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Audio software

Raised as a usability problem by 15 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2011–2025), in 15 threads.

This is a broad category rather than one product, so its issues aren't ranked on the home page.

People raised many different problems with Audio software, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 16 complaints

Turning on-screen knobs with a mouse is awkward and the interface doesn't suit it2025-12-29
Tiny handles require precise targeting and take up space2025-10-31
AirPlay output only appears in the interface when it is the system default output2025-08-26
Other shazam-like tools were too annoying to use, requiring heavy modification2024-08-02
Audio MIDI Setup docs are hard to understand, making routing setup painful2024-05-06
Aggregate audio setup prevents adjusting volume with keyboard soft keys2024-05-06
Hard for beginners to get audio and MIDI gear connected and understood2020-09-11
Audio player lacks progress bar, fast-forward and speed control2019-09-30
Audio is hard to go back in and impossible to skim2019-07-14
Fake hardware styling with tiny hard-to-read displays and new learning curve for each tool2017-11-23
Unclear whether clicking sets the value or just anchors dragging, and how the knob responds2017-06-08
Turning mouse-driven knobs is fiddly, with awkward dragging and jumping behavior2016-11-02
Reinstalling non-App Store audio tools requires hunting installers, old emails and serial numbers2016-10-05
Imitating physical gear makes controls harder to use and UIs overloaded2012-09-06
Has to be launched before a Skype call, or recording silently fails2012-03-16
Some competing audio apps are painfully slow and frustrating to use2011-12-16