let soundFilters = [];

let soundDelays = [];

let reverb;

let startTime;

let duration = 60000; // Total duration: 60 seconds

let counter = 0;

​

function preload() {

  // Dynamically load 8 sound samples from the 'ticktock' folder

  for (let i = 2; i <= 8; i++) {

    soundSamples.push(loadSound(`ticktock/sound${i}.mp3`));

  }

}

​

function setup() {

  noCanvas(); // No visuals required

​

  // Initialize reverb and sound processing for each sample

  reverb = new p5.Reverb();

​

  soundSamples.forEach((sample, index) => {

    let soundFilter = new p5.HighPass(); // High-pass filter to shape the sound

    let soundDelay = new p5.Delay(); // Delay effect for echoes and spatial depth

​

    // Disconnect the sample from the default output and connect it to effects

    sample.disconnect();

    sample.connect(soundFilter);

    soundFilter.connect(soundDelay);

    reverb.process(sample, 3, 5); // Add reverb with a large room size and moderate damping

​

    // Store filter and delay objects for later manipulation

    soundFilters.push(soundFilter);

    soundDelays.push(soundDelay);

  });

​

  // Configure delay properties (e.g., timing and feedback)

  soundDelays.forEach((soundDelay, index) => {

    soundDelay.delayTime(0.3 + index * 0.1); // Slightly staggered delay times for each sample

    soundDelay.feedback(0.9); // Feedback for looping echoes, adjusted for less density

    soundDelay.filter(500 + index * 200); // Incremental filter frequency for the delay

  });

​

  // Start the composition

  startTime = millis();

  playComposition();

}

​

function playComposition() {

  let interval = 500; // Interval between sample triggers (500ms)

​

  function triggerSample() {

    let elapsedTime = millis() - startTime; // Calculate elapsed time in milliseconds

​

    // Stop the composition after the total duration (60 seconds)

    if (elapsedTime >= duration) {

      stopComposition();

      return;

    }

​

    // Determine which sample to play next

    let sampleIndex = counter % soundSamples.length; // Cycle through sound samples

    let sample = soundSamples[sampleIndex];

​

    // Play the sample with the current settings

    sample.play();

​

    // Increment the counter to move to the next sample

    counter++;

​

    // Schedule the next sample trigger after the interval

    setTimeout(triggerSample, interval);

  }

​

  // Start triggering samples

  triggerSample();

}

​

function stopComposition() {

  // Stop all playing samples to end the composition

  soundSamples.forEach(sample => sample.stop());

}

​

function draw() {

  // No visuals required

}

​