Add pitch variations for most noteblock sounds

Author: Wuzzy2

mesecons_noteblock/README.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Credits of sound files:
+
+Note: Most sounds have not been used verbatim, but tweaked a little to be more suitable for the noteblock mod.
+
+* mesecons_noteblock_litecrash.ogg
+	* License: CC BY 3.0
+	* by freesound.org user ani_music
+	* Source: https://freesound.org/people/ani_music/sounds/219612/
+
+Everything else:
+Created by Mesecons authors, licensed CC BY 3.0.
+
+--------------------
+License links:
+* CC BY 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

mesecons_noteblock/doc/noteblock/description.html

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 <tr><td>Chest or Locked Chest</td><td>Snare</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Any tree</td><td>Crash</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Any wooden planks</td><td>Lite Crash</td></tr>
-<tr><td>Coal Block</td><td>Explosion sound</td></tr>
-<tr><td>Lava Source</td><td>Fire sound</td></tr>
+<tr><td>Coal Block</td><td>Explosion sound (fixed pitch)</td></tr>
+<tr><td>Lava Source</td><td>Fire sound (fixed pitch)</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Steel Block</td><td>Piano (high pitch, one octave higher than normal)</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Any other block</td><td>Piano (low pitch)</td></tr>
 </table>

mesecons_noteblock/init.lua

@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ mesecon.noteblock_play = function(pos, param2)
 	pos.y = pos.y-1
 	local nodeunder = minetest.get_node(pos).name
 	local soundname = node_sounds[nodeunder]
+	local pitch
+	-- Special sounds
+	if not soundname then
+		for k,v in pairs(node_sounds_group) do
+			local g = minetest.get_item_group(nodeunder, k)
+			if g ~= 0 then
+				soundname = v
+				break
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	-- Piano
 	if not soundname then
 		for k,v in pairs(node_sounds_group) do
 			local g = minetest.get_item_group(nodeunder, k)
@@ -79,13 +91,26 @@ mesecon.noteblock_play = function(pos, param2)
 		if nodeunder == "default:steelblock" then
 			soundname = soundname.. 2
 		end
+		pitch = false
+	end
+	-- Disable pitch for fire and explode because they'd sound too odd
+	if soundname == "fire_fire" or soundname == "tnt_explode" then
+		pitch = false
+	end
+	if pitch == false then
+		pitch = nil
+	else
+		-- Calculate pitch
+		local val = (param2+1)%12
+		-- All semitones from C to B (analog to piano mode)
+		pitch = 2^((val-6)/12)
 	end
 	pos.y = pos.y+1
 	if soundname == "fire_fire" then
 		-- Smoothly fade out fire sound
 		local handle = minetest.sound_play(soundname, {pos = pos, loop = true})
 		minetest.after(3.0, minetest.sound_fade, handle, -1.5, 0.0)
 	else
-		minetest.sound_play(soundname, {pos = pos}, true)
+		minetest.sound_play(soundname, {pos = pos, pitch = pitch}, true)
 	end
 end