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authorskal <pascal.massimino@gmail.com>2026-02-07 19:22:43 +0100
committerskal <pascal.massimino@gmail.com>2026-02-07 19:22:43 +0100
commit726ae79dd3ba8f368d3a671f371e747c33195edd (patch)
tree9fbd250b47853a4b81312ff6baddd307341cb15c /tools/tracker_compiler.cc
parent0eef80ccb12ced607b953bf680459028485b9c67 (diff)
refactor(audio): Convert tracker to unit-less timing system
Changes tracker timing from beat-based to unit-less system to separate musical structure from BPM-dependent playback speed. TIMING CONVENTION: - 1 unit = 4 beats (by convention) - Conversion: seconds = units * (4 / BPM) * 60 - At 120 BPM: 1 unit = 2 seconds BENEFITS: - Pattern structure independent of BPM - BPM changes only affect playback speed, not structure - Easier pattern composition (0.00-1.00 for typical 4-beat pattern) - Fixes issue where patterns played for 2s instead of expected duration DATA STRUCTURES (tracker.h): - TrackerEvent.beat → TrackerEvent.unit_time - TrackerPattern.num_beats → TrackerPattern.unit_length - TrackerPatternTrigger.time_sec → TrackerPatternTrigger.unit_time RUNTIME (tracker.cc): - Added BEATS_PER_UNIT constant (4.0) - Convert units to seconds at playback time using BPM - Pattern remains active for full unit_length duration - Fixed premature pattern deactivation bug COMPILER (tracker_compiler.cc): - Parse LENGTH parameter from PATTERN lines (defaults to 1.0) - Parse unit_time instead of beat values - Generate code with unit-less timing ASSETS: - test_demo.track: converted to unit-less (8 score triggers) - music.track: converted to unit-less (all patterns) - Events: beat/4 conversion (e.g., beat 2.0 → unit 0.50) - Score: seconds/unit_duration (e.g., 4s → 2.0 units at 120 BPM) VISUALIZER (track_visualizer/index.html): - Parse LENGTH parameter and BPM directive - Convert unit-less time to seconds for rendering - Update tick positioning to use unit_time - Display correct pattern durations DOCUMENTATION (doc/TRACKER.md): - Added complete .track format specification - Timing conversion reference table - Examples with unit-less timing - Pattern LENGTH parameter documentation FILES MODIFIED: - src/audio/tracker.{h,cc} (data structures + runtime conversion) - tools/tracker_compiler.cc (parser + code generation) - assets/{test_demo,music}.track (converted to unit-less) - tools/track_visualizer/index.html (BPM-aware rendering) - doc/TRACKER.md (format documentation) - convert_track.py (conversion utility script) TEST RESULTS: - test_demo builds and runs correctly - demo64k builds successfully - Generated code verified (unit-less values in music_data.cc) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/tracker_compiler.cc')
-rw-r--r--tools/tracker_compiler.cc25
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/tools/tracker_compiler.cc b/tools/tracker_compiler.cc
index 59d4187..314099d 100644
--- a/tools/tracker_compiler.cc
+++ b/tools/tracker_compiler.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct Sample {
};
struct Event {
- float beat;
+ float unit_time; // Unit-less time within pattern
std::string sample_name;
float volume, pan;
};
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct Event {
struct Pattern {
std::string name;
std::vector<Event> events;
+ float unit_length; // Pattern duration in units (default 1.0 for 4-beat patterns)
};
struct Trigger {
@@ -177,6 +178,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
} else if (cmd == "PATTERN") {
Pattern p;
ss >> p.name;
+ p.unit_length = 1.0f; // Default: 1 unit = 4 beats
+ // Check for optional LENGTH parameter
+ std::string next_token;
+ if (ss >> next_token) {
+ if (next_token == "LENGTH") {
+ ss >> p.unit_length;
+ }
+ }
current_section = "PATTERN:" + p.name;
patterns.push_back(p);
pattern_map[p.name] = patterns.size() - 1;
@@ -184,18 +193,18 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
current_section = "SCORE";
} else {
if (current_section.rfind("PATTERN:", 0) == 0) {
- // Parse event: beat, sample, vol, pan
+ // Parse event: unit_time, sample, vol, pan
Event e;
- float beat;
+ float unit_time;
std::stringstream ss2(line);
- ss2 >> beat;
+ ss2 >> unit_time;
char comma;
ss2 >> comma;
std::string sname;
ss2 >> sname;
if (sname.back() == ',')
sname.pop_back();
- e.beat = beat;
+ e.unit_time = unit_time;
e.sample_name = sname;
ss2 >> e.volume >> comma >> e.pan;
@@ -276,7 +285,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
// For now, assume sample_map is used for both generated and asset
// samples. This will need refinement if asset samples are not in
// sample_map directly.
- fprintf(out_file, " { %.1ff, %d, %.1ff, %.1ff },\n", e.beat,
+ fprintf(out_file, " { %.2ff, %d, %.1ff, %.1ff },\n", e.unit_time,
sample_map[e.sample_name], e.volume, e.pan);
}
fprintf(out_file, "};\n");
@@ -285,8 +294,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
fprintf(out_file, "const TrackerPattern g_tracker_patterns[] = {\n");
for (const auto& p : patterns) {
- fprintf(out_file, " { PATTERN_EVENTS_%s, %zu, 4.0f }, // %s\n",
- p.name.c_str(), p.events.size(), p.name.c_str());
+ fprintf(out_file, " { PATTERN_EVENTS_%s, %zu, %.2ff }, // %s\n",
+ p.name.c_str(), p.events.size(), p.unit_length, p.name.c_str());
}
fprintf(out_file, "};\n");
fprintf(out_file, "const uint32_t g_tracker_patterns_count = %zu;\n\n",