Output specific symbol (text) upon receiving a certain number
Hey all,
I'm not seeing/finding the obvious and easy answer to this small problem.
I have a dial object which outputs numbers from 0 to 5. The numbers are being used on a selector object.
What second object do I have to attach to the dial to output some arbitrary text to e.g. the print object?
In my "example" I want to output "zero" when a 0 is sent, "foobar" when a 1 is sent, etc.:
Thank you for helping
Timo
Use a [coll @embed 1] object.
The syntax is input, output. See the help file for more information.
Example:
0, 0;
1, foobar;
2, other_message;
...
Thank you!
That did the trick.
File waveForms.txt:
0, Off;
1, Sine;
2, Triangle;
4, Square;
3, Saw;
Any reason to use a separate txt file for the list? If you use the coll object with the "@embed 1" attribute as recommended, the list is saved inside the Max patch.
On a side note, if you want to also control the list directly, instead of slider you could use other UI objects, such as umenu or tab.
Hey!
I switched to [coll @embed 1].
Here's my complete patch. Would love your feedback. There are definitly parts that could be implemented in easier and more straightforward ways.