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All I need to know (apart from EVERYTHING) right now is...When I open a wav file how do I get the filename of the opened wav file to appear so I can tell which file I've just opened within the the patcher window?

newbie-filename-display-question

Also...When playing wav files is there a way that you can display graphically where abouts in the wav file you are (so you can tell when the end is coming up with ease)?

For your first question, it depends on how you're loading the soundfile. If your using sfplay~ use sfinfo~, and if you're using play~, groove~, wave~, index~ which all access a buffer~, you use info~.

In any case, start by looking at the help-files for info~ and sfinfo~, then figure out how you'd like to trigger the display operation from either of those objects(with buffer~ it's pretty easy, just attach info~ to the right-most outlet of a buffer~ object and whenever you read a file into a buffer~, the info~ object will output the filename out it's right-most outlet).

Here's an example using buffer~ and info~(remember to name buffer~ and info~ with the same name):

For your second question, use waveform~ and you can rig up your own display so that the selection start point and selection end point are maybe just a single line or a few milliseconds apart. Then scroll each at the same time...

But there are numerous ways of doing this(the way i've pasted might be more-than-necessary/convoluted in some ways but hopefully it demonstrates several things you can try).

Using groove~(instead of play~) you could even attach the right-most-outlet of groove~ to the waveform~ (via the number~ box(multiplied by the size of the buffer~)) instead of using line~ to drive everything... just saying, there's many different ways to do it... hope that helps.

On Aug 3, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Richard wrote:

> .When I open a wav file how do I get the filename of the opened wav 

> file to appear so I can tell which file I've just opened within the 

> Also...When playings wav files is there a way that you can display 

> graphically where abouts in the wav file you are (so you can tell 

On Aug 3, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Richard wrote:
> .When I open a wav file how do I get the filename of the opened wav  
> file to appear so I can tell which file I've just opened within the  
> the patcher window?

> Also...When playings wav files is there a way that you can display  
> graphically where abouts in the wav file you are (so you can tell  
> when the end is coming up with ease)?

Chris Muir
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http://www.xfade.com

But I'm not using 5.0! Whoops - forgot to mention that.

Isn't 5 great though? My 30 day trial ran out yesterday. Rats.

But I'm not using 5.0! Whoops - forgot to mention that. 

Isn't 5 great though? My 30 day trial ran out yesterday. Rats.


Ok, in that case, just look at the help-file for sfinfo~(or the help-file for info~ if you're not using sfplay~). They're both in Max4 as well. I'll get you a version of these patches for 4 in just a few...

Here's that second patch of mine which demonstrated both of your questions in Max4.6:

And here's Chris Muir's patch using sfplay~/sfinfo~ for Max 4.6:

Again, thanks for the patches they worked great. As long as I can reference the tools I can then access the help!

Another quick question, In Max 4.5, is there any way you can zoom like you can in 5.0? It's incredibly frustrating to have to scroll - I'm using a touch screen, and had shortcuts set up for zoom in/out within the patch.

Sorry, no, this is one of the new features of Max5(you could use the MacOSX zoom function(for me, setup in my SystemPrefs it's just ctrl+mouse-scroll or ctrl+trackpad-scroll(two-fingers on trackpad) but maybe that's what you're already describing with your touchscreen setup).

Say, you wrote that you're on Max4.5, you should maybe at least update to 4.6?

Or maybe it was just a typo, just makin' sure...

Say, you wrote that you're on Max4.5, you should maybe at least update to 4.6?
https://cycling74.com/downloads/max4

Or maybe it was just a typo, just makin' sure...


Newbie Filename Display Question