Make Audio Loops Online
Ranked 3 of 3 drum machines by recommenders
Recommended for being fun and easy to use, even with no musical background. Critics mention pattern-editing bugs that erase or break loops.
Recommended for being fun and easy to use, even with no musical background. Critics mention pattern-editing bugs that erase or break loops.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 70%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun and easy for beginners
“Love it! I've been planning to learn music. This pushed me further.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Make Audio Loops Online” “Love it, I got no musical background. But got me hooked.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Make Audio Loops Online” “Very fun. Needs an educational mode.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Make Audio Loops Online”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Edits erase or break patterns
“This erased my drum pattern instead”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Make Audio Loops Online” “if you manage to Mute a synth part between the note on and note off events it will continually sound until pressing stop”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Make Audio Loops Online” “If you change octave while programming a melody it loses it”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Make Audio Loops Online”
Other drum machines people recommend
The two most recommended other drum machines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beats drum machine | 32 | 3 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Techno machine | 11 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Make Audio Loops OnlineThis page | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If you change octave while programming a melody it loses it”
“I really do like the randomization though, it actually sounded surprisingly nice.”
“Really intuitive and clean.”
“Love it! I've been planning to learn music. This pushed me further.”
“I wish it was shareable but couldn't find the share feature.”
“if you manage to Mute a synth part between the note on and note off events it will continually sound until pressing stop”
“This erased my drum pattern instead”
“Love it, I got no musical background. But got me hooked.”
“Very fun. Needs an educational mode.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.