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I'm trying to get a series of notes that have already been set up so that they only cycle round a certain number of times, then another patch will be activated when the original has stopped and then back to the original & so on... The other question is how do I create and make the different patches talk to eachother with delays?

[edited] - I am aware 'pipe' is max's object for delay, but do you just extend the delay time for the second patch to start, or is there another way to trigger it when the programmed cycle has ended?

I'm trying to get a series of notes that have already been set up so that they only cycle round a certain number of times, then another  patch will be activated when the original has stopped and then back to the original & so on... The other question is how do I create and make the different patches talk to eachother with delays?

[edited] - I am aware 'pipe' is max's object for delay, but do you just extend the delay time for the second patch to start, or is there another way to trigger it when the programmed cycle has ended?


controlling-midi-to-cycle-a-certain-number-of-times-between-patchers

There are too many ways to do this to suggest something helpful without seeing part of a patch to put suggestions in context.

You can communicate between patches with send/receive/send~/receive~, and you could try using counter and select to trigger a bang when an event has happened a certain number of times. Pipe is essentially a [delay] for messages, but use [delay] for bangs.

You can communicate between patches with send/receive/send~/receive~, and you could try using counter and select to trigger a bang when an event has happened a certain number of times.  Pipe is essentially a [delay] for messages, but use [delay] for bangs.


I'm not sure if this is helpful but but the moment, I have in order : toggle box, metro, counter, number box, sel 0 2 4 etc. then to make the notes happen, led light, counter, number box, makenote, note-out...

I like the counter idea; so my guess is to place the counter after the LED light somewhere? [not sure]

also is there a difference between 'send~' and 'send'?

I'm not sure if this is helpful but but the moment, I have in order : toggle box, metro, counter, number box, sel 0 2 4 etc. then to make the notes happen, led light, counter, number box, makenote, note-out... 

update...ive managed to get the number to 'counter' to get to 3 but not with a delay after 3. not sure what to connect what up to!

Send~ is for msp signals and send is for max data (integers, floats, messages, lists). Could you post a bit of the patch that your stuck on? It's easier to help out that way, because atm I'm pretty clueless as to what your doing!

Send~ is for msp signals and send is for max data (integers, floats, messages, lists).  Could you post a bit of the patch that your stuck on?  It's easier to help out that way, because atm I'm pretty clueless as to what your doing!

Yup, no worries, where would I upload the patch to?

Sorry, I am unsure as I am new to this site. :-)

Yup, no worries, where would I upload the patch to? 

 Sorry, I am unsure as I am new to this site. :-)


Oh ok, if you select all the objects in the patch (apple+a on mac) and then choose copy compressed from the edit menu, then you can paste it as text into a forum post. To go the other way, just select all the gibberish text(inbetween and including the ----begin/end_max5_patcher----)and choose new from clipboard from the file menu to open the text as a patch.

Oh ok, if you select all the objects in the patch (apple+a on mac) and then choose copy compressed from the edit menu, then you can paste it as text into a forum post.  To go the other way, just select all the gibberish text(inbetween and including the ----begin/end_max5_patcher----)and choose new from clipboard from the file menu to open the text as a patch.


Controlling midi to cycle a certain number of times between patchers.