metro having trouble keeping up with the beat

    mjhaanstra
    Jan 23 2006 | 2:10 pm
    dear max list members,
    below is a simple patch to cross-fade or cut between two stereo playback subpatches (left out to reduce email size).
    if i type a value in the metro object speed box, say 64, then the rhythm becomes very uneven. is this a fault inherent of my patch design, or is metro unstable, or could it be to much for my computer? i'm playing back two 10 minute stereo soundfiles using sfplay objects, on a 1ghz g4 powerbook with 512 mb of ram.
    could someone offer a suggestion why my "chopping" patch can't keep a tight rhythm?
    best, martin
    • Jean-Francois Charles
      Jan 23 2006 | 3:40 pm
    • mjhaanstra
      Jan 24 2006 | 6:28 pm
      yes, overdrive is and was on, but my metro's are still terribly out of tempo. i'll try using square wave audio instead as control signals, thank you for the hint!
      and i'll check the new archives...
      martin haanstra
    • Gregory Taylor
      Jan 24 2006 | 6:44 pm
      I think you might be better served to look at using the phasor~ object for tighter timing - not least because it's particularly powerful when used alongside the rate~ object to produce multiple subdivisions of a single clock.
      The examples folder has some resources for audio-rate sequencing you may find of use.
    • Trond Lossius
      Jan 24 2006 | 8:33 pm
      You could check out tl.metro to see if that helps from the tl.objects:
      http://www.bek.no/~lossius/download
      It is driven by phasor~ whenever audio is running.
      Best, Trond