#hey there, i’ve been building this thing
balmy depot
First thought before opening the app - I wonder what ASMR voices are available
First thought after opening the app - why are there only 6 hard-coded categories
wicked kelp
First thought before opening the app - I wonder what ASMR voices are available
F...
-- funny haha 😅
-- just testing for now, don't want to overwhelm the users with so many categories yet and the plan is to keep categories under 15 or maybe 10 even when live and then shuffle them frequently, maybe daily
balmy depot
Also, you say voices from around the world, but there's no language options
wicked kelp
Also, you say voices from around the world, but there's no language options
that's a consideration, and i already have a background job in place that auto-transcribes each voice and will potentially have transcripts for each voices displayed in a nice way, so you could record in french and an english speaker will still be able to listen and read the translation
balmy depot
The way it's designed, I can't tell whether the questions, f.e. "what's your earliest childhood memory?" are selectable or you can add your own. F.e. what if I want to share a memory of becoming a father, but there's no such option on the list?
Are those categories supposed to have multiple questions? Will they be a hard-coded list or will there be an option to write your own? Or maybe even request a memory on a certain topic from other users?
wicked kelp
The way it's designed, I can't tell whether the questions, f.e. "what's your ear...
hm, i'll have to think about that, but the plan like i said is to change the prompts as well as the categories frequently, probably daily, it's just so the voices are organized and whoever wants to listen can hear voices i.e different from each user about that particular prompt
it's father's day in a few days so your prompt could be that for memory if that makes sense
balmy depot
So the recordings would live for one day, because the next day they wouldn't find the question of the day anymore?
wicked kelp
So the recordings would live for one day, because the next day they wouldn't fin...
yeahh, that's what i'm thinking for now
what do you think?
balmy depot
I just recorded and the instinct told me to click on the BIG BUTTON to stop recording afterwards
which didn't work cause it expected me to click the small button
wicked kelp
that'd be possible if there's a lot of users recording daily
wicked kelp
which didn't work cause it expected me to click the small button
i don't get you sorry
balmy depot
this image looks like a button. if it looks like a button, as a user, i expect it to be clickable and actionable
especially when it's the biggest button on the screen
that's a natural reaction to have
wicked kelp
right. i understand
will have to fix that as well
so basically, talked to some other people on other servers and i got an idea to basically revamp the ui/ux (not the best designer) so they recommended i make it a grid-like interface
balmy depot
Next thing. After clicking "share the recorded memory", my expectation is to see my recorded memory in the context of a memory player
wicked kelp
something like this, where each user recordings will be a pfp or maybe a flag of where they're from and you can click on them to listen to the voices
balmy depot
but what the button takes me to is a random memory instead
wicked kelp
what do you thinkk about this?
wicked kelp
but what the button takes me to is a random memory instead
that's intentional and thus the name somebodyislistening, wouldn't expect to hear you own voice first or at all really
balmy depot
grid-like interface would be cool BUT on mobile, it would mean fitting 2-3 only questions on the screen
Unless what you mean is a grid of players where you can hear each recording directly from the grid
wicked kelp
you should still be able to listen to yours after clicking next a bunch of times because there's not a lot of voices yet but ideally, you shouldn't be able to
wicked kelp
grid-like interface would be cool BUT on mobile, it would mean fitting 2-3 only ...
still thinking about how to go about that, but we'll see
wicked kelp
Unless what you mean is a grid of players where you can hear each recording dire...
oh yeah yeah, clicking on each pfp like in this things website represents a voice from someone and clicking will play their voice
balmy depot
you should still be able to listen to yours after clicking next a bunch of times...
that would be unfortunate then. one of my first thoughts was to use it as a collection of own thoughts that a user can listen to after some time, since they're already recorded.
wicked kelp
that would be unfortunate then. one of my first thoughts was to use it as a coll...
that'd require some form of authentication which is not what i'm going for with this unfortunately
balmy depot
and yes, after recording my own voice, what I as a user would want is to see the result - my recording in a fancy player UI (vs the recording ui)
that's the gratification part for me as a user
because right now... what is the gratification for the users who record their voice?
they don't even know if anybody listened to their recording
and no gratification = no reason to record
wicked kelp
that's the whole point of it, it’s a space to vent, reflect, confess, or share without pressure or judgment. sometimes just saying something out loud, even anonymously is cathartic
the same reason people write poems or share their experiences online, no one knows for sure if someone is going to see it
balmy depot
this also means that if I find a particularily nice recording, I cannot check for other recordings from the same person
wicked kelp
and as for this, there's a 100% chance someone is going to listen to the recording
wicked kelp
this also means that if I find a particularily nice recording, I cannot check fo...
not at all
balmy depot
if I want to hear more thoughts from that person, and become invested in their story
wicked kelp
if I want to hear more thoughts from that person, and become invested in their s...
you can't haha :))
that's the fun of it imo
technically a different platform could be created for this specific reason but that's not the plan with this
and honestly, i think way more people are willing to record something personal or sensitive when they know no one can tie it back to them. no account, no name, no history. they don’t have to overthink it or package it up like content. if someone wants to be followed or known, there are platforms for that, youtube, substack, even tiktok. this is just not that.
balmy depot
I see the point now
wicked kelp
it's more like you drop your voice into the world, and maybe someone on the other side hears it and feels something (which they deffo will). no pressure to perform, no identity to protect. just raw, human moments
wicked kelp
I see the point now
yessir :))
balmy depot
how long do you expect a typical recording to be?
balmy depot
so, in an hour, listening non stop, I can hear 60 recordings on an average
wicked kelp
exactly, it's meant to be ambient really
you're bored and you just sit and listen to people yapping or trying to make you laugh haha
balmy depot
so, litening to it in the background, f.e. while vibe coding?
wicked kelp
so, litening to it in the background, f.e. while vibe coding?
if it does not distract you then sure haha
balmy depot
that also means the quality of recordings I get to hear, or how they fit my preferences, will always be random?
wicked kelp
that also means the quality of recordings I get to hear, or how they fit my pref...
yeah although someone suggested i incorporate some sort of sentiment analysis, so you can get recrodings based on what you're feeling atm
balmy depot
do you plan any safety tools?
wicked kelp
in their words,
"what are you feeling?"
[like 5 choices] (e.g. sadness)
"lets dive deeper..."
[5 more choices] (e.g. resent)
then you record
idk
or a shuffle button which shuffles around until the one that represents you comes along
and you can one-time generate a list of like 100s of possible emotions using an llm (not dynamic)
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wicked kelp
do you plan any safety tools?
it's already incorporated into this current version, when you record it does not automatically get activated, i get the transcripts and send the transcripts to openai's moderation api to moderate the voice and if it flags any of the voices it does not get activated and is eventually deleted
balmy depot
that's smart