release variation

world-o-techno.rb

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ define :lat do
   if gps != nil && gps.latitude != nil
     l = gps.latitude
   end
-  #print "lat"
-  #print l
+  print "lat"
+  print l
   return l
 end
 
@@ -66,25 +66,32 @@ define :lon do
   if gps != nil && gps.longitude != nil
     l = gps.longitude
   end
-  #print "lon"
-  #print l
+  print "lon"
+  print l
   return l
 end
 
 define :latInt do
-  l =  lat().abs * 10**9
-  #print "latInt"
-  #print l
+# Convert latitude to a suitable number, which will vary by about 1 for a sensible small movement
+# One degree is 111325m (at the equator)
+# We'd like to see about a foot, 0.3m, so we'll want a factor of 300000
+# Our GPS report better resolution than that, about 10**-9 degree, but that's not very repeatable
+  l =  lat().abs * 300000
+  l = l.round
+  print "latInt"
+  print l
   return l
 end
 
 define :lonInt do
-  l =  lon().abs * 10**9
-  #print "lonInt"
-  #print l
+  l =  lon().abs * 300000
+  l = l.round
+  print "lonInt"
+  print l
   return l
 end
 
+
 define :speed do
   l = 0.0
   if gps != nil && gps.speed != nil
@@ -93,6 +100,13 @@ define :speed do
   return l
 end
 
+define :locationRelease do |r|
+  # Scale our parameter up or down by a factor of 2 depending on location
+  factor = (latInt() + lonInt()) % 30  # varies from 0 to 30 over distance of 10m
+  factor = (factor / 30) + 0.5 # varies from 0.5 to 1.5 over 10m
+  return r * factor
+end
+
 sleep 2
 load_sample :bd_fat
 load_sample :bd_boom
@@ -125,16 +139,17 @@ define :playTune do
 
   cue :foo
 
-  loopChord = chooseChord( lonInt() % 656753 )
+  
   4.times do |i|
     long = lonInt() % 100
     use_random_seed long
     4.times do
       sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
-      use_random_seed lonInt() % 257867 # Use a selection of large primes to get different seeds for each loop
+      loopChord = chooseChord( lonInt() % 656753 ) # Pick chord form position on each bar so we hear motion sooner
+      use_random_seed lonInt() % 257867 # Use a selection of large primes to get different seeds hence different tunes for each loop
       4.times do
         use_synth :tb303
-        play chord(loopChord, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.1, cutoff: rrand_i(50, 90) + i * 10
+        play chord(loopChord, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: locationRelease(0.1), cutoff: rrand_i(50, 90) + i * 10
         sleep 0.125
       end
     end
@@ -146,14 +161,15 @@ define :playTune do
 
   cue :bar
   use_synth :tb303
-  loopChord = chooseChord( lonInt() % 10719881 )
+  
   8.times do |i|
     sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
     use_random_seed latInt() % 1412041
+    loopChord = chooseChord( lonInt() % 10719881 )
     4.times do
       gspeed = speed().modulo(1)
       #puts gspeed
-      play chord(loopChord, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.05, cutoff: rrand_i(70, 98) + i, res: gspeed
+      play chord(loopChord, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: locationRelease(0.05), cutoff: rrand_i(70, 98) + i, res: gspeed
       sleep 0.125
     end
   end
@@ -164,14 +180,15 @@ define :playTune do
 
   cue :baz
   with_fx :reverb, mix: 0.3 do |r|
-    loopChord = chooseChord( latInt() % 3101473 )
+    
     8.times do |m|
       sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
       use_random_seed (lonInt() + latInt()) % 2256197
+      loopChord = chooseChord( latInt() % 656753 )
       4.times do
         control r, mix: 0.3 + (0.5 * (m.to_f / 32.0)) unless m == 0 if m % 8 == 0
         use_synth :prophet
-        play chord(loopChord, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.08, cutoff: rrand_i(110, 130)
+        play chord(loopChord, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: locationRelease(0.08), cutoff: rrand_i(110, 130)
         sleep 0.125
       end
     end
@@ -183,16 +200,16 @@ define :playTune do
 
   cue :quux
   in_thread do
-    loopChord = chooseChord( lonInt() % 480967 )
+    
     4.times do
       sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
       slat = latInt().modulo(1) + 0.1
       use_random_seed lonInt() % 9562447
-
+      loopChord = chooseChord( lonInt() % 656753 )
       with_fx :slicer, mix: 0.75, wave: 3, phase: slat do
         4.times do
           use_synth :tb303
-          play chord(loopChord, :major).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.1, cutoff: rrand(50, 100)
+          play chord(loopChord, :major).choose, attack: 0, release: locationRelease(0.1), cutoff: rrand(50, 100)
           sleep 0.25
         end
       end