Help Fixing Sync Issues in the Aerodynamic Example

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Hello forum, I’m new to Sonic Pi and I’m really enjoying the program along with the enthusiastic online community! The recreation of Daft Punk’s Aerodynamic provides a very helpful way to demonstrate beat slicing using a sample_chunk definition. It also shows how to use “stop” commands to turn live loops on and off.

Well, something is very off in the sync of the example code posted online and I can’t seem to fix it. Perhaps an update changed how effects are nested and respond to sync? Everything seems off by 1 count and the start is delayed for me as well! Here is the full tutorial :slight_smile:

samples here : https://aimxhaisse.com/aerodynamic-makeup-en.html

This is final code posted online which I am trying to mend : https://aimxhaisse.com/aerodynamic-everything-en.html

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use_bpm 123

maquillage = “~/il-macquillage-lady.wav”
aerodynamic = “~/funk.wav”

load_sample maquillage
load_sample aerodynamic

define :sample_chunk do |what, beat, dur, delay|
beat = beat / 16.0
dur = dur / 16.0
sample what, beat_stretch: 16, start: beat, finish: beat + dur
sleep delay
end

define :funk do
# sample_chunk(aerodynamic, 0.0, 4.0, 4.0)

sample_chunk(maquillage, 0.0, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 0.25)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 3.5, 0.5, 0.75)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 0.0, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 8.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 1.0)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 7.5, 0.5, 0.5)

# sample_chunk(aerodynamic, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0)

sample_chunk(maquillage, 3.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 1.0)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 7.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 8.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 1.0)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 7.5, 0.5, 0.5)

# sample_chunk(aerodynamic, 8.0, 4.0, 4.0)

sample_chunk(maquillage, 0.0, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 0.25)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 3.5, 0.5, 0.75)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 0.0, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 8.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 1.0)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 7.5, 0.5, 0.5)

# sample_chunk(aerodynamic, 12.0, 4.0, 4.0)

sample_chunk(maquillage, 3.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 8.5, 0.25, 0.0)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 0.25)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 3.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 8.5, 0.25, 0.25)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 3.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 8.5, 0.5, 0.5)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 2.5, 1.0, 1.0)
sample_chunk(maquillage, 7.5, 0.5, 0.5)

end

Live loops

live_loop :main do
sleep 4
end

live_loop :funk do
sync :main

with_fx :ixi_techno, mix: 0.1, phase: 8, cutoff_min: 90, cutoff_max: 120, res: 0.9, amp: 1 do
    with_fx :bpf, mix: 0, res: 0.00001, centre: :B8, amp: 2 do
        funk
    end
end

end

live_loop :solo do
sync :main

use_synth :zawa
use_synth_defaults attack: 0.05, sustain: 0.15, release: 0.125

phases = [
    [:D4, :Fs3, :B3, :Fs3],
    [:D4, :Gs3, :B3, :Gs3],
    [:G4, :B3, :E4, :B3],
    [:E4, :A3, :Cs4, :A3],

    [:D4, :Fs4, :B3, :Fs4],
    [:D4, :Gs4, :B3, :Gs4],
    [:G4, :B3, :E4, :B3],
    [:E4, :A3, :Cs4, :A3],
]

phases.each do |notes|
	4.times do
        notes.each do |n|
            play n
            sleep 0.25
	    end
    end
end

end

live_loop :extra_beat do
sync :main

32.times do
    tick
    sample :bd_fat, amp: 2 if spread(1, 16).look
    sample :bd_fat, amp: 1.5 if spread(1, 32).rotate(4).look
    synth :cnoise, release: 0.6, cutoff: 130, env_curve: 7, amp: 1 if spread(1, 16).rotate(8).look
    synth :cnoise, release: 0.1, cutoff: 130, env_curve: 7, amp: 0.25 if spread(1, 2).look
    sleep 0.125
end

end

live_loop :intro do
stop # remove me if you want bells

sync :main

use_synth :pretty_bell
use_synth_defaults release: 9

with_fx :level, amp: 0.5 do
    4.times do
        with_fx :gverb, room: 20 do
            play :A1, amp: 0.25
            play :A2, amp: 0.5
            play :A3, amp: 1.5
            play :A4, amp: 0.75
            play :A5, amp: 0.5
            sleep 8
        end
    end
end

end
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Yes, unfortunately this is a bug in the latest release. I’ll looking into fixing it as soon as I can, although development is a little slow at the moment due to looking for funding.

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Hi Sam, I didn’t mean to sound too pressing in my message. I wrote a proposal last week to integrate classes in Sonic Pi into the San Francisco Recreation and Parks education system. I’m spending time each day gathering examples and looking at different approaches to teaching. I thought students might enjoy that particular example. I deeply appreciate your work and will set up a Patreon this week!

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@TheHappyNoise - this is wonderful to hear. Thanks so much for spreading the message of creative coding in US schools and also for using Sonic Pi in the process!

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