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Web AppClient: Synthetix SoundworksYear: 2024

Synthetix Web Digital Audio Workstation

An in-browser digital audio workstation powered by the Web Audio API and WebAssembly, enabling modular patch synthesis and collaborative cloud sessions.

Synthetix Web Digital Audio Workstation
My Role
UI/UX Designer & Web Audio Engineer
Timeline
4 Months (2024)
Core Stack
React, TypeScript
Deployment
Production Active

Measurable Outcomes

4.2ms
DSP Latency
45,000+
Active Producers
Locked 60 FPS
Frame Rate

The Challenge

Achieving zero audio glitching and jitter-free canvas waveform visualization during complex playback.

The Architectural Approach

Offloaded audio DSP algorithms into compiled Rust/Wasm modules executed on dedicated Web Audio Worklet threads.

Synthetix Web Digital Audio Workstation interface architecture

Design Direction & Typography System

Hardware rackmount aesthetic reimagined through modern flat minimalism.

Development & Engineering Details

Custom virtualized timeline component handling 32 simultaneous stereo tracks with lossless WAV export.

Delivered Capabilities

Modular cable patching matrix with drag-and-drop node connections
Polyphonic wavetable synthesis with custom harmonic shape drawing
Hardware MIDI keyboard auto-mapping via Web MIDI API

Technologies Deployed

ReactTypeScriptWeb Audio APIWebAssembly (Rust)Tailwind CSSCanvas API