Hello,

If an abstraction rather than an object is OK for you, have a look at this patcher...

Roald Baudoux

Roald Baudoux

wow thats more than i was expecting! thanks! i especially like how you use the "bucket" object, elegant.

however, its not this simple, since i need to go from:

0-127

to:

1+ = up 127- = down

and at the edges, when the rot knob is spinning in only one direction it initially sends values say from 127 down to 0 and then it just keeps sending 0's with every 'tick' in the left dir. Same thing with the updirection, great relative 2 bits until it hits 127 and then it just sends 127 out.

My follow up question is; how can I measure the the rate of the knob spin [to translate it into an integer in "relative 2's compared" format] in an elegant manner?

The only solution I can think of is to have a seperate clock/metro running which measures the rate at which the successive 0's or 127's enter to then translate that into a more meaningful value... but this doesn't feel right; too complicated.

Would anyone have an alternative method for measuring "rate of change" at the edges?

Once i've built the converter for the faderfox LV2 [incl. listeners for the correct midi cc, ch its set to], I'll post it so others can also use it. :)

Here is what I have so far:

Thanks again,

S Chedal.

I guess it has something to do with the mouse tracking. The 0s and 127s are there because you do not have a change of value for every mouse displacement. That's quite logical because you get only 128 values for something like 360 degrees. You can get rid of these values by inserting a change object at the output of the dial but I guess this wouldnt' happen with a slider or a real MIDI controller.

However some jumps still happen...

Roald Baudoux

Thanks Roald Baudoux,

Couple of things:

1st: I resolved the issue by realizing that the faderfox has a feedback system so I don't need to transform the abs to relative anymore! doh! and: youpie! :)

2nd: I have made a new feature for the LV2 called "auto track select on fader touch" - many other LV2 owners may find this useful, you can find the code at the bottom of this email.

For the book, let me at least clarify what the issue was: Ok, I guess I was not very clear...

Here is an example: When I turn the external abs controller to the right, it sends the following data: {123,124,125,126,127,127,127,127,127,...}

If I turn it fast to the right it could send something like this: {100,104,108,112,120,127,127,127,127,127,...}

In both cases, the code works because it moves a relative signed 2 bit controller in my software [Ableton live].

However, in "case one" I am turning slowly, in case two I am turning fast. When i reach the end of the data range of the absolute controller it sends out "127" no mater how fast i am turning the knob; so I need some other mechanism to determine how fast I am turning otherwise I get a non-linear/unpredictable output. Hence my idea to use a counter to measure the rate at which the "127" data enters the system.

The output of the system is either 1 or 127. But the way relative 2 bit works is that you can also have an output of 4 or 122. A "4" means move up 4 steps and a "122" means move down 128-122=6 steps. this makes it possible to "spin" these kinds of relative controllers quickly for rapid changes - a form of smart acceleration.

What i was asking is if there was a smart / elegant way to measure a rate of change, or if the only way to measure rate is to use a time-control object; like metro?

-- LV2 feature addition: Auto select track on fader touch: Connect the out port of your system back to the LV2 to have the LV2 auto-switch tracks when moving a fader! Enjoy! ;)

If I understand correctly, you should be able to just trigger dec- or incrementation. If you're getting a stream of 127s, you should transform that into a stream of +1s, if that makes sense... assuming your controller does not skip values when used quickly. Otherwise it's unreliable.

For rate of change, off the top of my head, you might want to look into thresh and zl len. Haven't tried this one myself but it seems workable.

Here is a version I made that responds to rate of the input from a relative controller. It was made for the jog wheel of a US-224 so its input values ( inc and dec) may need to be changed for your purposes.

HTH

S.

inforazor wrote: > My follow up question is; how can I measure the the rate of the knob > spin [to translate it into an integer in "relative 2's compared" > format] in an elegant manner?

Have a look at my dialin objects @ cycling/share.

Stefan

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