sample rand signal on onset, start rand pattern at 0.5

tidal-core/src/Sound/Tidal/UI.hs

@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ intSeedToRand :: (Fractional a) => Int -> a
 intSeedToRand = (/ 536870912) . realToFrac . (`mod` 536870912)
 
 timeToRand :: (RealFrac a, Fractional b) => a -> b
-timeToRand = intSeedToRand . timeToIntSeed
+-- Otherwise the value would be 0 at time 0.. Let's start in the middle.
+timeToRand 0 = 0.5
+timeToRand t = intSeedToRand $ timeToIntSeed t
 
 timeToRands :: (RealFrac a, Fractional b) => a -> Int -> [b]
 timeToRands 0 n = timeToRands' (timeToIntSeed (9999999 :: Double)) n
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ timeToRands' seed n
 --
 -- > jux (# ((1024 <~) $ gain rand)) $ sound "sn sn ~ sn" # gain rand
 rand :: (Fractional a) => Pattern a
-rand = pattern (\(State a@(Arc s e) _) -> [Event (Context []) Nothing a (realToFrac (timeToRand ((e + s) / 2) :: Double))])
+rand = pattern (\(State a@(Arc s _) _) -> [Event (Context []) Nothing a (realToFrac (timeToRand s :: Double))])
 
 -- | Boolean rand - a continuous stream of true\/false values, with a 50\/50 chance.
 brand :: Pattern Bool
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ _degradeBy = _degradeByUsing rand
 
 -- Useful for manipulating random stream, e.g. to change 'seed'
 _degradeByUsing :: Pattern Double -> Double -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
-_degradeByUsing prand x p = fmap fst $ filterValues ((> x) . snd) $ (,) <$> p <* prand
+_degradeByUsing prand x p = fmap fst $ filterValues ((>= x) . snd) $ (,) <$> p <* prand
 
 -- |
 -- As 'degradeBy', but the pattern of probabilities represents the chances to retain rather
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ unDegradeBy :: Pattern Double -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
 unDegradeBy = patternify' _unDegradeBy
 
 _unDegradeBy :: Double -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
-_unDegradeBy x p = fmap fst $ filterValues ((<= x) . snd) $ (,) <$> p <* rand
+_unDegradeBy x p = fmap fst $ filterValues ((< x) . snd) $ (,) <$> p <* rand
 
 degradeOverBy :: Int -> Pattern Double -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
 degradeOverBy i tx p = unwrap $ (\x -> fmap fst $ filterValues ((> x) . snd) $ (,) <$> p <* fastRepeatCycles i rand) <$> slow (fromIntegral i) tx

tidal-core/test/Sound/Tidal/UITest.hs

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ module Sound.Tidal.UITest where
 
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
 -- import Sound.Tidal.Pattern
-import Sound.Tidal.Control
+import Sound.Tidal.Control ( _chop )
 import Sound.Tidal.Core
-import Sound.Tidal.Params
-import Sound.Tidal.ParseBP
+    ( sig, sine, saw, (|+), (>|), (#), run, cat, fastcat, (<~) )
+import Sound.Tidal.Params ( sound, begin, crush, end, n, speed, s )
+import Sound.Tidal.ParseBP ( parseBP_E )
 import Sound.Tidal.Pattern
 import Sound.Tidal.UI
-import Test.Hspec
-import TestUtils
+import Test.Hspec ( describe, it, shouldBe, Spec )
+import TestUtils ( compareP, comparePD, compareTol, ps )
 import Prelude hiding ((*>), (<*))
 
 run :: Spec
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ run =
         compareP
           (Arc 0 1)
           (slow 2 $ _chop 2 $ s (pure "a"))
-          (begin (pure 0) # end (pure 0.5) # (s (pure "a")))
+          (begin (pure 0) # end (pure 0.5) # s (pure "a"))
       it "can chop a chop" $
         compareTol (Arc 0 1) (_chop 6 $ s $ pure "a") (_chop 2 $ _chop 3 $ s $ pure "a")
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ run =
 
     describe "rand" $ do
       it "it generates a (pseudo-)random number between 0 and 1 at the start of a cycle" $
-        (queryArc rand (Arc 0 0)) `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0 0) (0 :: Float)]
+        (queryArc rand (Arc 0 0)) `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0 0) (0.5 :: Float)]
       it "it generates a (pseudo-)random number between 0 and 1 at 1/4 of a cycle" $
         (queryArc rand (Arc 0.25 0.25))
           `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0.25 0.25) (0.6295689214020967 :: Float)]
@@ -115,19 +116,19 @@ run =
     describe "irand" $ do
       -- it "generates a (pseudo-random) integer between zero & i" $ do
       it "at the start of a cycle" $
-        (queryArc (irand 10) (Arc 0 0)) `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0 0) (0 :: Int)]
+        (queryArc (irand 10) (Arc 0 0)) `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0 0) (5 :: Int)]
       it "at 1/4 of a cycle" $
         (queryArc (irand 10) (Arc 0.25 0.25)) `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0.25 0.25) (6 :: Int)]
       it "is patternable" $
         (queryArc (irand "10 2") (Arc 0 1))
-          `shouldBe` [ Event (Context [((1, 1), (3, 1))]) Nothing (Arc 0 0.5) (6 :: Int),
+          `shouldBe` [ Event (Context [((1, 1), (3, 1))]) Nothing (Arc 0 0.5) (5 :: Int),
                        Event (Context [((4, 1), (5, 1))]) Nothing (Arc 0.5 1) (0 :: Int)
                      ]
 
     describe "normal" $ do
       it "produces values within [0,1] in a bell curve at different parts of a cycle" $ do
         queryArc normal (Arc 0 0.1)
-          `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0 0.1) (0.4614205864457064 :: Double)]
+          `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0 0.1) (0.42461738824387246 :: Double)]
         queryArc normal (Arc 0.25 0.25)
           `shouldBe` [Event (Context []) Nothing (Arc 0.25 0.25) (0.5 :: Double)]
         queryArc normal (Arc 0.75 0.75)