LiamCormacGould

Hi there first post here from a MAX novice of a few months.

I am building a sampler which selects random samples from polybuffers and chains them together using multiple groove objects. My problem is that groove~ always plays a sample the first time it is loaded with a 'set blahblahbuffer.$' message. Subsequent 'set' messages do not trigger a play (although i haven't thoroughly checked).

When this set message is sent to the groove~, it's driving sig~ is toggled ON which i guess causes it to play. However, if I have it toggled OFF, then when it is toggled ON the sample will play anyway. I hope this is clear and that there is a way around this as I feel I might have to do a lot of patching to set up a 'toggle ON in sequence' system for every groove's first play and that would probably break some of the other nice things I have built into the patch.

Hi there first post here from a MAX novice of a few months. 

I am building a sampler which selects random samples from polybuffers and chains them together using multiple groove objects. My problem is that groove~ always plays a sample the first time it is loaded with a 'set blahblahbuffer.$' message. Subsequent 'set' messages do not trigger a play (although i haven't thoroughly checked). 

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It would help a little if you posted your patch, and described more clearly what your patch requires and what it is currently doing. If the problem is that [groove~] is playing when 'set' to a buffer, then you've already noted why this is happening and kinda answered your own question.

Hi,
It would help a little if you posted your patch, and described more clearly what your patch requires and what it is currently doing. If the problem is that [groove~] is playing when 'set' to a buffer, then you've already noted why this is happening and kinda answered your own question.

I have solved the problem for now by loading tiny (100 millisecond) samples into each groove on the load of the patch. These then play silently and very quickly meaning subsequent 'set' to buffers do not play. I think it qualifies as a bodge but it will do for now. I'll report back with a patch post and more info sometime later.

Hi,
I have solved the problem for now by loading tiny (100 millisecond) samples into each groove on the load of the patch. These then play silently and very quickly meaning subsequent 'set' to buffers do not play. I think it qualifies as a bodge but it will do for now. I'll report back with a patch post and more info sometime later.
Thanks
C


are you sure all your groove~ objects have "loop 1" enabled? if you want them to loop, that is? it's off by default and I've forgotten that many times...wondering what the heck is wrong.

if you don't want them to loop, just use "startloop" to play them after you use "set another_buffer". You don't have to turn the sig~ on and off, groove~ will stop after one playthrough and be ready for the next set/startloop.

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