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Step Sequencer
A clickable drum machine grid that actually keeps a beat.
🔴 HardDifficulty
3-4 hoursTime
JavaScript, TypeScriptLanguages
What you're building
A classic step sequencer: a grid of beats across several instrument rows (kick, snare, hi-hat), click cells to toggle them on, hit play, and it loops through the pattern generating real synthesized drum sounds in time.
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You'll need
- Basic JavaScript
- A code editor
- A browser
🗺️ Build roadmap
01 Setup
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02 Build the step grid
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03 Generate drum sounds with oscillators/noise
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04 Build the playback scheduler
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05 Sync visual playhead to audio
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06 Add tempo control
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