I know I am missing something basic here.

I've got a text file that is a list of numbers. I've got my patch working fine to read each line and extract the integer value. My problem is that I want to then multiply that integer by a set value as the counter and metro objects run through the list within the patch. The goal is to have the modified value fed into a makenote object for output to a MIDI file.

I know that with the * object I can generate a result if I click on the int and drag or input a specific value. I'm pretty sure that I need a trigger or something else that will generate a bang to force the operation with each new int, but I seem to have hit a brick wall and everything I try gets stuck at the * operator. Is this because I'm pulling data from a text file and not a coll or some other data object?

Any help is hugely appreciated. Section of the patch that's the problem is below.

DeBug-MultiplyfromTextFile.maxpat

I know I am missing something basic here. 

I've got a text file that is a list of numbers. I've got my patch working fine to read each line and extract the integer value. My problem is that I want to then multiply that integer by a set value as the counter and metro objects run through the list within the patch. The goal is to have the modified value fed into a makenote object for output to a MIDI file. 

I know that with the * object I can generate a result if I click on the int and drag or input a specific value. I'm pretty sure that I need a trigger or something else that will generate a bang  to force the operation with each new int, but I seem to have hit a brick wall and everything I try gets stuck at the * operator. Is this because I'm pulling data from a text file and not a coll or some other data object?

Any help is hugely appreciated. Section of the patch that's the problem is below.


I know I am missing something basic here. 
I've got a text file that is a list of numbers. I've got my patch working fine to read each line 

help-doing-math-when-using-counter-metro

AFAICT you didn't include an example txt file, so I made one up with one integer per line. Would that be correct?

Anyway, [text] outputs "set $1", so I used the right outlet of [unpack] and it worked.

Thanks so much for replying. Sorry I forgot the text file - yes, one integer per line is correct.

And that did the trick!!! Thank you so much.

And that did the trick!!!  Thank you so much.

Help Doing Math when Using Counter & Metro