My favorite part:

    if (typeof canvas.getContext != "undefined")
    {
        ....
    }
    else
    {
        alert("Sorry, your browser doesn't support wicked cool graphics. Please download one that supports wicked coolness.");
        ...
    }

Doesn't work on Ubuntu sigh.

I got the sample once for each loop. (Ubuntu 8.04 x86_64, Firefox 3.03)

I'm guessing it has something to do with the browser caching and is not specific to the OS.

It's not a bug but a feature, that's the base concept of the UI.

That would be once for each load of the page. Sorry if I was less than clear.

It should have permalinks.

Yeah agreed.

That could make it into quite an interesting (well, novel) social device/experiment.

Actually - has a lot of potential now that I think about it :)

As a social device, I wonder if the limited instrument set is an advantage/disadvantage.

On the one hand, having a limited set of instruments (and beats/bars) funnels the creativity into the composition alone.

On the other having custom instruments adds a new dimension to the sharing. You could even overlay different instruments over the same composition.

... I'm probably just overthinking this :)

This is great! Wonder how complex of an audio app you can create in js..

It's very clever, but it's not very sophisticated; it's just data: URLs of the samples. Beatboxes are a kids project on Scratch; I'm surprised it took so long to get a good one in Javascript. =)

When someone gets the WAV/PCM decode and signal processing stuff written up in JS, then we'll have proved something.

I have found that the most worthwhile projects take simple data and applies it in unique and useful ways. It's so difficult to get to interesting/relevant data much of the time. Algorithmic complexity is great, but for my part, I just want to make something good. This thing is fun, and that's pretty good.

Yeah - it reminds me of the old tracker days on the Amiga.

Anyone remember this? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Protracker.gif

Edit: Not that I ever progressed past Axel F and Popcorn :)

Check out http://www.milkytracker.net/ for an up-to-date old-school tracker fix.

Ah cool - thanks.

Must admit - seeing this was a bit retro moment for me. I might even fire up the A1000 :-)

"Looks like your browser can't make sound. Try downloading quicktime.".. No Thanks

Needs the rest of the "Technologic" (Daft Punk) lyrics!

(http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/daftpunk/technologic.html)

That 'work it' is from 'harder better faster stronger', no? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw

It should be able to play samples from across the web. Uploads would be fun too.

Ah yes, you're right.

Anyone ever play with DrumCircle on BeOS?

Basically the same concept, but with cowbells and an extra checkbox marked "Hippie AI."

Wow, very cool. Just wish I could save my loop or adjust BPM.

A bit underwhelming, the real fun of drum machines is adjusting the knobs- and I see no knobs.

How do I play this?

Just kick it old skool:

Kick 0110 0100 0100 1000 Snare 0001 1001 0010 0101 Clap 0000 0001 0000 0001