Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIn a similar vein: http://www.adultswim.com/etcetera/choir/ The most interesting thing about this one is the chord progressions it generates.
This very cool video demonstrates what you can do with it on a touchscreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LGnozlwU1o Also, if you like this kind of interactive thingies, you might enjoy the explorables subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/explorables/
I came across this interesting page today and believe that it worth a repost. It helps me understand the IPA letters. But it would be better if we could map the IPA letters to a state or loop of this demonstration. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18912628 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14135658
funny but with a mouse at least only one part of the speech producing parts can be manipulated at any one time. Needs multi user collaboration. After which talented gamers can produce an a cappella concert of some sort.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 911
- Total comments
- 129
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-18 | Pink Trombone: Speech Synthesis Simulation in JavaScriptFirst breakout | glitcher | 325 | 52 |
| 2019-01-15 | Pink TromboneBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | errozero | 575 | 75 |
| 2021-05-19 | Pink Trombone | thunderbong | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-01-09 | Physical Speech Elements | 11thEarlOfMar | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-09-04 | Human Vocal Tract Simulator | cscurmudgeon | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-06-28 | Simulate Your Voice Organs | hackyhacky | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-06-08 | Pink Trombone: Bare-Handed Speech Synthesis | hprotagonist | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-12-04 | Pink Trombone: Bare-handed procedural speech synthesis | simonmysun | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-10-01 | Pink Trombone | iamwil | 1 | 0 |