doc: def

packages/core/neocyclist.mjs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { logger } from './logger.mjs';
 import { ClockCollator, cycleToSeconds } from './util.mjs';
 
 export class NeoCyclist {
-  constructor({ onTrigger, onToggle, getTime, latency = 0.1 }) {
+  constructor({ onTrigger, onToggle, getTime }) {
     this.started = false;
     this.cps = 0.5;
     this.lastTick = 0; // absolute time when last tick (clock callback) happened
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class NeoCyclist {
     // in order to schedule events consistently.
     this.collator = new ClockCollator({ getTargetClockTime: getTime });
     this.onToggle = onToggle;
-    this.latency = latency; // fixed trigger time offset
+    this.latency = 0.1; // fixed trigger time offset
     this.cycle = 0;
     this.id = Math.round(Date.now() * Math.random());
     this.worker = new SharedWorker(new URL('./clockworker.js', import.meta.url));

packages/core/repl.mjs

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export function repl({
   editPattern,
   onUpdateState,
   sync = false,
-  latency = 0.1,
   setInterval,
   clearInterval,
   id,
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export function repl({
     setInterval,
     clearInterval,
     beforeStart,
-    latency,
   };
 
   // NeoCyclist uses a shared worker to communicate between instances, which is not supported on mobile chrome

packages/mondough/mondough.mjs

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ lib['%'] = pace;
 lib['?'] = degradeBy; // todo: default 0.5 not working..
 lib[':'] = tail;
 lib['..'] = range;
+lib['def'] = () => silence;
 lib['or'] = (...children) => chooseIn(...children); // always has structure but is cyclewise.. e.g. "s oh*8.dec[.04 | .5]"
 //lib['or'] = (...children) => chooseOut(...children); // "s oh*8.dec[.04 | .5]" is better but "dec[.04 | .5].s oh*8" has no struct
 

website/src/pages/learn/mondo-notation.mdx

@@ -176,3 +176,16 @@ $ chord <Dm9!3 Db7> # voicing
 />
 
 The `$` sign is an alias for `,` so it will create a stack behind the scenes.
+
+## variables
+
+using the `def` keyword, you can define variables:
+
+<MiniRepl
+  client:idle
+  mondo
+  tune={`
+$ def melody [0 1 2 3]
+$ n melody # scale C:minor
+`}
+/>

website/src/repl/components/panel/SettingsTab.jsx

@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ export function SettingsTab({ started }) {
     audioEngineTarget,
     togglePanelTrigger,
     maxPolyphony,
-    latency,
     multiChannelOrbits,
     isTabIndentationEnabled,
     isMultiCursorEnabled,
@@ -166,24 +165,6 @@ export function SettingsTab({ started }) {
           value={maxPolyphony ?? ''}
         />
       </FormItem>
-      <FormItem label="Latency">
-        <Textbox
-          min={0}
-          max={Infinity}
-          onBlur={(e) => {
-            let v = parseFloat(e.target.value);
-            v = isNaN(v) ? 0.1 : v;
-            settingsMap.setKey('latency', v);
-          }}
-          onChange={(v) => {
-            v = parseFloat(v);
-            settingsMap.setKey('latency', isNaN(v) ? undefined : v);
-          }}
-          type="number"
-          placeholder=""
-          value={latency ?? 0.1}
-        />
-      </FormItem>
       <FormItem>
         <Checkbox
           label="Multi Channel Orbits"

website/src/repl/useReplContext.jsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import './Repl.css';
 import { setInterval, clearInterval } from 'worker-timers';
 import { getMetadata } from '../metadata_parser';
 
-const { latestCode, maxPolyphony, audioDeviceName, multiChannelOrbits, latency } = settingsMap.get();
+const { latestCode, maxPolyphony, audioDeviceName, multiChannelOrbits } = settingsMap.get();
 let modulesLoading, presets, drawContext, clearCanvas, audioReady;
 
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export function useReplContext() {
     const drawContext = getDrawContext();
     const editor = new StrudelMirror({
       sync: isSyncEnabled,
-      latency,
       defaultOutput,
       getTime,
       setInterval,