Techno machine
Ranked 2 of 3 drum machines by recommenders
Recommended as a fun, portable music toy that runs from one HTML file with no installation. Critics say the knob controls are unintuitive.
Recommended as a fun, portable music toy that runs from one HTML file with no installation. Critics say the knob controls are unintuitive.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not 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: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 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
Portable single-file app, no installation
“This is how software should be built, portable, no installation required, drop anywhere and run”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” “I do love the single page HTML delivery format”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” Fun to play with
“It's a bit difficult to use, but it's really fun.”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” “my god this is awesome and also fun to play with”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” Cool web project, a nice app
“This is the coolest web thing I've seen this month.”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” “It's a nice web application.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Knob controls are unintuitive
“the knob controls are a bit unintuitive”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” Bit difficult to use
“It's a bit difficult to use, but it's really fun.”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders” Described as having zero sauce
“pretty cool but has zero sauce”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders”
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 machineThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Make Audio Loops Online | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's a nice web application.”
“my god this is awesome and also fun to play with”
“pretty cool but has zero sauce”
“running into little projects like this that make me smile”
“as an eurorack enjoyer this is awesome”
“I do love the single page HTML delivery format”
“This is the coolest web thing I've seen this month.”
“It's a bit difficult to use, but it's really fun.”
“the knob controls are a bit unintuitive”
“This is how software should be built, portable, no installation required, drop anywhere and run”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.