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multiplying floats


jsr_

jsr_
Jun 23, 2011 at 7:11pm

multiplying floats

hi forum,

i am multiplying two (7bit) MIDI faders to gain higher resolution (8bit) for a DMX signal.

so far this is what i got:

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it works. but it seems unelegant?

also, if i replace the ‘* 1.’ with a simple ‘*’ the floats get treated as integers. is there a way to force float multiplication without predefining the second component?

cheers,
/j

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Jan

Jan
Jun 23, 2011 at 7:23pm

This ?

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cheers jan.

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o s

o s
Jun 23, 2011 at 7:24pm

without seeing your patch: * 0.

hth o

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Luke Hall

Luke Hall
Jun 23, 2011 at 10:06pm

In this case it might be easier to use [pak 0. 0.] into your [* 1.] object.

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jsr_

jsr_
Jun 24, 2011 at 6:32am

o s: wouldn’t this just predefine the second component as 0?

thanks for all the input guys! :)

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