inequality sonification project

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diff --git a/client/lib/kalimba.js b/client/lib/kalimba.js
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+import Tone from 'tone'
+import { choice } from './util'
+
+const player_count = 2
+
+const compressor = new Tone.Compressor(-30, 3).toMaster()
+
+const samples = [
+  { root: 226, fn: 'samples/380737__cabled-mess__sansula-01-a-raw.wav', },
+  { root: 267, fn: 'samples/380736__cabled-mess__sansula-02-c-raw.wav', },
+  { root: 340, fn: 'samples/380735__cabled-mess__sansula-03-e-raw.wav', },
+  { root: 452, fn: 'samples/380733__cabled-mess__sansula-06-a-02-raw.wav', },
+//  { root: 507, fn: 'samples/380734__cabled-mess__sansula-07-b-h-raw.wav', },
+//  { root: 535, fn: 'samples/380731__cabled-mess__sansula-08-c-raw.wav', },
+//  { root: 671, fn: 'samples/380732__cabled-mess__sansula-09-e-raw.wav', },
+]
+
+samples.forEach((sample) => {
+  sample.players = []
+  sample.index = -1
+  for (let i = 0; i < player_count; i++) {
+    let fn = sample.fn
+    if (window.location.href.match(/asdf.us/)) {
+      fn = '//asdf.us/kalimba/' + fn
+    }
+    let player = new Tone.Player({
+      url: fn,
+      retrigger: true,
+      playbackRate: 1,
+    })
+    player.connect(compressor)
+    sample.players.push(player)
+  }
+})
+
+function play (freq) {
+  const best = { sample: choice(samples) }
+  best.sample.index = (best.sample.index + 1) % player_count
+
+  const player = best.sample.players[ best.sample.index ]
+  player.playbackRate = freq / best.sample.root
+  player.start()
+}
+
+export default { play }
+