update main composition. not much forward progress but structure in my head formalised

scratch.tidal

@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ d'drum silence
 d'drum $
   --mt 16 16 $
   --within (0.5, 1) (rev) $ -- soften
-  swing' $
+  --swing' $
   stack [
     --n "1/4"
     --n "[1*2, 0*8]/8"
-    --n "[1*2, 0 0 0 [0 ~! 0] ! 0 [0 0/4] 0]/8"
-    --n "[1*2, 0 0 0 [0 ~! 0] ! 0 [0 0/4] [0! ~!]]/8"
-    n "[1*2, 0 [0 ~! 0] 0*2 [0 ~! 0] ! 0 0*2 [0! ~!]]/8"
+    --n "[1*2, 0*8, [~!! [~!! 0] ! ~!!]]/8"
+    n "[1*2, 0*8, [~!! [~!! 0] ! ~ [~ 0/4] ~]]/8"
+    --n "[1*2, 0*8, [~!! [~!! 0] ! ~ [~ 0/4] [~ 0 ~!]]]/8"
+    --n "[1*2, 0*8, [~! [~ 0] [~!! 0] ! ~ [~ 0] [~ 0 ~!]]]/8"
     # s "drum",
     --every' 16 16 (const $ s "kit:3") $
     whenmod 3 2 (density 2) $
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ d'drum $
     --n "[~ [~ 1]]/2"
     --n "[~ [~ 0/8 1 0/2]]/2"
     --0.5 <~ n "[~ [~ 0/8 1 0/2]]/2"
-    n "[~ [1 0/8 1/2 0/2]]/2"
+    --n "[~ [1 0/8 1/2 0/2]]/2"
+    0.5 <~ n "[~ [1/2 0/8 1 0/2]]/2"
     --n "[~ [1 0/8 1 0/2]]/2"
     # s "sn"
     # gain "0.8"
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ nimble
 hush
 d'nim silence
 
+let nim'osc = (# speed ((+0.8).(/1.5) <$> slow 2.5 sine1))
+let nim'del = (# delay "0.5") . (# delayfeedback "0.6") . (# delaytime "0.25")
+
 d'nim $
   {-
   superimpose (
@@ -100,19 +105,19 @@ d'nim $
 
 -- could be killer for part 2
 d'nim $
-  {-
+  --{-
   superimpose (
     iter 4 .
     (# speed ((+0.8).(/1.5) <$> slow 2.5 sine1))
     ) $
   --}
-  {-
+  --{-
   every' 16 1 (
     (# vowel "o u")
-    -- . (# delay "0.5") . (# delayfeedback "0.6") . (# delaytime "0.25")
+     . (# delay "0.5") . (# delayfeedback "0.6") . (# delaytime "0.25")
     ) $
   --}
-  --whenmod 16 12 (# vowel "[a i]/3") $
+  whenmod 16 12 (# vowel "[a i]/3") $
   (1 ~>) $
   slow 16 $
   striate 256 $ n "[0 1]/2" # s "nimble"
@@ -131,7 +136,6 @@ let s = striate 16
        s $ sound "bass",
        s $ sound "sine"
        ]
-     # gain "0.9"
 
 let s = gap 32
   in d'bass $
@@ -144,7 +148,6 @@ let s = gap 32
        s $ sound "bass",
        s $ sound "sine"
        ]
-     # gain "0.9"
 
 {---------
 alt nimble (wip)
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ d'hi silence
 d'hi $
   swing' $
   every 3 rev $
-  within (0.5, 1) (density 2) $
+  --within (0.5, 1) (density 2) $
   whenmod 12 8 (0.5 <~) $
   (0.5 ~>) $
   slow 8 $