Set value for slide object

Bas van der Graaff's icon

Hi board,

This may be a really stupid question, but is it possible to set the value of the [slide] object? Right now, it seems to be 0 on load, but I want to use it to scale something gradually so I'd like it to be 1.

Can't imagine no-one has ever come across this, seems like such a basic thing.

Alternatives welcome, but i'd prefer not to use line because of threading.

Emmanuel Jourdan's icon

On 28 avr. 08, at 12:19, Bas van der Graaff wrote:

> Hi board,
>
> This may be a really stupid question, but is it possible to set the
> value of the [slide] object? Right now, it seems to be 0 on load,
> but I want to use it to scale something gradually so I'd like it to
> be 1.
>
> Can't imagine no-one has ever come across this, seems like such a
> basic thing.
>
> Alternatives welcome, but i'd prefer not to use line because of
> threading.

Did you try the set message?

ej

Bas van der Graaff's icon

Yes, it gives me this message:

• error: slide: doesn't understand "set"

Emmanuel Jourdan's icon

On 28 avr. 08, at 14:43, Bas van der Graaff wrote:

> Yes, it gives me this message:
>
> • error: slide: doesn't understand "set"

ah, sorry I must have add that for Max 5. For 4, you might have a look
to my [mxj ej.lslide].

ej

jasch's icon

in max 4 you could set the filter coefficient to 1., then send your
new value, then re-set the filter coefficient value back to your
original coeffs. a coefficient of 1. means: don't keep any of the old
values. this is equivalent to no filtering, which is what you do when
you set a new value directly.

hth

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Bas van der Graaff's icon

Good solution! Should have thought of that myself,I built a workaround by now.

And good to hear it's added in Max5. Although there's still some objects which use the set message and other which have a right inlet, it's something that can't be missed, of course.