let reverb, delay, filter;

let playbackRates = [0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 0.5, 1, 0.5];

let soundDuration = 60000; // 60 seconds

let loopDuration = 5000; // 5 seconds per iteration

​

function preload() {

  // Dynamically load 6 sound samples from the 'ticktock' folder

  for (let i = 2; i <= 8; i++) {

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

  }

}

​

function setup() {

  noCanvas();

  userStartAudio();

​

  // Initialize effects

  reverb = new p5.Reverb();

  delay = new p5.Delay();

  filter = new p5.LowPass();

​

  // Set effect parameters

  reverb.set(3, 2); // duration, decay rate

  delay.process(soundSamples[0], 0.5, 0.7, 2300); // source, delayTime, feedback, filterFreq

  filter.freq(800); // Set the frequency cutoff for low-pass filter

​

  // Connect sounds to effects

  soundSamples.forEach((sample) => {

    sample.disconnect(); // Disconnect from main output to apply effects

    filter.process(sample); // Apply low-pass filter

    reverb.process(sample); // Apply reverb

  });

​

  // Start the algorithmic composition

  setInterval(algorithmicComposition, loopDuration);

  setTimeout(endComposition, soundDuration);

}

​

function algorithmicComposition() {

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

    if (!sample.isPlaying()) {

      // Set playback rate manually for pitch manipulation

      let playbackRate = playbackRates[index % playbackRates.length]; // Deterministic playback rate based on index

      sample.rate(playbackRate);

​

      // Adjust pan and volume for variation

      let panValue = (index % 2 === 0) ? 1 : -1; // Alternate between left and right pan

      sample.pan(panValue); // Set panning (1 for right, -1 for left)

      sample.setVolume(0.8); // Set volume

​

      // Play sample

      sample.play();

    }

  });

}

​

function endComposition() {

  soundSamples.forEach((sample) => {

    sample.stop(); // Stop all samples

  });

}

​