Jimbob

I'm relatively new and this is probably very simple.

I'm trying to build a simple random note generator. The idea is the user would input a numerical value for the amount of notes they want and then click a button.

However, if I use the random object you get repeated notes (as you would expect). I don't want any repeated notes, I'd like for example 12 completely different notes.

If I use the urn object this solves the problem above except that it only outputs values within the range 0 - n. For example if I want 5 random notes then it will only choose notes 1 - 5 albeit in a random order. I'd like any 5 notes from any register.....

Is there an object that will fire out a random number without repeating itself and isn't confined to the range of the maximum value like urn?

I'm trying to build a simple random note generator.  The idea is the user would input a numerical value for the amount of notes they want and then click a button.

However, if I use the random object you get repeated notes (as you would expect).  I don't want any repeated notes, I'd like for example 12 completely different notes.

If I use the urn object this solves the problem above except that it only outputs values within the range 0 - n.  For example if I want 5 random notes then it will only choose notes 1 - 5 albeit in a random order.  I'd like any 5 notes from any register.....

Is there an object that will fire out a random number without repeating itself and isn't confined to the range of the maximum value like urn?  

help-with-randomness

Here is a small idea, although there must be much easier ways to do what you want:

Hi Patrick - This looks great, thanks for the quick reply.

I wondered if you might answer one more quick question. I've adapted your patch slightly and it solves both my problems from above which is great.

However, It often outputs 0's for some reason which I cant fathom?

The idea is simply that the user inputs a number via the dial between 1 - 12. Then after pressing the toggle a random selection of numbers between 1 and the previously chosen number is output. I've added 60 to the output so the lowest note output will be middle C.

Incidentally I don't know what Load or Normal do so this may well be the cause of the problem....

I wondered if you might answer one more quick question.  I've adapted your patch slightly and it solves both my problems from above which is great.

The idea is simply that the user inputs a number via the dial between 1 - 12.  Then after pressing the toggle a random selection of numbers between 1 and the previously chosen number is output.  I've added 60 to the output so the lowest note output will be middle C.

Here's how I would do it - accomplishes the same thing, but a little easier to understand I think. The great thing about programming, especially in Max, is that everyone comes out with totally different ways to do things.

I won't have access to Max5 before tuesday but I'm sure Arvid proposed a good solution to your problem.

 messages, which is probably not the most usual way to use tables... The idea is that once 

 message, all ints sent to its input will be saved at consecutive positions in the table, so there is no need to increment an index. The 

 message put the object back to its normal state, where an int sent at the input will output the corresponding value in the table.

About the 0, I don't know, maybe there is some bug in what I sent...

I'm sorry I used those load and normal messages, which is probably not the most usual way to use tables... The idea is that once table receives the load message, all ints sent to its input will be saved at consecutive positions in the table, so there is no need to increment an index. The normal message put the object back to its normal state, where an int sent at the input will output the corresponding value in the table.

Thanks for the patch , will take a look now.

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