Freezing then converting audio signal to float to modify Max variables

June 10, 2013 | 12:36 am

Hello!

I have a task to put some audio signal to modify the delay length. The point of this is to change the "length" of the Karplus-Strong "string", depending on the value of the signal output. If you have been dealing with the waveguide algorithms, then you know what is it for(a lot better than me).
I’m trying to do this as on attached picture(as you can see snapshot~ time resolution is set to 1 sample, which is probably too much for Max object), but it’s freezing application. How would you suggest to accomplish this without freezing?

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hodok

June 14, 2013 | 3:30 am

bump

Stephane Morisse

June 14, 2013 | 6:15 am

Don’t know for your topic but I’ve already used snapshot~ 1. without problem.

mzed

June 14, 2013 | 9:12 am

You’re going to want to do this with gen~.

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