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MusicOS 98

A Windows 98-themed browser-based music production environment. Make beats, write melodies, and hang out with a desktop pet sheep — all in the aesthetic of 1998.

Apps

App Description
Drum Machine 16/32-step sequencer with swing, per-track volume, and multiple drum voices
Piano Roll MIDI-style note editor with adjustable loop length, snap, and zoom
Synth Polyphonic synthesizer with oscillator, filter, envelope, and reverb controls
Mixer Per-channel volume/pan/mute/solo with master bus
FX Rack Effects chain — delay, distortion, chorus, compressor
Sampler Record or load audio samples and map them to pads
Pad Machine 8-pad sample launcher
Oscilloscope Real-time waveform visualizer
Tape Deck Record your session to a downloadable audio file
Tempo Calc BPM tap tempo and note-duration calculator
Disk Defragmenter Authentic Windows 98 defrag simulation
SkiFree Browser port of the classic SkiFree game — watch out for the yeti
Desktop Pet eSheep64-inspired desktop companion with special events

Transport

The top bar controls global playback. BPM is adjustable via click-to-edit or ±1 buttons. Projects save and load as .mos98 JSON files.

Desktop Pet Events

The sheep triggers random special events every 25–60 seconds. You can also trigger them from the browser console:

sheep.burn()       // on fire — flies across the screen and lands in a bathtub
sheep.boing()      // bounce
sheep.climb()      // climbs the screen edge and walks upside-down across the top
sheep.blacksheep() // a second sheep runs past
sheep.ufo()        // UFO abduction
sheep.alien()      // alien encounter — a visitor descends and waves
sheep.flower()     // spawn a flower to eat
sheep.jump()       // jump
sheep.random()     // random event

Tech Stack

  • React 18 + TypeScript
  • Zustand for global state
  • Web Audio API for all sound synthesis and scheduling
  • Vite for bundling
  • Sprite assets: eSheep64 (Adrianotiger), Scmpoo (lwu309)

Dev

npm install
npm run dev

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