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A practical tour of coloring audio waveforms with Waveform.js, tracing techniques from image stacking and WebKit mask usage to canvas-based rendering and server-side waveform data workflows.

A technical blogpost about a new JavaScript library called Waveform.js for coloring waveforms and learning from past techniques.

Technical walkthrough of using Premiere 1.5 BETA to debut Oceania, detailing a Node.js stack migration, Backbone-based track models, Waveform.js for waveform rendering, SoundCloud metadata integration, and pushState-powered permalinks.

A concise technical walkthrough of using Premiere 1.5 BETA to debut Oceania, outlining a Node.js/Backbone.js stack with Waveform.js for sound navigation, dynamic SoundCloud metadata ingestion, and history.pushState-based permalinks alongside an open-source roadmap.

Using Premiere 1.5 BETA to debut Oceania, this post documents a Node.js-based Hipster Stack app (with Jade and Stylus) that pulls SoundCloud data, integrates Waveform.js visuals, and uses history.pushState permalinks for deep linking.

Exploring the new features of Premiere 1.5 BETA used by Smashing Pumpkins for debuting their album 'Oceania'.

Explores building Next SoundCloud as a modular, single-page frontend architecture using Backbone.js and Handlebars, with explicit modules and an AMD-based toolchain (RequireJS/AlmondJS) and a shared model instance store to enable fast, component-based views and data synchronization.

Building Next SoundCloud as a fast, modular single-page application using Backbone.js, Handlebars templates, and a cohesive AMD/RequireJS–style module system with explicit dependencies and an instance-store for sharing model data.

A technical walkthrough of building Next SoundCloud as a high-performance single-page application using Backbone.js for models and views, Handlebars for templates, a CommonJS-to-AMD module system with RequireJS and AlmondJS, CSS-in-modules, and an instance store to share model data across views and minimize API calls.

A guide on building a new SoundCloud, available in multiple languages.

A one-line synopsis of HackTO where SoundCloud powered rapid API mashups and audio-enabled demos, from HackPad to Twilio-driven joke lines and podcasting robots, showcasing sponsor APIs and a fast one-day build.

A technical look at how HackTO hackers leveraged SoundCloud's API integrations to build demo-ready apps, blending audio experiences with services like Twilio and WordPress.