New to Max APi - How to extract values from Abelton API to manipulate

    Soup Sounds
    Oct 30 2011 | 5:41 pm
    Hi - I am pretty new to Max and I am trying to work with Abelton APi - extracting info and sending values to another program via midi.
    In this case I wan t to work out the length in ms of the first loop extracted from Abelton's looper.
    I can work out how to use the get function to be able to see the value of the Tempo and length of the first clip.
    What I cant work out is an easy way to actually take the numerical value of the tempo and length so I can manipulate them.
    I have attached the basic patch I have been using.
    Grateful for any ideas
    Best Regards
    Richard
    • secdef
      Oct 30 2011 | 7:29 pm
      midi clock.
    • broc
      Oct 30 2011 | 8:14 pm
      The clip duration in ms can be calculated with
      (60000/T)*L
      where T is tempo (BPM) and L is the clip length in beats.
      Btw, in the patch you need to replace ‘route value' by 'route length' resp. 'route tempo'.
    • Soup Sounds
      Nov 01 2011 | 8:30 pm
      Hi broc thankyou = That progressed my investigation quite a bit.
      Now I am pusselled how to get the tempo including decimal points from the route command - It only produces the integer.
      Best Regards
      Richard
    • Stephane Morisse
      Nov 02 2011 | 6:32 am
      Just add 'float' as an argument to the route object.
    • broc
      Nov 02 2011 | 12:25 pm
      [route tempo] produces a float, but it's converted to integer when connected to an integer number box.
      I'd suggest to 'investigate' some basic Max tutorials ;)