aesthetic.computer
Monorepo for Aesthetic.Computer
aesthetic.computer
1# Clock Parallel Track Timing Fix
2
3## Problem Statement
4
5When running `clock *lene` (melody: `^f..afafa...efefef..bababa.fgg..b...agfededcd {noise-white}-^f.fffffff`):
6
7- **Track 1**: 31 notes, 13 beats (6500ms cycle)
8- **Track 2**: 9 notes (1 rest + 8 f's), 12 beats (6000ms cycle)
9
10**Expected**: Each track loops independently at its own duration.
11**Actual**: Track 2's first cycle shows "EARLY" because we skip leading rests on init.
12
13## Root Cause Analysis
14
15The `-` character creates a 4-beat rest at the start of Track 2. During initialization:
161. We skip leading rests by advancing `noteIndex` to the first audible note
172. **First cycle is shorter**: Only plays 8 beats (4000ms), not 12 beats (6000ms)
183. After loop 1, the rest offset (2000ms) is added, so subsequent cycles are correct
19
20## Fix Applied
21
22The expected duration calculation now accounts for the first cycle being shorter:
23
24```javascript
25const isFirstCycle = trackState.loopCount === 1;
26const expectedDuration = isFirstCycle
27 ? (trackState.expectedCycleDuration || 0) - (trackState.initialRestOffset || 0)
28 : (trackState.expectedCycleDuration || 0);
29```
30
31## Console Output (Now Clean)
32
33Only cycle timing logs appear:
34```
35⏱️ T1 INIT | 13 beats = 6500ms expected cycle
36⏱️ T2 INIT | 12 beats = 6000ms expected cycle (has leading rest)
37⏱️ T2 loop 1 @ ...ms | cycle: 4000ms (expected: 4000ms ✓) ← First cycle is 4000ms!
38⏱️ T1 loop 1 @ ...ms | cycle: 6500ms (expected: 6500ms ✓)
39⏱️ T2 loop 2 @ ...ms | cycle: 6000ms (expected: 6000ms ✓) ← Subsequent cycles are 6000ms
40⏱️ T1 loop 2 @ ...ms | cycle: 6500ms (expected: 6500ms ✓)
41```
42
43## Verbose Logs Removed
44
45- `🎵 EARLY MELODY STATE SET`
46- `🎵 Fetching cached melody`
47- `🎵 Loaded cached melody`
48- `🎵 Clock author`
49- `🎵 About to process melody`
50- `🎵 Original/Converted`
51- `🎵 Parsed melodyTracks`
52- `🎵 SIM FIRST RUN`
53- `📐 RENDER GEOMETRY` (table)
54- `✅ No overlapping boxes`
55- `📱 HUD QR render check`
56- `⌨️📍 [bios pointerup]`
57- `⌨️🔴 [input blur event]`
58- `🔊 Synth created` (from speaker.mjs)
59- `🔊 process() call` (from speaker.mjs)
60- `🔊 #processAudio` (from speaker.mjs)
61
62## Files Changed
63
64- `clock.mjs`: Fixed first-cycle expected duration, disabled geometry/melody debug logs
65- `speaker.mjs`: Disabled synth creation and process() debug logs
66- `disk.mjs`: Disabled QR render debug log
67- `bios.mjs`: Disabled keyboard input debug logs