Piano synth · qwen3.8-27b
Using the pre-provided tone.min.js (global Tone), build a playable piano keyboard controlled by mouse and computer keys that synthesizes notes with an ADSR envelope and visual key feedback.
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Using the pre-provided tone.min.js (global Tone), build a playable piano keyboard controlled by mouse and computer keys that synthesizes notes with an ADSR envelope and visual key feedback.
thinking
First let me check the working directory, then I'll create index.html that uses tone.min.js.
{"command":"ls -la /tmp/ws && head -c 300 /tmp/ws/tone.min.js"}total 344 drwxr-sr-x. 2 node node 25 Aug 15 13:47 . drwxrwsrwx. 3 root node 16 Aug 15 13:47 .. -rw-r--r--. 1 node node 349169 Aug 15 13:47 tone.min.js /*! For license information please see Tone.js.LICENSE.txt */ !function(t,e){"object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module?module.exports=e():"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],e):"object"==typeof exports?exports.Tone=e():t.Tone=e()}("undefined"!=typeof self?self:this,(()=>(()=>{var
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Build the app. A piano keyboard of 2 octaves or so, ADSR via Tone.PolySynth or Tone.Synth (which has built-in ADSR). For control over ADSR parameters, using Tone.Synth directly would be better. Keyboard mapping: the A S D F G H J K row = white keys, W E T Y U = black keys. Mouse control with a mousedown/drag (glissando) feature. Visual key press feedback.
Going to use 2 octaves: C4–B5 (15 white keys). White keys: C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5. Black keys: C#4 D#4 F#4 G#4 A#4 C#5 D#5 F#5 G#5 A#5.
Keyboard mapping (standard):
- Bottom row: C4=Z? Better to use the top-row style. Common mapping:
White keys: A S D F G H J K L ; ' → C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
Black keys: W E T Y U O P → C#4 D#4 F#4 G#4 A#4 C#5 D#5
That gives 2 octaves from C4 to C5 plus... hmm. Let's make it 2 octaves from C4 to B5:
White keys: C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 = 15 keys
Mapping: C4=Z D4=X E4=C F4=V G4=B A4=N B4=M C5=Q D5=W E5=E F5=R G5=T A5=Y B5=U
Black keys: C#4=S D#4=D F#4=G G#4=H A#4=J C#5=2 D#5=3 F#5=5 G#5=6 A#5=7
This is the classic 2-octave layout. Good.
ADSR: use an oscillator + Tone.AmplitudeEnvelope per note? The simplest is: a Tone.Synth per note? Better: a shared PolySynth with an ADSR envelope object; add sliders for the ADSR parameters, volume, and waveform. That would be a nice finishing touch. Use Tone.PolySynth(Tone.Synth, {oscillator, envelope:{...}, volume}). Update the envelope values live via PolySynth.voice — PolySynth exposes .voice. Set .voice.envelope.attack = x, etc.
Mouse: pointerdown on a key → triggerAttack; pointerenter while mouse button is pressed → glissando; pointerup/leave → release. Use a global pointerup.
Visuals: CSS keys, pressed-state class, active notes.
Start Tone on a user gesture: await Tone.start() on the first interaction.
Write index.html.
/tmp/ws/index.html (11799 bytes)Successfully wrote 11799 bytes to /tmp/ws/index.html
thinking
There's a small bug: the window pointerup handler references `mouseHeldNotes` before its declaration — but it's declared with `var` later, and gets hoisted as undefined until assigned... Actually, `var mouseHeldNotes = {};` is declared later in the same IIFE scope — it's hoisted, and the pointerup handler runs after script execution is complete, so mouseHeldNotes will be initialized. No problem. Also, there's a redundant, meaningless line `NOTES.forEach(function (n) { if (n.b) return; });` — harmless but I'll remove it.
Also, I should check whether fmsine works with PolySynth's oscillator type — does Tone support "fmsine" as an oscillator type in v14+? Tone.Synth's oscillator accepts types including "fmsine", "fmsquare", etc., via the Tone.Oscillator type list. Yeah, in Tone.js 14 the oscillator type includes fmsine. No problem, but the default fm ratio is 1, so it might sound like the base sound. OK.
I'll remove the meaningless line, then verify the HTML with a node check (can't run the browser, but a simple syntax check of the inline scripts).
{"path":"/tmp/ws/index.html","edits":[{"oldText":" mouseDown = false;\n NOTES.forEach(function (n) { if (n.b) return; });\n // releSuccessfully replaced 1 block(s) in /tmp/ws/index.html.
thinking
Verify whether the inline JS parses correctly: extract the script and run `node --check`. Note that the script uses browser globals, but `--check` only performs parsing.
{"command":"cd /tmp/ws && node -e \"\nconst fs=require('fs');\nconst html=fs.readFileSync('index.html','utf8');\nconst m=[...html.matchAll(/JS OK -rw-r--r--. 1 node node 11728 Aug 15 13:53 index.html -rw-r--r--. 1 node node 349169 Aug 15 13:47 tone.min.js
thinking
Complete. Might also verify the Tone version. It's fine. Wrapping up.
Done. `index.html` is in `/tmp/ws`, fully self-contained with only the local `<script src="tone.min.js"></script>` as an external reference. **What it does:** - **Two-octave piano (C4–B5)** rendered in CSS — 15 white keys with absolutely-positioned black keys, each labeled with its note name and computer key - **Tone.js synth**: a `Tone.PolySynth` (32 voices) with a true ADSR envelope — `triggerAttack` on press, `triggerRelease` on release - **Mouse control**: click to play, and drag across keys for glissando (pointerenter/leave while button held, with global pointerup cleanup) - **Keyboard control**: white keys `Z X C V B N M` + `Q W E R T Y U`, black keys `S D G H J` + `2 3 5 6 7`; repeat/OS-modifier keys ignored - **Visual feedback**: pressed keys depress (translate + shadow) and glow blue; a "🔊 audio ready" indicator appears after the first user gesture (which also calls `Tone.start()` to unlock the AudioContext) - **Live controls**: sliders for Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, Volume, plus a waveform selector (triangle, sine, sawtooth, square, fmsine) — ADSR values are applied in real time to `synth.voice.envelope` The inline JS passed a syntax check; open `index.html` in a browser to play.
TAKE IT TO CODE
A single self-contained HTML file — copy it and open in any browser, or reuse the prompt with your own pi-agent run.
RUN
EVALUATION
Piano UI renders and click highlights a key, but JS error on ADSR attack likely breaks audio synthesis; keys not mapped to keyboard input in this test.
Vision grade · anthropic/claude-sonnet-5
MEASUREMENTS
Raw readings from the capture, not a verdict — the grade above is the only judgement. Percentages are how much of the screen changed; the measure under-reports sparse motion on a dark background.
- Cannot set properties of undefined (setting 'attack')