Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Drum machine VST made with React/C++
Hi HN! We just launched our drum machine vst this month! We will be updating it with many new synthesis models and unique features. Check it out, join our discord and show us what you made!
This is a drum machine VST plugin built with React and C++ that launched in January 2026. It allows musicians and producers to create drum sounds within their digital audio workstation. The developer plans to add new… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.
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An intuitive 64-step drum sequencer progressive web app built using React, Redux, and Tone.js
2021 · sequencer64.com · its alternatives →
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After two years of development, I'm super excited to release Beat Maker! This is my take on what I hope is the best free, web-based drum machine. My goal was to build something that was not only fun and easy to use for beginners but also powerful enough for serious producers. I did extensive research on existing drum machines, analyzed their UX, and tried to build something that adds something new. It's a nearly 100% client-side app, written in ClojureScript, and is a PWA so you can install it to your home screen for an app-like experience. Besides the standard grid editor, Beat Maker has…
2025 · dopeloop.ai · its alternatives →
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NoiseCraft is an open source, visual programming language and platform for sound synthesis and music making, with the goal of creating a community for the open exchange of musical ideas. The design is loosely inspired by PureData, Max/MSP as well as other visual programming languages. NoiseCraft is
2022 · noisecraft.app · its alternatives →
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2017 · inverted3.gitlab.io · its alternatives →
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I built a synthesizer based on 3D physicsfree tier, from $99/mo▲512I've been working on the Anukari 3D Physics Synthesizer for a little over two years now. It's one of the earliest virtual instruments to rely on the GPU for audio processing, which has been incredibly challenging and fun. In the end, predictably, the GUI for manipulating the 3D system actually ended up being a lot more work than the physics simulation. So far I am only selling it direct on my website, which seems to be working well. I hope to turn it into a sustainable business, and ideally I'd have enough revenue to hire folks to help with it. So far it's been 99% a solo project, with…
2025 · anukari.com · its alternatives →
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Online drum machine and sequencer with Roland 808 style samples
2023 · peel.fm · its alternatives →
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Beats, a web-based drum machinefree▲160Hello all! I've been an avid fan of Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering since I found out about them. I even own an EP-133 K.O. II today, which I love. A couple of months ago, Reddit user andiam03 shared a Google Sheet with some drum patterns [1]. I thought it was a very cool way to share and understand beats. During the weekend I coded a basic version of this app I am sharing today. I iterated over it in my free time, and yesterday I felt like I had a pretty good version to share with y'all. It's not meant to be a sequencer but rather a way to experiment with beats and basic sounds,…
Jan 2026 · beats.lasagna.pizza · its alternatives →
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Create acid techno, in your browser with Acid Machine 2.
2016 · errozero.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built Eigendrum, a web tool that solves the 2D wave equation for arbitrary shapes so you can hear what they sound like as drums. How it works: * Solves -∇²u = λu using finite element analysis (Kφ = λMφ) on a triangle mesh. * Validated to <0.1% error against closed-form solutions for circles (Bessel zeros) and rectangles. * Sound model factors in strike location, Rayleigh damping, and mallet width. * Includes Kac drums I & II to demonstrate identical sound spectra from different geometries. * No frameworks, build steps, or dependencies. Repo and tests:…
Aug 2026 · baselashraf81.github.io · its alternatives →
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Originally started as a project to restore patterns from now defunct website 808.pixll.de just for myself, but eventually i decided to share it with others. I've seen this website mentioned a couple of times on HN:) Currently it only supports Roland TR-808, but there will be more.
2025 · drumpatterns.onether.com · its alternatives →
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A beautiful and accessible guitar component for React.
2020 · react-guitar.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · jpc.heroku.com · its alternatives →
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BAP Studio▲76An MPC-style drum machine that runs in a browser tab
Aug 2026 · bap.studio · its alternatives →
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Haxophone▲526I built this during Covid. When I released it, some of the parts went out of stock or skyrocketed in price, no longer making this an economic DIY project. Now that things are getting back to almost normal, I thought I'd share it here and request feedback. This is a very niche project for people who like the same things I do: saxophones, Rust, mechanical keyboards and the Raspberry Pi.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Beatboxer is a drum machine in about 100 lines of html/js/css
2016 · sig.gy · its alternatives →
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MCP 2000▲87Generative drum machine and sampler in the browser
Jun 2026 · mcp2000.com · its alternatives →
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Aug 2026 · ssx360.github.io · its alternatives →
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I’ve recently released my solo project Audiocube I wanted to make a 3D DAW, where spatial audio, physics, and virtual acoustics are all directly integrated into the engine. This makes it easy to create music in 3D, and experiment with new techniques which aren’t possible in traditional DAWs and plugins. I’d love to get any feedback on this software (Mac/Windows) to make it better. You can download it for free through the website. Thanks, Noah
2025 · audiocube.app · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! We're a small team in Lille (France) who make synthesizers and MIDI controllers. We've just released a virtual plugin version of our hardware synth Anyma Phi, which offers a semi-modular environment with a focus on physical models, although there are several other kinds of synthesis. Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6efDQ9GmRpg We're not pivoting to VSTs, it's just that it was a practical way of investigating several issues and helping us with the ongoing development of our upcoming Kickstarter-backed synth (Anyma Omega) and MPE controller (Loom), and a…
2024 · aodyo.com · its alternatives →
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io808▲122The classic drum machine synthesizer brought to the web.
2016 · io808.com · its alternatives →
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Keyboard-controlled music sequencer, sampler, and synth - kofigumbs/typebeat
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A revolutionary new way of visualizing drum plugin libraries
2019 · xlnaudio.com · its alternatives →
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A real-time transcription project using React and socketio - GitHub - saharmor/realtime-transcription-playground: A real-time transcription project using React and socketio
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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