I have been using capture~ to store signals but have found that the resulting format of the text file is quite annoying.

I intend to use the captured signals in Excel/Matlab or similar to plot the data.

I am capturing quite large number of samples (15seconds at 48k).

Also I am using Windows v 4.5 Max/MSP and couldn't find any objects to this end.

Can anyone suggest a way to format the text file into one large column for example or any better way to acheive "usable" text formats?

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Given that there are no formatting commands documented for capture~ and that the control-option-click popup shows no undocumented formatting commands, you need to look outside the (Max) box.

I usually use TextWrangler's grep for this sort of thing. 

You could also consider recording into a buffer instead, and then dump 

the content of the buffer using peek~ into text.

> I have been using capture~ to store signals but have found that the resulting format of the text file is quite annoying.

> I intend to use the captured signals in Excel/Matlab or similar to plot the data.

> I am capturing quite large number of samples (15seconds at 48k).

> Also I am using Windows v 4.5 Max/MSP and couldn't find any objects to this end.

> Can anyone suggest a way to format the text file into one large column for example or any better way to acheive "usable" text formats?

You could also consider recording into a buffer instead, and then dump 
the content of the buffer using peek~ into text.

Jam wrote:
> I have been using capture~ to store signals but have found that the resulting format of the text file is quite annoying.
>
> I intend to use the captured signals in Excel/Matlab or similar to plot the data.
>
> I am capturing quite large number of samples (15seconds at 48k).
>
> Also I am using Windows v 4.5 Max/MSP and couldn't find any objects to this end.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way to format the text file into one large column for example or any better way to acheive "usable" text formats?


> I have been using capture~ to store signals but have found that the

> resulting format of the text file is quite annoying.

Me too, and as its size is limited, I switched to other methods.

> I intend to use the captured signals in Excel/Matlab or similar to

I needed it for analysis of data inside a pfft~. I made an abhaXion for 

that purpose which is recording into a buffer~. Now I can plot the data 

inside Max, even no need to do analysis with external tools. Its 

realtime and I literally can watch whats going on...

> Also I am using Windows v 4.5 Max/MSP and couldn't find any objects

My object is called binalyze~ and is part of the St.ools, its aimed at 

analysis of fft data, but maybe it will be inspiration enough for you to 

> Can anyone suggest a way to format the text file into one large

> column for example or any better way to acheive "usable" text

for serious analysis its better to ignore capture~ it was never more 

than a quick hack. Its existence confused me as well for a while... ;-)

Jam schrieb:
> I have been using capture~ to store signals but have found that the
> resulting format of the text file is quite annoying.

> I intend to use the captured signals in Excel/Matlab or similar to
> plot the data.

I needed it for analysis of data inside a pfft~. I made an abhaXion for 
that purpose which is recording into a buffer~. Now I can plot the data 
inside Max, even no need to do analysis with external tools. Its 
realtime and I literally can watch whats going on...

> Also I am using Windows v 4.5 Max/MSP and couldn't find any objects
> to this end.

My object is called binalyze~ and is part of the St.ools, its aimed at 
analysis of fft data, but maybe it will be inspiration enough for you to 
adapt it to your needs...

> Can anyone suggest a way to format the text file into one large
> column for example or any better way to acheive "usable" text
> formats?

for serious analysis its better to ignore capture~ it was never more 
than a quick hack. Its existence confused me as well for a while... ;-)

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Quote: Trond Lossius wrote on Tue, 01 January 2008 07:25

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> You could also consider recording into a buffer instead, and then dump 

> the content of the buffer using peek~ into text.

Trond, I'd be very interested in hearing how this works if you happen to have a patch already built with this function?

I had a look at the peek~ documentation but couldn't see how to save the buffer to text with it.

Quote: Trond Lossius wrote on Tue, 01 January 2008 07:25
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> You could also consider recording into a buffer instead, and then dump 
> the content of the buffer using peek~ into text.
>
> Best,
> Trond
>
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