Rotating group sequence question
Hi all,
I'm studying the Step by Step book by Greg Taylor and i'm stuck on one of the first examples, namely the rotating group sequence patch. Basically i wanted the live.step object to display the sequence of each slot i choose on the matrixctrl object but it doesn't, i wanted to change the sequences of the other patterns on the matrixctrl since this patch is an example of a polyphony mode but so far i can't let it display it. is there by any chance i'm missing a message, argument, or attribute in this one? Thank you
Hello, Carlos.
I'm not entirely certain of what it is you wish to do, but let me see if we can hone in on it
The matrixctrl object that feeds the right inlet of the sequence_select abstraction just displays the current state of the individual sequences in the "stack" that are being triggered. you select the specific sequencer using the umenu item attached to the rotate_me abstraction. The ones and zeros indicate which of the 8 stacked sequences will be played - you'll notice that the pattern displayed in the matrixctrl object corresponds to the umenu pattern of zeros and ones as it rotates through the sequence of 8 patterns,
If you want to change the contents of that first stack, you use the umenu connected to the mode $1 message box, of course. I left off the display of each stack individually because it was going to be a part of a series of homework assignments for persons using the book as a classroom text. There are a number of places in each chapter where the absence of something can be explained by that simple fact. :-)
When it comes to that stuff, a quick look at the very first tab of the live.step object's help file should be of some assistance, since it shows you how to select which sequence you wish to display, and also the message you use to tell the live.step object which sequence you want to edit. I hope this helps.
(Oh... and I prefer Gregory. Thanks.)
Hi Gregory,
Thanks for the response. I figured that would be the case in which the individual stacks would be an upcoming exercise on how to make it display in the live.step object. I just assumed that it can be viewed already by the way the patch is already. I thought i can view the sequence of each stack on the live.step object by pressing the matrixctrl, kinda like the previous patch before this on your book, the one where we can do a display switch by using the tab object.
Anyways, thanks for the info.
Carlos
Sorry for the out of context comment here. Hoping you'll see this Sir Gregory. I can't access the patches for Step by Step. The link in the book didn't work. I've looked everywhere and gotten quite side-tracked at this point haha. Any help would be much appreciated
This is the (working) link from the book: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cycling74-books/StepbyStep_Patches.zip