Cycling 74 » Topic: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/feed Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-59756 <![CDATA[filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-59756 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:22:16 +0000 nedrush having a bit of trouble working out how to choose files to load into a buffer using a umenu, folder and drop file.

figured prepending a read message with the output of the unmenu would do it but it dont.

could anyone help?

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215096 <![CDATA[Re: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215096 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:36:40 +0000 Olivier Sebillotte Hi,

first, you have to send the [umenu] directly into the [buffer~] , but I guess you know that.

Then need you folder in Max’s radar (search path).
because you just send a relative path to [buffer~] so it can’t find the file on your hard disk.

Unless the folder is located next to your patcher, you have to add the folder to max’s search patch using “options/file preferences”

olivier

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215097 <![CDATA[Re: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215097 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:49:26 +0000 nedrush thats worked out great. for a long time i have heard people mention the max search path and i thought it meant everything in the max folder, didnt realise you could choose other folders without having them in the max folder. great help cheers.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215098 <![CDATA[Re: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215098 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:58:17 +0000 nedrush so i figured adding my sample library as a user file path would be a good idea but its crashing max, maxforlive and ableton.

is adding large folders of large files a bad idea? this folder is only 16gig, and clearly its not ‘moving’ the whole folder, its just looking at it right?

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215099 <![CDATA[Re: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215099 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:07:27 +0000 nedrush its ok, just needed a bit of time to sort itself out. ignore me.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215100 <![CDATA[Re: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215100 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:39:32 +0000 Olivier Sebillotte I am glad I could help ;)

olivier

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215101 <![CDATA[Re: filling~ buffer with folder and umenu]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/filling-buffer-with-folder-and-umenu/#post-215101 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:22:35 +0000 nedrush so i made a drum player using 16 sfplays~ and 16 folder objects to drag folders of kicks and snares into it so change different sounds, saved it im am ableton set, then when i reloaded it the sound had gone and i had to drop them in again. do i need to tell a patch using folder object to remember the path?

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