ephemeral-garden/ephemera.sc

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// supercollider tests
//
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"e p h e m e r a l   g a r d e n".postln;


// sc server
s = Server.local;
//s.options.memSize = 1024 * 1024;
//s.options.maxNodes = 1024 * 1024;
//s.options.numBuffers  = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
//s.latency = 0.05;
s.options.sampleRate = 44100;
s.boot;

"...".postln;

// time of day - see AppClock for scheduling

~now=Date.gmtime;

// dont trust the clock if it's n 1970 (not ntp synced)
if ( ~now.year == 1970,
	{"previously".postln;},
	{"post 1970".postln;}
);

~now.hour.postln;


~prefix = Platform.userHomeDir ++ "/snd/";

~background = {

    "background >> ".post;

    // list of soundfiles
   ~sources = [
        "39-incomprehensible-restaurtant-chatter-02.wav",
        "39-incomprehensible-restaurtant-chatter-03.wav",
        "39-incomprehensible-restaurtant-chatter-04.wav",
        "46-afternoon-chorus-02.wav",
        "46-afternoon-chorus-03.wav",
        "46-afternoon-chorus-04.wav",
    ];

    // select random element from the list
    ~file = ~sources.choose;
    ~file.postln;

    // cue file form disk then play
	b=Buffer.cueSoundFile (s, ~prefix++~file); ~play1.value(b);
};

~foreground = {

    "foreground >> ".post;

    // list of soundfiles
    ~sources = [
        "26-multilayered-conversations-01.wav",
        "26-multilayered-conversations-02.wav",
        "39-incomprehensible-restaurtant-chatter-02.wav",
        "39-incomprehensible-restaurtant-chatter-03.wav",
        "39-incomprehensible-restaurtant-chatter-04.wav",
        "26-party-chatter-02.wav",
        "26-party-chatter-03.wav",
        "26-party-chatter-04.wav",
        "06-uw-pebbles-urchins-waves.wav",
        "17-uw-waves-crashing-on-pebble-beach-slow.wav"
    ];

    // select random element from the list
    ~file = ~sources.choose;
    ~file.postln;

    // read file then play buffer
    Buffer.read (server: s, path: ~prefix++~file, action: ~play2);
};

~play1 = { arg b1;
    Routine {
        "~play [bg - ".post; b1.path.post; "]".postln;

        {(DiskIn.ar(1, b1, loop: 0) * 0.1).dup }.play.waitForFree;
        // free buffer once done?

        "freed [bg - ".post; b1.path.post; "]".postln;
        b1.free;
	~background.value;
    }.play;
};

~play2 = { arg b2;
    Routine {
        "~play [fg - ".post; b2.path.post; "]".postln;

        {(PlayBuf.ar(1, b2, rate: 1, loop: 0, doneAction: 2) * 0.1).dup }.play.waitForFree;
        // free buffer once done?

        "freed [fg - ".post; b2.path.post; "]".postln;
        b2.free;
        ~foreground.value;
    }.play;
};


s.waitForBoot {
    "booted...".postln;

    i = 0;
    j = 0;
    p = 2; // how many background layers?
    q = 3;  // how many foreground layers?

    while ( { i < p }, { i = i + 1; ~background.value;});
    while ( { j < q }, { j = j + 1; ~foreground.value;});

};

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