n871

my question: is it possible to convert a shape drawn with a multislider to another multislider with a different resolution (=different amount of sliders)?

I'm using multisliders with very high resolutions to draw waves, and morph between waves. Multislider is a great tool as all settings can be stored using preset~ but I can't morph if the resolution is different. My waves are too difficult to draw myself, they are derived automatically from a recording using a max patch, which is why I did end up with different resolutions..

converting-shapes-between-multisliders-with-different-resolution-possible

if you have a list, "1 3 7", and you want to copy that to a list of 5 digits, you have to interpolate between the members according to their difference in length.

for example, from 3 to 5 it is easy, you´ll end up with linear interpolation, a simple averaging between member is enough to build the new list: "1 3 7" -> "1 2 3 5 7"

i would recommend to not start using multislider but a messagebox with the list in it, then use the [zl] objects to work on the list.

I would convert the list to a jitter matrix and easily change the dimensions of the matrix with interpolation on.

thanks a lot guys for these solutions, I will check them out today!

Ok, so I first tried to solve my problem using a jitter matrix. I have discovered that when I send a multislider with resolution 256 to a jit.matrix with a higher resolution (400 for example), the first 256 values of the jit.matrix get the entire shape of the multislider (or so shows the jit.pwindow), and the extra values, (144 in this case) are not affected. So I did send my multislider to a jit.matrix of the same resolution.

However, I found myself able to interpolate the connected jit.pwindow so the resolution IN THIS WINDOW (= the vizualisation) was higher. My only problem is that I don't see how I should output the new (interpolated) values...(do they even exist?) ..it doesn't seem to be possible. It doesn't seem to matter if you connect the jit.pwindow (with interpolation) or the jit.matrix itself to a jit.spill => prepend set => list-message, the output values are just the same (same amount = same resolution) as those coming directly from the multislider.

Pedro, is it possible to send me a small patch of how you see this working? Would be greatly appreciated!! :)

(I used jitter tutorial 11, which includes all objects, an easy way to start)

Hi. You should receive the list in a matrix with the same length as the list.

Then you upscale it to another matrix with interpolation on. You'll find it pretty easy once you see the patch. Good luck.

Hi. You should receive the list in a matrix with the same length as the list.
Then you upscale it to another matrix with interpolation on. You'll find it pretty easy once you see the patch. Good luck.

...this is unbelievable, so simple, yet perfect.. I can't thank you enough Pedro, this really makes my day! Thank you for your help!

ok, I spent some time with the patch...1 question! the maximum resolution of the resulting list seems to be 256 values. Is it possible to have more values? I was hoping to work with a resolution of at least 1024..

EDIT: I didn't see that the maximum can be changed in the jit.spill object, thanks again!

Pedro, one very last, however (probably) insanely difficult question :) but..

..is it possible to interpolate the beginning of the jitter pwindow with the end? just like a loop..

in other words: if the beginning is black and the end is white in the jit.pwindow, is it possible to make the beginning and end both in the same grey after interpolation?

(really enjoying the patch you made for me)

Pedro, one very last, however (probably) insanely difficult question :) but..
..is it possible to interpolate the beginning of the jitter pwindow with the end? just like a loop..

(really enjoying the patch you made for me)


Yes, the easiest way would be to just end the list with an extra value, similar to the first one. Of course it depends on the "size" of this interpolation...

perhaps I'm arriving a bit late to this thread to suggest a new solution, but you could also give a try to [sadam.interpol] from The sadam Library (see 

 ). By 'feeding' the object with the initial multislider values, you could easily obtain the interpolated values for the new multislider. Moreover, you can choose from a set of different interpolation methods (currently: piecewise linear, Bézier, polinomial or spline), which, depending on your needs, can make the final dataset quite smooth.

perhaps I'm arriving a bit late to this thread to suggest a new solution, but you could also give a try to [sadam.interpol] from The sadam Library (see http://www.sadam.hu/software ). By 'feeding' the object with the initial multislider values, you could easily obtain the interpolated values for the new multislider. Moreover, you can choose from a set of different interpolation methods (currently: piecewise linear, Bézier, polinomial or spline), which, depending on your needs, can make the final dataset quite smooth.

Hi, Adam. I didn't know about [sadam.interpol] when I suggested the Jitter/matrix solution. It's a very useful object! Thanks.

Thanks for the ideas Ádám and Pedro! More recently I have been struggling with a new problem, which can be found here: 

https://cycling74.com/forums/huge-problem-when-interpolating-between-waveshapes-multisliders

Ádám, thank you for your ideas, I still have to do some research before I can send you a decent reply. Max is still very new to me.

But,..I was wondering..I used the jitter matrix before to make a multislider-resolution conversion (see above), wouldn't it be possible to save all my waveforms (=notes: C, C#, D,...) as 3D drawings (jitter-matrix-presets) instead of 2D multislider-presets.

If I could morph from drawing to drawing (from note to note), using a 3d-matrix, the morphing of the waveform could go in both vertical and horizontal directions. If I would manage to get the changing drawings inside of a buffer, like I managed to do with the multislider, the wave-object could play them back.

Am I missing something, or is this possible?

Thanks for the ideas Ádám and Pedro! More recently I have been struggling with a new problem, which can be found here: https://cycling74.com/forums/huge-problem-when-interpolating-between-waveshapes-multisliders

Am I missing something, or is this possible?


this is super interesting, if anyone has an idea about this last question, id love to hear

converting shapes between multisliders with different resolutions...possible?