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24 alternatives to PiTheremin
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PiTheremin is a theremin musical instrument emulator built on Raspberry Pi hardware. It allows users to create theremin sounds—the eerie, wavering tones produced by the classic electronic instrument—using simple Pi… 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 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. PiTheremin launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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E-ink bird frame for Raspberry Pi - real-time bird detection by audio, fully local AI, rendered as real, hand-cut 1800s bird illustrations. - arnegiacomo/fugleramme
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Theremin▲101Multitouch synth instrument that makes an array of sounds
2016 · femurdesign.com · 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 →
- 5TITheremin I/O▲81
2013 · theremin.io · its alternatives →
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Realistic trumpet & trombone simulator with fingering chart
2024 · play.google.com · 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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Online drum machine and sequencer with Roland 808 style samples
2023 · peel.fm · its alternatives →
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2017 · kelu124.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →
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Music player server with a web-based user interface. - andrewrk/groovebasin
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · zynaddsubfx.sf.net · its alternatives →
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CloudTunes▲307Web-based music player for the cloud :cloud: :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc. - GitHub - jkbrzt/cloudtunes: Web-based music player for the cloud :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc.
2014 · github.com · 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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Libre music sequencer for desktop and mobile platforms - helio-fm/helio-sequencer
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An AI that fills empty space from your playing 🎹
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi all, I've spent some time working on music demixing or music source separation algorithms, which take in a mixed song and output estimates of isolated components (e.g. vocals, drums, bass, other). I took a popular PyTorch model with good performance (Open-Unmix, UMX-L weights), reimplemented the inference steps in C++, and compiled it to WebAssembly for a free client-side music demixer.
2023 · sevag.xyz · its alternatives →
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10 years ago I began working on Muki, a web-based MIDI and chiptune player which I eventually announced here on HN[0]. It was a fun weekend project. Over the years I received numerous requests from people that wanted more: more music, more features, more playable formats, you name it. Eventually I began working on a complete rewrite of the app (this time for real), and, realizing that each year another chiptune or MIDI website went offline, I decided to start archiving them for preservation. Today, 10 years after the first release, I think it's finally time for the new, nicer version to hit…
2024 · pixeltune.org · its alternatives →
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Studio2600 for the Atari VCS / Atari 2600 – Online demo powered by Javatari
2018 · masswerk.at · its alternatives →
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Wario Synth▲78Search any song, get a Gameboy version. Emulates Nintendo's Sharp LR35902 sound hardware: 2 pulse waves for melody/harmony, 1 wave channel for bass, 1 noise for percussion. Finds MIDI sources, parses tracks, maps to GB roles, resynthesizes with Web Audio. Everything runs client-side. Site: https://www.wario.style Open source: https://github.com/b1rdmania/motif Hobby project, non commercial, so please don't sue me.
Jun 2026 · wario.style · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built Contrapunk because I wanted to play guitar and hear counterpoint harmonies generated in real-time. It takes audio from your guitar, MIDI player or your computer keyboard and generates harmony voices that follow counterpoint rules to generate harmonies. You can choose the key you would like to improvise/play in and the voice leading style and which part of the harmony you would like to play as, as well. macOS DMG: https://github.com/contrapunk-audio/contrapunk/releases/tag/... Source:…
Apr 2026 · contrapunk.com · its alternatives →
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PSST▲117Fast and multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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