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# Minimal Audio Tracker
System for assembling audio samples (assets or procedural) into patterns and loops.
## .track File Format
### Timing Convention
**Unit-less timing:**
- **1 unit = 4 beats**
- Conversion: `seconds = units * (4 / BPM) * 60`
- At 120 BPM: 1 unit = 2 seconds
Patterns are BPM-independent. Changing BPM only affects playback speed.
### File Structure
```
# Comments start with #
BPM <tempo> # Optional, defaults to 120 BPM
SAMPLE <name> # Define sample (asset or generated note)
PATTERN <name> LENGTH <duration> # Define pattern with unit-less duration
<unit_time>, <sample>, <volume>, <pan> # Pattern events
SCORE # Score section (pattern triggers)
<unit_time>, <pattern_name>
```
### Examples
#### Simple 4-beat pattern (1 unit):
```
PATTERN kick_snare LENGTH 1.0
0.00, ASSET_KICK_1, 1.0, 0.0 # Start of pattern (beat 0)
0.25, ASSET_SNARE_1, 0.9, 0.0 # 1/4 through (beat 1)
0.50, ASSET_KICK_1, 1.0, 0.0 # 1/2 through (beat 2)
0.75, ASSET_SNARE_1, 0.9, 0.0 # 3/4 through (beat 3)
```
#### Score triggers:
```
SCORE
0.0, kick_snare # Trigger at 0 seconds (120 BPM)
1.0, kick_snare # Trigger at 2 seconds (1 unit = 2s at 120 BPM)
2.0, kick_snare # Trigger at 4 seconds
```
#### Generated note:
```
SAMPLE NOTE_C4 # Automatically generates C4 note (261.63 Hz)
PATTERN melody LENGTH 1.0
0.00, NOTE_C4, 0.8, 0.0
0.25, NOTE_E4, 0.7, 0.0
0.50, NOTE_G4, 0.8, 0.0
```
### Pattern Length
- `LENGTH` parameter defaults to 1.0 if omitted
- Can be any value (0.5 for half-length, 2.0 for double-length)
- Events must be within `[0.0, LENGTH]`
Example half-length pattern:
```
PATTERN short_fill LENGTH 0.5 # 2 beats = 1 second at 120 BPM
0.00, ASSET_HIHAT, 0.7, 0.0
0.50, ASSET_HIHAT, 0.6, 0.0 # 0.50 * 0.5 = 1 beat into the pattern
```
### Future: Modifiers
Potential runtime modifiers (not yet implemented):
- Randomization, accents, volume modulation, distortion, noise, effects
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