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That one website that makes music and animations when you press keys

Why it's the pick

On Patatap every letter key and the spacebar plays a sound with a matching burst of animated shapes, so mashing the keyboard turns into a little song. It is free, works on touch screens, and needs no account; note it contains flashing images.

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Typatone typatone.com Same makers: every letter you type becomes a musical note FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 1 Chrome Music Lab Song Maker musiclab.chromeexperiments.com Click a grid to compose and share a little song FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 1 Incredibox incredibox.com Drag sounds onto a crew of beatboxers to build a mix Free tierNo signup Link checked Oct 1

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