Web App•Client: Synthetix Soundworks•Year: 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.
My Role
UI/UX Designer & Web Audio Engineer
Timeline
4 Months (2024)
Core Stack
React, TypeScript
Deployment
Production Active
Engineering Telemetry
Project Stats
Delivery Metrics & Quality Benchmarks
Core Squad
Team Size
2 DSP / Frontend Engineers
Cross-functional engineering & UI design
Tested & Verified
Code Coverage
95.6%
Rigorous unit, integration & E2E suites
Sprint Delivery
Completion Time
7 Weeks
From vector wireframes to production deployment
Core Web Vitals
Lighthouse & Web Vitals
97/100
Sub-second LCP, zero layout shift (CLS: 0.00)
High Throughput
Sprint Velocity
46 Pts / Sprint
Agile 2-week continuous delivery cycles
Enterprise Spec
Architecture Paradigm
Wasm DSP / AudioWorklet
Strict TypeScript typing with zero runtime slop
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.
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
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