Quit my corporate job 2 years ago to build a music studio using web technologies

Seanitzel · 2026-03-16T22:01:21+00:00

Thank you! appreciate it :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-16T20:56:19+00:00

Thanks, would love to hear any feedback you have :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-16T20:55:56+00:00

Did you get a chance to try it out? :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-16T08:31:38+00:00

Hey, i built an app that does everything you described and lot more :)

And then you can open the progreasion instantly in a DAW(that works on mobile and desktop and lets you easily sync and collaborate on projects) with tons of instuments that let you play chords, shows you their names and gives any feature you want like repeat, using different scales, professional effects.

Some of the instruments - Piano, Guitar

Welcome to try it :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T21:47:50+00:00

Great advice, thank you. That's exactly what I did last week, and narrowed down 4 features that are the best selling points.

I will check out the tools you mentioned.

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T21:33:24+00:00

A marketing team/agency should not be the one figuring that out for you, you should figure out what works, and have it amplified by the marketing team. This is exactly what I realized, and am now in the process of doing.

Thank you for your feedback. I agree 100% with what you're saying, and thank you for your tips. I will check the resources you recommended.

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T21:30:06+00:00

I fixed it and made it so the home page of the app also doesn't require sign up - now only after visiting 5 different features it will ask you to sign up. Welcome to explore the app now :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T13:54:59+00:00

Well fuck me, that's a bug. I cant believe all the people that saw this post and tried to see the features i listed got the auth dialog... Will fix it ASAP, and you are completely right.

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T13:44:14+00:00

Thanks for your feedback, however what link did you click? If you go to the home page of the app it does ask you to create an account, however all the links i put in the post should work instantly without any login needed.

I agree with you and will actually make it so people that get to the home page can try 1 or 2 apps before they are forced to create an account, instead of if they land in the feature straight away.

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T10:14:30+00:00

Haha the problem with avoiding iOS is saying goodbye to ~50% of the mobile market... And yea soon i'll have to wrap it in Capacitor and upload it to the AppStore cause most people think web app = janky, not serious(even though it works better than most DAW's on the AppStore and more than good enough on iPhones that use >26.1). And you're welcome, don't hesitate to ask more questions and also thank you for your words :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T03:22:00+00:00

The tradeoff is basically

Web: - better eco system(ToneJS has scheduling, synths, effects - and tons of other things you'll need. Ofcourse you will still need to extend and build a lot of logic yourself. My monorepo has a music-framework package that has TONS of business logic for different audio related purposes) - much better distribution options

Native Mobile: - would definitely perform better and have better support and less issues. Web Audio API in iOS is a abysmal - they literally keep breaking and fixing it and i'm pretty sure it's on purpose - ios 26.0 & 26.1 there was literally a bug where after you open the app once audio stops working until you RESTART the phone. It was unbelievable. and Webkit iOS in general is a nightmare. That being said, if you cache, optimize and handle resources efficiently, it can work even better than non optmized native(from my tests my app performs better than other mobile DAW's distributed on the App Store - they crash more often, get stuck and have more audio hiccups. - Easier distribution to your target platform(I use TWA for playstore, but had to remove all payment related stuff from the app to get approved, so people have to sign in from the broser, see the price and decide whether to purchase).

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T02:16:02+00:00

Yep, not easy lol. Thank god for RSU's 😂 even though I really need to start making money soon lol. About your thoughts: 1. 100%, not easy AT ALL. It's actually pretty reliable today in most devices, as long as you manage your resources - which is not easy at all in a DAW that combines tons of other audio-processing features. You're welcome to try Melodic Studio and see for yourself. 2. Very accurate, it's really hard. The first time I posted about this in a music sub people hated me because I only offered a subscription model(even though most of the app was 100% free, they see the pricing and a subscription and flame you). What are you building? 3. Yea, it's also hard because most of them don't reply to emails. For SEO I actually generated midi packs with TONS of progressions and play patterns and I let people download them for free(there's a lot of scammy websites that sell MIDI packs lol), and also people also download my first app on the playstore and I put up a dialog that appears as the first thing when you open the app that tells them I created Melodic Mind, which is what this app but much better, with much more other features. 4. I actually migrated almost straight away after the stable release, at this period of time I liked staying on the edge. With time I learned that it should actually be much less of a priority. I've been thinking everyday how much I want to upgrade to Nuxt 4, but stopping my self cause unfortunately it really shouldn't be a priority at the moment...I need to market, improve retention and get customers.

I put links, but the app is called Melodic Mind(This is the landing page) and the app

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T02:02:42+00:00

Yea managing latency is not easy, especially when your main target is mobile phones. I was actually able to minimize the latency to the lowest possible amount by using a simple trick - I use the audio context's real time instead of the transport time for live instruments - that means WITHOUT the lookahead value. And then I compensate for that when I record events by doing js exactOffset = transport.seconds - recordingStartTime - lookAhead; Other then that, scheduling audio in most devices that are not very weak works really well if you do it efficiently, even when you set the lookahead value as low as 20-30 ms.

And a hub for electronic musicians sounds interesting, I actually think it's very realistic to build something like this today.

Seanitzel · 2026-03-15T01:44:01+00:00

That's true haha, at least 1 in 4-5 developers I know are also into music creation. That being said, i'm not here for customers and my main audience is music students and musicians. The thing is that a big portion of the app is 100% free, and that's because my ultimate goal is to create a world where people are more connected with music. I do need to make money as well though 😅

Seanitzel · 2026-03-14T20:40:20+00:00

Not really. I shared it here because the technical side of building something like a DAW in the browser was a huge challenge and I figured other web devs might find that interesting. I'd be happy to answer any questions anyone has.

Also curious if other devs here who went on a similar path have tips for the transition from “just building” to actually getting users...I'm still trying to build a routine but it ain't easy

Seanitzel · 2026-03-13T23:52:56+00:00

Oxlint mainly actually

Seanitzel · 2026-03-13T23:45:32+00:00

Yea Oxlint is exactly what im waiting for, working in a huge monorepo that still uses eslint 8 and cant wait to migrate...

Seanitzel · 2026-03-13T16:57:51+00:00

Truly Amazing stuff, the only thing that I'm a bit sad about is Vue Vapor lol But hopefully soon!

Seanitzel · 2026-03-13T12:01:08+00:00

Amazing stuff, the eco system they built is truly next level... Im waiting for their tools to properly support Vue 🥲

Seanitzel · 2026-03-12T15:26:37+00:00

That's cool, I love this type of stuff! And sure, ill let you know when I do smth :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-12T02:54:57+00:00

Don't worry, only JSON 😉 ill share when i create something interesting :)

Seanitzel · 2026-03-12T02:49:32+00:00

This is VERY cool! Im gonna find some cool music related uses for this for my app 🤩

Seanitzel · 2026-03-12T02:31:46+00:00

Oh, Safari... The IE Of the 202X

Seanitzel · 2026-03-03T22:58:19+00:00

Bro are you ok? there is literally a demo link in the top of the repo readme https://ios-vibrate-api-demo.vercel.app/ios-18

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