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Using the counter object

One common use of the counter object is to performed timed iterations through a list - outputting one element of the list once every N milliseconds. Here are some examples of how to do this:

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counter Tutorials

The counter object is introduced in this Max tutorial

counter Tips and Workarounds

When the counter object is used in palindrome mode, it counts up to its limit and immediately back down (e.g. 0 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 0 1 2...). In some situations you may need to output the upper and lower limits twice for doing things like syncing with drum machines (e.g. 0 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2...). Here are a couple of workarounds that'll do this:

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Here's a one-shot counter that will count up or down and then stop until it's reset:

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Click here for a Javascript-based binary counter

Third-Party Max externals similar to the counter object

Maxobjects.com listing for the counter object

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For "count by N" situations, the accum object can be really useful:

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