I noticed that the loop over 65535 possible denominators took a long time,
causing up to 100ms wait for a sound sample to start playing!
This algorithm, adapted from an algorithm shown in Python's fractions.py,
is guaranteed to find the best denominator in a small number of steps
(I think log2-many steps but I'm not sure). In practice, it means the time
between samples playing is just 10ms, and some of that is recreating the
sine wave sample in Python each time.
It often finds the same solution as the old code, but sometimes it finds
one a bit better since it compares the ratios using float point instead
of integer arithmetic.
1. Check for correct error values from dma_claim_unused_channel.
2. Introduce a .stereo flag for simplicity.
3. Clarify PWM carrier frequency choice.
4. Start introducing quiescent audio value. Still need to ramp up/down.
5. Redo audio stop logic a bit.
6. Fix (unrelated) displayio dependency things.
There is still an interference problem between other DMA users and audio. Still debugging this.
Scott Shawcroft
Jeff Epler
Dan Halbert
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