Is there an way to test 2.0 out? Is there a specific branch to build locally?
I'm developing on the cycseq branch, and occasionally merging into main. It's very unstable though!
In principle, I think as a DSL it would be OK for tidal to overload functions like seq, sequence etc, just as it currently overloads <* and *> from prelude. I'm just looking for the words that help me work best with patterns.
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Maybe beat could be a good name too, I see it as a function that could be used also in a "cycle" approach, like using it within every, while or so.
Yes switching between different modes would be nice, we might be fighting against Haskell's type system there though!
The idea of a 'mode' marking the behaviour of part of a pattern extends beyond the sequence/cycle distinction. For example:
fast "1 2" "bd sd"
With the traditional tidal representation of pattern signals, this gives bd [bd sd]. Other potential interpretations include:
"bd sd@0.5""bd sd*2""[bd sd] [bd sd]*2""bd bd*2 sd sd*2"
there are many more!
I'm searching for a nice way to modify how patterns are aligned and applied following the rules of different 'modes', but plaintext feels a bit limited for expressing this..