include/globals.h

@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ extern volatile uint64_t last_clk_us;
 extern volatile uint64_t last_valid_clk_us;
 extern volatile bool EXTERNAL_CLOCK;
 
+#define AVG_SAMPLES 12
+extern uint64_t pulse_intervals[AVG_SAMPLES];
+extern uint8_t pulse_idx;
+
 enum WaveShape { SQUARE, TRIANGLE, SAW, RAMP, EXP, HALFSINE, REXP, LOG, SINE, BOUNCE, SIGMO, WOBBLE, STEPDW, STEPUP, SH, SHAPE_COUNT};
 
 inline const char* waveShapeToString(WaveShape shape) {

src/main.cpp

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ volatile float filteredBPM = 60.0f; // High-precision BPM for smooth LFOs
 volatile uint64_t last_external_pulse_us =
     0; // Tracks the last Arturia pulse for the watchdog
 const uint64_t CLOCK_TIMEOUT_US = 2000000;
+uint64_t pulse_intervals[AVG_SAMPLES] = {0};
+uint8_t pulse_idx = 0;
+uint64_t last_external_clk_us = 0;
+
 bool external_pulse_received = false;
 ModMatrix matrix;
 
@@ -151,34 +155,63 @@ void handle_outs() {
 }
 
 void gpio_callback(uint gpio, uint32_t events) {
-	  if (gpio == IN_CLK_PIN && (events & GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_RISE)) {
+if (gpio == IN_CLK_PIN && (events & GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_RISE)) {
     uint64_t now = to_us_since_boot(get_absolute_time());
+    
+    // 1. Debounce
     if (now - last_valid_clk_us < 1000) return;
 
-    uint16_t incomingPPQN = PPQNOPTS[EXTPPQNIdx];
+    // 2. BPM Math - Use 'last_external_clk_us' specifically
-    uint32_t ticks_per_pulse = 96 / incomingPPQN;
+    if (last_external_clk_us > 0) {
+      uint64_t latest_diff = now - last_external_clk_us;
 
-    // Instead of jumping to the NEXT beat, we snap to the CLOSEST beat.
+      pulse_intervals[pulse_idx] = latest_diff;
-    // This prevents the sequencer from "racing" ahead.
+      pulse_idx = (pulse_idx + 1) % AVG_SAMPLES;
+
+      uint64_t sum = 0;
+      uint8_t count = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < AVG_SAMPLES; i++) {
+        if (pulse_intervals[i] > 0) {
+          sum += pulse_intervals[i];
+          count++;
+        }
+      }
+
+    if (count > 0) {
+        double avg_diff = (double)sum / (double)count;
+        uint16_t incomingPPQN = PPQNOPTS[EXTPPQNIdx];
+        
+        // Use 60,000,000.0 (double) to ensure high precision
+        double calculatedBPM = 60000000.0 / (avg_diff * (double)incomingPPQN);
+
+        if (calculatedBPM > 20.0 && calculatedBPM < 300.0) {
+          // Slow down the LPF even more (0.05 instead of 0.1) 
+          // This makes the screen feel "heavy" and professional like a real synth
+          filteredBPM = filteredBPM + (0.05f * ((float)calculatedBPM - filteredBPM));
+        }
+      }}
+
+    // 3. Sync Logic
+    uint32_t ticks_per_pulse = 96 / PPQNOPTS[EXTPPQNIdx];
     MASTER_TICK = ((MASTER_TICK + (ticks_per_pulse / 2)) / ticks_per_pulse) * ticks_per_pulse;
 
-    // BPM Calc
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-    if (last_clk_us > 0) {
+      if (outputs[i]->lastTriggerTick > MASTER_TICK) {
-      uint64_t diff = now - last_clk_us;
+        outputs[i]->lastTriggerTick = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-      float calculatedBPM = 60000000.0f / (float)(diff * (float)incomingPPQN);
+      }
-      filteredBPM = filteredBPM + (0.15f * (calculatedBPM - filteredBPM));
-      BPM = (uint8_t)(filteredBPM + 0.5f);
     }
 
-    last_clk_us = now;
+    // 4. Update Timestamps
+    last_external_clk_us = now; // Store for next external pulse
+    last_clk_us = now;          // Update for the Gate's sub-tick interpolation
     last_valid_clk_us = now;
     last_external_pulse_us = now;
-    EXTERNAL_CLOCK = true;
     external_pulse_received = true;
+    EXTERNAL_CLOCK = true;
   }
 
 
-	// SWITCH
+  // SWITCH
   if (gpio == ENCODER_SW_PIN) {
     uint64_t now = to_us_since_boot(get_absolute_time());
     static uint64_t last_sw_time = 0;
@@ -317,6 +350,16 @@ int main() {
     if (external_pulse_received) {
       external_pulse_received = false;
 
+      static uint8_t last_ppqn_idx = 0xFF;
+      if (EXTPPQNIdx != last_ppqn_idx) {
+        MASTER_TICK = 0; // Reset to start of bar
+        for (Gate *g : outputs) {
+          g->lastTriggerTick = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+          g->state = 0; // Kill any stuck gates
+        }
+        last_ppqn_idx = EXTPPQNIdx;
+      }
+
       // This is purely for the screen/UI.
       // The actual timing is being adjusted inside gpio_callback.
       BPM = (uint8_t)(filteredBPM + 0.5f);