sequencers
the max/msp runtime tutorial covers audio-rate sequencing...is this the 'go to' sequencer for most folk using max/msp? mainly asking because this is the only sequencing covered in the tutorials.
i know there are other object (transport~ metro~ techno~ seq~ matrxctrl etc), which i'm trying to get my head round too. are other modes noticeably less reliable, or is it as flexible as always depending on taste/function?
The audio-rate sequencer is good because it is rock-solid timing-wise. I believe seq~ (as a signal based object) would be similar in that regard. Otherwise, your options are endless - stick a metro into a counter that counts from 1-16 (or 0 to 15, i cant recall) and hook it up to a message saying fetch $1 and stick that into a multislider with 16 sliders, that's relatively easy.
thanks. the amount of messages for seq~ looks impressive so i'll mess around with that.
was also thinking that maybe Live is now the go to sequencer, which i don't have (and wanting to do everything internally anyhow).
relevant tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTexpgzN_go
it's a crying shame that this guy, johnpaulringo, hasn't made more tutorials.
an audio rate equencer is the exceptional situation - it only makes sense hen everything you sequence is running at audio rate, too.
as soon as you want to trigger VST plug-ins, MIDI hardware, DMX, networking protocols and all this stuff, [metro] is your friend.