Audionautix ~upd~ 📥

The website looks like it was built in 2009. You search by mood tags (e.g., "Calm," "Driving") or genre, but there is no preview playlist, no waveform scrubbing, and no "related tracks" algorithm. You have to click each track individually to listen. It works, but it's slow.

To understand Audionautix, one must first understand its creator, Jason Shaw. Unlike massive corporations that employ teams of composers to churn out generic background tracks, Audionautix is the solo endeavor of Shaw, a composer and musician based in the United States. audionautix

The library is heavily weighted toward acoustic instruments: acoustic guitars, pianos, light percussion, ukuleles, and occasional wind instruments. The "vibe" of the library is almost overwhelmingly positive. Genres are tagged with descriptors like "Bright," "Uppy," "Motivational," and "Hopeful." The website looks like it was built in 2009