1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/audio/tracker.cc b/src/audio/tracker.cc
index d887208..67c197f 100644
--- a/src/audio/tracker.cc
+++ b/src/audio/tracker.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "audio/synth.h"
 #include "util/asset_manager.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/fatal_error.h"
 #include <cstring>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -140,6 +141,21 @@ void tracker_init() {
                   g_tracker_samples_count);
 #endif /* defined(DEBUG_LOG_TRACKER) */
   }
+
+  // Validate that all pattern events are sorted by unit_time
+  // (required for early-exit optimization in tracker_update)
+  FATAL_CODE_BEGIN
+  for (uint32_t pid = 0; pid < g_tracker_patterns_count; ++pid) {
+    const TrackerPattern& pattern = g_tracker_patterns[pid];
+    for (uint32_t i = 1; i < pattern.num_events; ++i) {
+      FATAL_CHECK(pattern.events[i].unit_time < pattern.events[i - 1].unit_time,
+                  "Pattern %d has unsorted events: event[%d].time=%.3f < "
+                  "event[%d].time=%.3f\n",
+                  pid, i, pattern.events[i].unit_time, i - 1,
+                  pattern.events[i - 1].unit_time);
+    }
+  }
+  FATAL_CODE_END
 }
 
 void tracker_reset() {