Scalable web platform for creating music visualizers and lyric videos

Honeycomb Software followed a structured approach to music app development, ensuring fruitful collaboration with the client, rapid engineering cycles, and continuous software quality assurance. The project was executed in stages, allowing for flexibility, optimization, and smooth integration of new features.

1. Planning

The engineering process began with a series of collaborative meetings with the client to define the project’s goals, technical requirements, and overall vision. Since Specterr needed to support a growing user base, we focused on broadening the functionality of the solution with brand-new features while ensure stability, responsiveness, and efficient media processing.

2. New feature implementation 

After the initial stage, the team moved on to implementing key features that would enhance the user experience and provide music artists with powerful tools to create engaging videos. These new features included:

• A lyric video editor that allows users to effortlessly sync text with their music tracks.
• Social sharing features, making it easier for artists to distribute their content across various platforms.
• A video export management system, ensuring smooth and reliable exporting of high-resolution files.
• Improved video thumbnail generation, providing visually appealing previews for music projects.
• Stock photo integration, enabling users to access a diverse library of media to enhance their videos.

3. Quality assurance

To ensure a flawless user experience, Honeycomb Software incorporated rigorous quality assurance processes. A dedicated QA specialist has been responsible for:

• Functional and non-functional testing to validate the quality of the core features.
• Regression testing to prevent new updates from breaking existing functionalities.
• Smoke and sanity testing to catch major issues early.
• Payment integration testing for Stripe, ensuring proper subscription processing and role-based access for different users.
• Performance testing, as Specterr’s free version attracts a large number of active users. This helped optimize video rendering speeds and improve platform responsiveness.
• Infrastructure improvements, including migrating components to more powerful virtual machines, reducing complexity while boosting efficiency.

Additionally, there was a strong focus on documentation, including detailed test cases and checklists, which proved to be extremely helpful for both the QA and engineering teams.

In general, having QA embedded within the development process helped identify and fix issues early, reducing bug leakage and ensuring smoother deployments.

Specterr has become a go-to platform for musicians looking to create high-quality lyric videos and music visualizers without requiring technical expertise.

By combining seamless integrations, optimized performance, and a strong quality assurance process, Specterr empowers artists to engage their audience and grow their brand with visually stunning content.