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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>
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This reverts commit de6fc77a1b4becf5841881fa4fb7bd78141d81dc.
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- Added beatsToSeconds() helper function
- Renamed getPatternDuration to getPatternDurationBeats for clarity
- Pattern durations now correctly calculated in seconds (was treating beats as seconds)
- Fixes visualization showing incorrect pattern box widths
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Created HTML-based visualizer for .track files with:
Features:
- Load .track files via file input button
- Zoomable timeline (horizontal zoom with mouse wheel)
- Scrollable view (Shift+wheel for horizontal scroll)
- Vertical zoom controls for pattern boxes
- Click & drag panning
Visualization:
- Color-coded pattern boxes (deterministic HSL colors from name hash)
- Automatic stack-based layout (prevents overlapping patterns)
- Beat grid lines within each pattern (vertical lines at beat boundaries)
- Beat numbers displayed when zoomed in
- Sample ticks showing when events trigger (height varies with volume)
- Alternating beat background (full-height rectangles for easy counting)
- Time ruler with second markers at top
Technical:
- Single standalone HTML file (13KB, no dependencies)
- Pure HTML5 Canvas + JavaScript
- Parses .track format: SAMPLE, PATTERN, SCORE sections
- Responsive canvas sizing based on track duration
- 120 BPM timing (2 beats per second)
Files:
- tools/track_visualizer/index.html (visualizer)
- tools/track_visualizer/README.md (documentation)
Usage: Open index.html in browser, load assets/music.track
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