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24 alternatives to Polyhymnia

A live programming language for composing music

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Polyhymnia launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   KRFT 1.5.0▲110

   A modular instrument for music production

   2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3IM
   I made a programming language with Spotify playlists▲33

   just a wack systems dude tbh

   2018 · h313.info · its alternatives →

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   Plink▲227

   A multiplayer music experience

   2014 · dinahmoelabs.com · its alternatives →

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   An algorithmic audio landscape▲193

   This is an web audio experiment I've been wanting to do for a long time. Basically an ambient music composition, but all the sound elements are laid out in space, and that musical space can be explored freely. It's definitely inspired by in-world music that sometimes appears in games. I basically took that concept, keeping the music aspect, and dropping the entire "game" aspect. I also turned it into a more "traditional" non-interactive album, but since I started with code, why not program the whole thing? Had a blast making the entire album from code, the complete source for the album is…

   2024 · ambient.garden · its alternatives →

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   Polymer▲71

   A polyphonic voice distributor app for Mac

   2014 · polymer-app.com · its alternatives →

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   Huzza▲101

   A live-streaming platform for musicians

   2015 · huzza.io · its alternatives →

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   Timber▲118

   Open source material design music player

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Bandcamp▲95

   Publishing platform for musicians

   2015 · bandcamp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Musicon▲73

    An interactive music-making machine for children

    2017 · musiconclub.com · its alternatives →

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    Mixmatic▲81

    Genre based music discovery made easy

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Spring▲63

    A rhythm based music app for exercise

    2014 · springmoves.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Musio▲72

    A new take on the iOS music player

    2013 · musioapp.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Song Branch▲70

    An interactive song lyric visualization experiment.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Tone.js▲7

    A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

    2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Alda▲3

    A programming language for musicians

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    VexFlow▲2

    An API for music notation in the browser

    2015 · vexflow.com · its alternatives →

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    An open source music grid you can play around and create short music▲9

    2020 · music-grid.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    Jazzari▲7

    A programmable band in your browser

    2017 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →

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    in Bb 2.0▲3

    A collaborative music/spoken word project

    2017 · inbflat.net · its alternatives →

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    Flat for Education▲8

    Music learning app from theory to composition

    2017 · flat.io · its alternatives →

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    Shortwave▲7

    A collaborative musical platform designed for live events

    2016 · shortwave.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Open-Source Music Streams Made with Loops and Randomness▲9

    2020 · celody.com · its alternatives →

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    Songturtle, a web app to help you learn music by ear▲7

    2019 · jakewilson.github.io · its alternatives →

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