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Life & fun · February 28, 2024

SlideSynth

— Move touch up and down to change frequency, move touch left and right to change volume. — Tap the logo to loop, tap again to stop looping, tap yet again to cancel the loop. — Tap the waveform icons to change the waveform.

SlideSynth launched on February 28, 2024 with 49 votes, #916 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

In plain words

SlideSynth is a touch-based synthesizer that lets users generate tones by moving their finger up and down to adjust frequency and left and right to control volume. Users can select from different waveforms by tapping icons and create loops by tapping the logo repeatedly to start, stop, or cancel recording. Designed for casual sound creation and experimentation, it combines simple gesture controls with basic synthesis features for quick audio playback and manipulation.

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From the sources

Make music with touch. Move touch up and down to change frequency, move touch left and right to change volume. Tap the logo to loop, tap again to stop looping, tap yet again to cancel the loop. Tap the waveform icons to change the waveform.

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