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TR-101 is a drum synthesizer and sequencer built using Vue and the web audio API. It runs in a web browser, allowing users to create and program drum sounds without installing software. The tool is designed for… 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. TR-101 – A drum synth/sequencer made with Vue and the web audio API launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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    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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    Create acid techno, in your browser with Acid Machine 2.

    2016 · errozero.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Emulation of the Roland Juno-106 analog synth. Contribute to stevengoldberg/juno106 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.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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    Hello 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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    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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    io808▲122

    The classic drum machine synthesizer brought to the web.

    2016 · io808.com · its alternatives →

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    TR-808 drum machine and TB-303 bass synthesizer emulator

    2020 · roland50.studio · its alternatives →

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    In 2020, Magenta released DDSP [1], a machine learning algorithm / python library which made it possible to generate good sounding instrument synthesizers from about 6-10 minutes of data. While working with DDSP for a project, we realised how it was actually quite hard to find 6-10 minute of clean recordings of monophonic instruments. In this project, we have combined the DDSP architecture with a domain adaptation technique from speech synthesis [2]. This domain adaptation technique works by pre-training our model on many different recordings from the Solos dataset [3] first and then…

    2022 · erlj.notion.site · its alternatives →

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    An HTML version of a Roland TR-909

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I’m an ex-Google engineer trying to get back into music production. I needed a way to sequence my hardware synths using AI contexts without constantly switching windows, so I built this. It runs entirely in the browser using WebMIDI. No login required. It connects to your local MIDI devices (if you're on Chrome/Edge) and lets you generate patterns. Tech stack: [React / WebMIDI API / etc]. Link: www.simplychris.ai/droplets Code is a bit messy, but it works. Feedback welcome.

    Dec 2025 · simplychris.ai · its alternatives →

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    Make simple 4-bar music loops in your browser using this simple online sequencer. A quick way to express your musical ideas and export them as MIDI.

    2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →

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    2017 · bsteephenson.github.io · 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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    Tones is a simple, open, collaborative music-making platform. All tones are created using the built-in synthesizer.

    2018 · tones.fm · 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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    Inspired by the recent Boards Of Canada announcement, I've been in a low-fi electronica mood lately and was going back and forth with Claude on how to design similar instruments in the browser that fit the genre. One thing led to another and pretty soon I had a fully browser based polyphonic synthesizer / drum machine / sequencer. The interface and workflow was heavily inspired by the Rebirth338 application released back in the 90's, but with lo-fi synth voices rather than the original 303 & 808 emulation. I know there's a significant overlap of developers and musicians and I…

    May 2026 · github.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 powerful realtime node-based audio synthesizer. Contribute to monadgroup/axiom development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I'm building a video conferencing app designed to facilitate better remote piano lessons. My hope is to solve a lot of the challenges piano tutors and new students deal with when taking lessons through Skype/Zoom. It leverages WebRTC's data transmission to send media, MIDI state, and (eventually) send sheet music files and other musical data. I'm surprised with how well the MVP has worked and would love to hear any feedback or suggestions!

    2024 · keyboardconnect.com · its alternatives →

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