Soulthought

Hello to all. First of all, I would like to greet everyone in this forum. I'm very new to Max and I find it absolutely delightful to work with. After browsing through the forum for awhile before actually starting with Max, this place seems like everything that's right about the internet.

I'm working through the tutorials now, yet I couldn't wait to get started on my own patches. Right now, I've made a very simple patch that I could eventually be used with Ableton to control the Record/Loop button and the stop clip/start clip buttons with the same button.

The general idea was to create a button that would have different functions as it was pressed consecutively.

As for my question, no matter how hard I try, it seems that it always takes two presses of the button (let's call it Fred) for anything to start happening. Of course I want Fred to start functioning the first time he's pressed. I tried debugging but that hasn't seemed to enlighten me. I'm hoping it's just something simple that I stupidly overlooked and hopefully one of you can help me.

Also, if anyone could tell me if I have the right way of approaching things or if I'm being reduntant or making things overly complicated, that would be greatly appreciated.

Hello to all. First of all, I would like to greet everyone in this forum. I'm very new to Max and I find it absolutely delightful to work with. After browsing through the forum for awhile before actually starting with Max, this place seems like everything that's right about the internet.
I'm working through the tutorials now, yet I couldn't wait to get started on my own patches. Right now, I've made a very simple patch that I could eventually be used with Ableton to control the Record/Loop button and the stop clip/start clip buttons with the same button.

The general idea was to create a button that would have different functions as it was pressed consecutively.
1st press: record
2nd press: loop recording
3rd press: stop recording
4th press: start recording again
5th press: stop recording
6th press: start recording
and so forth...

As for my question, no matter how hard I try, it seems that it always takes two presses of the button (let's call it Fred) for anything to start happening. Of course I want Fred to start functioning the first time he's pressed. I tried debugging but that hasn't seemed to enlighten me. I'm hoping it's just something simple that I stupidly overlooked and hopefully one of you can help me.
 Also, if anyone could tell me if I have the right way of approaching things or if I'm being reduntant or making things overly complicated, that would be greatly appreciated.

hello

You only want to loop once? Or repeat that 6 function loop? This does record, loop, stop, start...then goes from stop to start forever...

just saw that marcos posted a similar solution... 

just saw that marcos posted a similar solution... 
great minds 


Wow... That went incredibly fast. And yes, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much. I'm glad there's an easier way of doing this.

Thank you again, this has helped me tremendously.

Wow... That went incredibly fast. And yes, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much. I'm glad there's an easier way of doing this.
Thank you again, this has helped me tremendously.


How about even another way! Still similar, but I prefer it to using counter for things like this.

I included 2 things you might find useful.

I may have misunderstood exactly what functions you wanted each separate press of the button to have, but its easy enough to just change the messages.

How about even another way!  Still similar, but I prefer it to using counter for things like this.

You really only need a [cycle] and to use the "set" message.

Edit: I've just noticed Tim's reply. This is exactly the same method, oops. I should refresh more often and not get distracted so much.