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docs: Update to v1.2.0 - Complete microtonality system implementation
- Update project status from v1.1 A- to v1.2 A Grade - Update test count from 25 to 31 comprehensive tests - Document completed microtonality system: - Global detune with cent-based precision (±200¢) - Alternative tuning systems: 19-TET, 24-TET, 31-TET - Keyboard controls: comma/period/slash keys for detune - Scale selection: 8/9/0 keys for alternative tunings - Restructure S-Tier roadmap with 3D Interactive UI as next priority - Add comprehensive microtonality controls documentation - Mark microtonality achievements in all documentation files
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README.md

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[![CI](https://github.com/rgilks/geno-1/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rgilks/geno-1/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
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<div align="center">
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<img src="/docs/screenshot.png" alt="geno-1 Screenshot" width="626" />
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<img src="/docs/screenshot.png" alt="geno-1 Screenshot" width="902" />
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### Project Status (v1.1 - A- Grade)
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### Project Status (v1.2 - A Grade)
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**🎵 Advanced Audio Engine:**
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- 3-voice polyphonic system with configurable parameters (trigger probability, octave offset, duration)
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- Complete musical alphabet support (A-G keys) with 7 diatonic modes (1-7 keys)
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- **Microtonality system**: global detune (±200¢), alternative tuning systems (19-TET, 24-TET, 31-TET)
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- Professional spatial audio: per-voice `PannerNode` with real-time 3D positioning
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- Master effects chain: convolution reverb, dark feedback delay, saturation, per-voice sends
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- Gesture-based audio unlock with professional start overlay
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**🛠️ Professional Quality:**
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- 25 comprehensive tests including property-based testing for mathematical functions
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- 31 comprehensive tests including property-based testing for mathematical functions
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- Zero compilation warnings with strict linting (`clippy -D warnings`)
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- Enhanced error handling with user-friendly WebGPU failure messages
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- Professional CI/CD with automated testing, performance validation, and deployment
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- **A-G**: Set root note (complete musical alphabet)
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- **1-7**: Select diatonic mode (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian)
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- **8-0**: Alternative tuning systems (8=19-TET, 9=24-TET, 0=31-TET pentatonic)
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- **R**: Regenerate all voice sequences
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**🎵 Microtonality Controls:**
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- **,**: Decrease global detune by 50¢ (Shift+, for 10¢ fine adjustment)
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- **.**: Increase global detune by 50¢ (Shift+. for 10¢ fine adjustment)
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- **/**: Reset detune to 0¢
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Users can **influence and interact** with the generative music without manually composing it. The interface is subtle and minimalistic – a hint overlay shows status and keys; primary controls are embedded in-scene and via keyboard. The primary target platform is **desktop web browsers** supporting WebGPU (no WebGL fallback by design). Mobile is not a focus.
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### Current Capabilities (v1.1 - A- Grade)
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### Current Capabilities (v1.2 - A Grade)
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**Core Audio System:**
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- 3 generative voices (sine/saw/triangle) with configurable parameters (trigger probability, octave offset, base duration)
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- Scale-constrained pitches supporting complete musical alphabet (A-G keys) with 7 diatonic modes (1-7 keys)
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- **Microtonality system**: global detune in cents (±200¢), alternative tuning systems (19-TET, 24-TET, 31-TET)
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- Eighth-note grid scheduler with per-voice RNG seeding and randomization (R key, T key for random root+mode)
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- Web Audio graph: per-voice `OscillatorNode``GainNode` envelope → `PannerNode` spatialization
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- Performance monitoring with FPS measurement and CI validation
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- **Microtonality system**: global detune in cents, alternative tuning systems (19-TET, 24-TET, 31-TET, Just Intonation)
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- **3D interactive UI**: immersive in-scene controls replacing keyboard shortcuts
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- **Advanced synthesis**: FM synthesis, ADSR envelopes, per-voice filtering
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- **Professional architecture**: strong typing with newtypes, modular design, AudioWorklet implementation
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- **Just Intonation tuning**: completing the microtonality system with natural harmonic ratios
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- **Play/Pause:** Space key toggles pause/resume. No in-scene play/pause icon yet.
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- **Musical Controls:** A-G keys set root note, 1-7 keys select diatonic modes, 8-0 keys select alternative tuning systems
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- **Microtonality:** `,` and `.` keys adjust global detune by 50¢ (Shift for 10¢ fine adjustment), `/` key resets detune to 0¢
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- **Regenerate:** `R` reseeds all voices. Per-voice: Shift+Click reseeds, Alt+Click solos, Click toggles mute.
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- **Overlay:** Start overlay for audio unlock; `H` toggles visibility. Shows live BPM, detune, and scale information.
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- Global microtonal detune system with cent-based precision (±200¢ range)
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- Alternative tuning systems: 19-TET, 24-TET, 31-TET pentatonic scales
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- Comprehensive keyboard controls: `,` `.` `/` keys for detune adjustment with fine/coarse modes
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- Modular architecture with pipeline builders and comprehensive API documentation
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This specification documents the evolution of an interactive 3D music visualizer from its initial concept to its current **A-** grade implementation and future **S-tier** vision. Built with Rust, WebAssembly, and WebGPU, the project demonstrates cutting-edge web technologies applied to creative audio-visual applications.
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