hm, might be functional but also doesn't really offer a lot of utility or even gimmicks in my opinion. Yes it works, seemingly okay. Not sure I'm really too crazy about the Export to Wav or MP3 function, that kind of opens a Copyright can-of-worms issue when given some thought.


I'm not sure I understand, what copyright issues can you envision?


The MP3 codec is patented in the US, due to expire at the end of next year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing.2C_ownership_and...


Uploading a copyrighted work, then editing it, and saving it into a new file is a clear case of making a derivative version of a protected work. There's no issue if it's Creative Commons allowed or Public Domain, that's just fine and I don't intend to say otherwise. It's when it comes to the nature of the source and the editing and saving that is, to me, just troublesome from a legal / academic standpoint.


I love how people start working on related projects around the same time without shared knowledge. I'm working on a web based audio tool to help vocal actors right now and learning about the apis. It's not an editor but uses some of the underlying tech.


I wrote one of these a while back, yours is nicer. Now I don't have to put mine back up!

https://github.com/meandavejustice/metastaseis


I tried a variety of ways to upload a file but can't get it working. Both dragging and dropping, and clicking the button and selecting a file, didn't do anything as far as I can tell.

Running Firefox 48.0 on Linux


Thanks for letting me know. Will look into it!


Hey, I did one too! All client side, with wave editing and export: https://wav.hya.io




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