sensible randomisation of note sequences, original chord choices from Acid sample

world-o-techno.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
+# Welcome to Sonic Pi v2.6
+# world-o-techno
+# Acid sample coded by Sam Aaron
+# Hacked around by RS & JHR
+# This file should be in /home/pi/world-o-techno so the startup script can find it
+
+# See http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/robots/worldotechno.htm and
+# https://github.com/jarkman/world-o-techno for background
+
+# GPS ruby code derived from https://github.com/ndarilek/rb-gps
+#
+
 require '/home/pi/world-o-techno/gps/gps.rb'
-use_debug true
+use_debug false
 
 gps = Gps::Receiver.create('gpsd',:host => 'localhost', :port => 2947)
 
@@ -10,27 +22,32 @@ define :gpsSatelliteCount do
   if gps != nil && gps.satellites != nil &&  gps.satellites != 0
     s = gps.satellites.count
   end
-  print "Satellites: #{s}"
+  puts "Satellites:"
+  puts s
   return s;
 end
 
 define :gotFix do
   g = false;
 
+  print "gps in gotFix"
   print gps
 
   if gps != nil 
-    g = gps.latitude != nil
+    g = gps.latitude != nil && gps.latitude != 0
   end
 
   return g
 end
 
 define :lat do
+  
   l = 0.0
   if gps != nil && gps.latitude != nil
     l = gps.latitude
   end
+  print "lat"
+  print l
   return l
 end
 
@@ -40,9 +57,24 @@ define :lon do
   if gps != nil && gps.longitude != nil
     l = gps.longitude
   end
+  print "lon"
+  print l
   return l
 end
 
+define :latInt do
+  l =  lat().abs * 10**9
+  print "latInt"
+  print l
+  return l
+end
+
+define :lonInt do
+  l =  lon().abs * 10**9
+  print "lonInt"
+  print l
+  return l
+end
 
 define :speed do
   l = 0.0
@@ -58,9 +90,9 @@ load_sample :bd_boom
 load_sample :bd_haus
 
 define :playSatelliteCount do
-  
+  # More satellites, more thumps, so we can hear the process of acquisition
     i = 0
-    print "loop"
+    print ":playSatelliteCount"
     4.times do
       c = gpsSatelliteCount()
       if i == 0
@@ -80,15 +112,18 @@ define :playSatelliteCount do
 end
 
 define :playTune do
+  print ":playTune"
+
   cue :foo
   4.times do |i|
-    long = (lon().abs * 10**9) % 100
+    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
       4.times do
         use_synth :tb303
-        play chord(:e5, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.1, cutoff: rrand_i(50, 90) + i * 10
+        play chord(:e3, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.1, cutoff: rrand_i(50, 90) + i * 10
         sleep 0.125
       end
     end
@@ -102,10 +137,11 @@ define :playTune do
   use_synth :tb303
   8.times do |i|
     sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
+    use_random_seed latInt() % 1412041
     4.times do
       gspeed = speed().modulo(1)
       puts gspeed
-      play chord(:b4, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.05, cutoff: rrand_i(70, 98) + i, res: gspeed
+      play chord(:e3, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.05, cutoff: rrand_i(70, 98) + i, res: gspeed
       sleep 0.125
     end
   end
@@ -118,10 +154,11 @@ define :playTune do
   with_fx :reverb, mix: 0.3 do |r|
     8.times do |m|
       sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
+      use_random_seed (lonInt() + latInt()) % 2256197
       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(:e6, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.08, cutoff: rrand_i(110, 130)
+        play chord(:a3, :minor).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.08, cutoff: rrand_i(110, 130)
         sleep 0.125
       end
     end
@@ -133,14 +170,16 @@ define :playTune do
 
   cue :quux
   in_thread do
-    use_random_seed 668
-    slat = (lat().abs * 10**7).modulo(1) + 0.1
-    with_fx :slicer, mix: 0.75, wave: 3, phase: slat do
+
     4.times do
       sample :bd_fat, amp: 5
+      slat = latInt().modulo(1) + 0.1
+      use_random_seed lonInt() % 9562447
+
+      with_fx :slicer, mix: 0.75, wave: 3, phase: slat do
         4.times do
           use_synth :tb303
-          play chord(:d3, :major).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.1, cutoff: rrand(50, 100)
+          play chord(:e3, :major).choose, attack: 0, release: 0.1, cutoff: rrand(50, 100)
           sleep 0.25
         end
       end