Horace Tong
Virtual Hardware Studio
Instruments for the Browser
2026
Interactive browser instruments · Design and build
Self-initiated · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
In brief
- Interaction needed to invite music-making.
- Self-initiated design and build.
- I built pads, knobs and sequencers.
- The linked studio is playable.
A self-initiated collection of playable browser instruments. I designed and built the interface around pads, knobs and sequencers, bringing instrument controls into a browser for people to explore. The project focuses on the relationship between a visible control and the first musical action it invites.
Interaction needed to invite music-making.
I brought instrument controls into a browser.
A sampler that travels: the SP-404 way of working, in a browser, ready to jam and sample wherever you are. I designed and built the interface so it handles like the instrument.
I built pads, knobs and sequencers.
The linked studio is playable.
8 instruments
The linked studio is playable and public.
The studio lists the instruments.
Instruments should invite a first move.
Credits
Project ownership
Horace Tong
Self-initiated
Creative ownership
Horace Tong
Owned end to end
- Design and build
Photographs shown here are selected from the project archive and are not necessarily photographed by the author.
Where this transfers
A tool becomes usable when it is built around the gesture people already make, not around the feature list. The same applies to any interface, form or workflow.
Related work
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