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sessions/0022/SESSION-0022.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-26T08-40--2026-06-26T08-50.md

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Session 0022.0 — Transcript
+
+> App: human-experience-filter-art
+> Start: 2026-06-26T08-40 (PST)
+> End: 2026-06-26T08-50 (PST)
+> Type: executing-plans (operator-driven follow-up to the audio feature)
+> Posture: yolo
+> Claude-Session: e0cc053a-41fa-416d-a4f5-493f14984e75
+> Status: FINALIZED
+
+## Launch prompt
+
+> (1) "It shouldn't say 'Tap to Start Sound'… it can start with both sound and video
+> off but immediately go to the app. We should have a 'Loading Universe…' loading
+> screen until all media has been downloaded and the experience is ready to run."
+> (2) "I still can't hear the sound, even in private mode."
+> (3) "The first time video is turned on, also turn on audio. If audio is turned on
+> before video after the app loads, just audio should turn on."
+
+## Pre-state
+
+- Sessions 0020/0021 had shipped the audio feature + a 0021 "Safari fix" (tap-to-start
+  overlay that primed A/B `<audio>` elements). The operator reported audio STILL
+  silent on their real browser (even in private mode), plus the UX requests above.
+
+## Session arc
+
+1. **Why the 0021 fix failed.** It primed *srcless* A/B elements in the tap gesture
+   and played the real audio in an *async continuation* (after `await fetch`). Safari
+   unlocks an element only when `play()` runs **synchronously inside** the gesture and
+   on an element **with a src** — so neither condition was met. Headless WebKit relaxes
+   autoplay, which is why automated tests never caught it.
+2. **Redesign (client-only, branch `session-0022`):**
+   - **Single `<audio id="aud">`** element (dropped A/B). It's played **synchronously
+     inside the toggle's own `change` handler** — the canonical Safari unlock. Altitude
+     changes reuse the now-unlocked element with a brief fade-swap.
+   - **"Loading Universe…" splash** (`#loading`, in the HTML so it shows pre-JS): `main()`
+     now `await`s `preloadAllMedia()` (driving a progress bar), then `hideLoading()`.
+     Replaces the tap-to-start wall.
+   - **Both toggles default OFF** (black + silent at start) — no autoplay needed until a
+     toggle is flipped.
+   - **First Video-on couples Audio:** the Video `change` handler, on the first on,
+     sets `#audio` checked and plays — in the same gesture (so it unlocks on Safari).
+     Audio toggled on first stays audio-only.
+   - Server contract unchanged (`{off,soundtrack}`); the client now drives playback
+     directly from the ring's `scale.audio`, ignoring `render.audio`.
+3. **Verify + ship.** Rewrote the 5 E2E for the new flow (single `#aud`, no gesture,
+   loading wait, the coupling, video-off blanking). Caught a test bug — `#black.hidden`
+   is `display:none`, so `wait_for_selector` default (visible) timed out; switched to
+   `state="attached"`. **290 passed, 2 skipped; 5 E2E pass.** Verified in headless
+   **Chromium AND WebKit**: first-Video-on couples audio, soundtrack plays, video shows,
+   zero JS errors; screenshotted the splash + running app. Merged to `main`.
+
+## Deferred decisions
+
+_No low-confidence calls — all three were explicit operator requests. The
+single-element synchronous-in-gesture play is the standard Safari remedy._
+
+## Cut state
+
+- `main` @ `4ac39c9`, clean, pushed. 290 tests + 5 Playwright E2E pass.
+- **Honest caveat — still unverifiable headlessly:** every engine Playwright ships
+  (Chromium, WebKit) relaxes autoplay, so I cannot *prove* real-Safari/iOS now plays.
+  The fix is the canonical pattern (sync `play()` in the gesture, real src) and is a
+  genuine change from 0021's broken approach — but it needs the operator's real-device ear.
+
+## Operator plate
+
+- No tap wall: "Loading Universe…" → app with both toggles off (black/silent). Flip
+  **Video** → video + audio together; flip **Audio** alone → audio only.
+- If sound is STILL silent on the real device, that points to something beyond autoplay
+  (codec/MIME, file, or element error) — next session should capture `aud.error` and the
+  exact browser.
+
+## Next /goal
+
+```
+/goal confirm on a REAL device (esp. iPad/Safari) that audio is now audible when Video/Audio is toggled on and the "Loading Universe…" → app flow feels right; if still silent, capture aud.error + the exact browser. Then the deferred per-altitude music layer per docs/audio-candidate-pool.md
+```

sessions/sessions.json

@@ -61,5 +61,8 @@
   },
   "0021": {
     "title": ""
+  },
+  "0022": {
+    "title": ""
   }
 }

simulator/static/app.js

@@ -920,29 +920,8 @@ function devLiveReload() {
 // (e.g. on an altitude change). audio on = the current scale's soundtrack.
 const aud = $("aud");
 let audUrl = null;                      // soundtrack url currently loaded (null = silent)
-let audLastErr = "";                    // last play() rejection / element error (for the readout)
 const FADE_MS = 500;
 
-// --- Live audio status readout (diagnostic) — so a "no sound" report is legible ---
-const AUD_ERR = ["", "aborted", "network", "decode", "format-not-supported"];
-function audioStatusText() {
-  if (!$("audio").checked) return "audio: off";
-  if (aud.error) return `audio: MEDIA ERROR ${aud.error.code} (${AUD_ERR[aud.error.code] || "?"})`;
-  if (audLastErr) return "audio: " + audLastErr;
-  if (aud.paused) return `audio: on, PAUSED (readyState ${aud.readyState})`;
-  return `audio: ▶ playing ${aud.currentTime.toFixed(1)}s · vol ${Math.round(aud.volume * 100)}% · rs ${aud.readyState}`;
-}
-function updateAudioStatus() {
-  const el = $("audio-status");
-  if (!el) return;
-  el.textContent = audioStatusText();
-  const playing = $("audio").checked && !aud.paused && !aud.error && !audLastErr;
-  el.classList.toggle("playing", playing);
-  el.classList.toggle("blocked", !!aud.error || !!audLastErr);
-}
-aud.addEventListener("error", () => { audLastErr = ""; updateAudioStatus(); });
-setInterval(updateAudioStatus, 400);
-
 function fadeVolume(el, to, ms, done) {
   // setInterval (not requestAnimationFrame): rAF throttles/pauses when the tab is
   // backgrounded, which would stall the gain ramp; a timer fires regardless.
@@ -968,12 +947,8 @@ function soundtrackUrl() {
 function playUrl(url) {
   aud.src = mediaUrl(url);
   aud.volume = 0;
-  audLastErr = "";
   const pr = aud.play();
-  if (pr) {
-    pr.then(() => { audLastErr = ""; updateAudioStatus(); })
-      .catch((e) => { audLastErr = "play BLOCKED: " + ((e && e.name) || e); updateAudioStatus(); });
-  }
+  if (pr) pr.catch(() => {});
   fadeVolume(aud, 1, FADE_MS);
 }
 

simulator/static/index.html

@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@
           <span class="dev-switch-track"><span class="dev-switch-thumb"></span></span>
           <span class="dev-switch-label">Audio</span>
         </label>
-        <div id="audio-status" class="audio-status">audio: off</div>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <legend>Audio check (diagnostic)</legend>
-        <p class="hint">Press play below to test the soundtrack file directly in the
-          browser's own player — this bypasses all app code. If you hear it here but
-          not from the Audio toggle, the file is fine and it's a code/autoplay issue.</p>
-        <audio id="aud-test" controls preload="auto" src="/media/audio/cosmos/pillars.loop.mp3" style="width:100%"></audio>
       </fieldset>
 
       <fieldset>

simulator/static/style.css

@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ main { display: flex; gap: 1rem; padding: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: fl
 .hidden { display: none; }
 /* Stack the two Output toggles (Video / Audio) with a little breathing room. */
 .dev-switch + .dev-switch { margin-top: 0.45rem; }
-/* Live audio status readout (diagnostic) — turns green when actually playing. */
-.audio-status { margin-top: 0.5rem; font: 11px/1.4 monospace; color: #9ab; }
-.audio-status.playing { color: #4e9; }
-.audio-status.blocked { color: #f97; }
 .panel { flex: 0 0 280px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.8rem;
          max-height: calc(100vh - 2rem); overflow-y: auto;
          position: sticky; top: 1rem; }