== README

This website is an attempt to recreate a MIDI controller using the keyboard. Basically, an online launchpad, similar in function to that of Novation's Launchpad.

Features:

• Uses Howler JS audio library for quick and easy audio playing across multiple browsers: http://goldfirestudios.com/blog/104/howler.js-Modern-Web-Audio-Javascript-Library

• Uses the Zip.js library to parse .zip files: https://gildas-lormeau.github.io/zip.js/

• First of the Year Eqninox by Skrillex sounds, obtained from Nev's project file: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXpBgkXt60

• Editor Capable of recording and playing back keyboard inputs at varying playback speeds

• Able to load and save songs to a database, only available to those who have registered an account which can only be done from the console

• mySql test database and Postgres production database

• Hosted on Heroku with free hobby plan

• Front-end written in complete JS with Ruby on Rails for the back-end, a few ajax requests to backend for information

TODO:

• Downloadable offline version, probably zipped JS, CSS, HTML, and audio files, will have to get rid of server calls

• Finish editor tools and put recorded parts of songs on main page