Web Sound Toys

2012-12-19T22:48:58Z

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Johny Radio's
Hand-Picked
Musical Web Toys & Tools
johnyradio@inyourear.org

A collection of free, fun, web-based, music and sound producing toys and tools. Includes a mutating windchime, toys that twist your instrument or turn your voice into visual art, gorgeous drones, a visual harp, a fractal synthesizer, faithfully-modeled 808 and 909 drum machines, a modeled plucked string, reverbs, MIDI multitrackers, and full-fledged recording studios.

Legend
(this is a work-in-progress: not all entries are marked)

JSyn - Items marked JSyn require the JSyn Plugin. Need admin rights to install:
http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/plugins/
(To close JSyn apps is to browse away from web-page containing JSyn app)
MIC - Requires microphone
MIDI - Sends or receives MIDI
BPM - Adjustable Beats Per Minute
Rhythm - Rhythmic music (cannot sync to external tempo, unless marked MIDI or BPM)
Drone - Non-rhythmic drone, texture, or ambiance
Single - Single triggered note-events
Note: Toys not marked JSyn require Flash Player or Java

EASY - Kids of All Ages

Noise (Rhythm):
http://www.zefrank.com/webnoise/index.html
Froggy (MIC):
http://www.zefrank.com/frog/frog.html
Dreamy (MIC):
http://www.zefrank.com/meditation_flowers/
Sound Letters (Single):
http://www.zefrank.com/snm/index.html
Windchime (JSyn, drone):
http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/examples/pinwheel.html
Techno (Rhythm):
http://www.tony-b.org
Drum Machine (Rhythmic):
http://www.zefrank.com/sequencer/index.html
Birds (JSyn):
http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/examples/tj_birds.php
Granular Synthesis - Klangstaub - Dust of sound (JSyn)
http://www.nefkom.net/wf/harm/harmonia/Klangstaub/plasma2.html
Lambdoma (JSyn)
http://www.nefkom.net/wf/harm/harmonia/Lambdoma/Lambdoma.html
JLooch Delicious Drones (very slow attack) (JSyn)
http://music.columbia.edu/~brad/jlooch
Nick's Beast Analog Synthesizer (Drone, Rhythm)
http://www.nicksworldofsynthesizers.com/flashbeast.php
Dot Music
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/exhibits/dotmixer/

Intermediate

Drum Machine:
http://www.rinki.net/pekka/monkey2/monkey.html
Plucked String (JSyn)
http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/examples/tj_pluck1.php
Rhythmicon - inspired by Henry Cowell.
http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/rhythmicon/#play
AudioTool - one of the most powerful production tools in this list. If launcher freezes, reload page. May take a long time to load, but worth it.
http://www.audiotool.com/app
Mandelbrot Fractal Music
http://www.algomusic.com/jmsl/examples/MandelMusic.shtml

Advanced

Frequency Modulation (JSyn)
http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/examples/fmlab.php
Manipulate sounds in your environment (MIC)
http://www.punosmusic.com/pages/musicforhotspots/index.html
Loop Machine
http://www.doctornerve.org/nerve/pages/interact/loopmachine/loopmachine.shtml

Collaborative Recording Studios

Kompoz
http://www.kompoz.com
JamStudio
http://www.jamstudio.com
Aviary
http://aviary.com/tools/music-creator
More
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/commentary/listeningpost/2007/04/listeningpost_0430
Scroll down for more
http://www.masternewmedia.org/music_collaboration/music_jamming/online_music_collaboration_software_20050715.htm

Loop Sequencers/Remixers

Loop Labs ("in the final phases of development of several new and exciting interactive audio tools")
http://www.looplabs.com/
collaborative scoring, but there may be more user-friendly tools out there
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1655-music-collaboration-via-git

Scoring

NoteFlight
http://www.noteflight.com/login

More Toys & Tools!

http://www.squidoo.com/freemusiccreationsoftware

Promises Future Releases

http://www.ohmstudio.com/
http://www.youphonics.com

Add your suggestions below! Requirements: free, fun, functional, web-based, music and sound producing toys and tools.
Cranky Scale Generator http://www.arilacenski.com/projects/scales (Drone, Single)

Noisebridge - User contributions [en]

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