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need help with some random numbers…


flowdesigner
November 16, 2010 | 10:35 pm

Hi,

My brain is sort of stuck trying to figure this out.
My random numbers work as expected when "going up" but when I want to "get down" again, its either stuck or sometimes it works down also, but when I then want to get up again, it always start from the lowest number, which it is not supposed to ( its supposed to shift from up to down continuing on the last value)
Experienced maxers probably spot a lot of stupid patching here, but if its easy to solve, it would be cool if you just added some comments on where I can fix the patch instead of patching it up for me. Thanks

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Luke Woodbury
November 17, 2010 | 9:01 pm

What exactly are you trying to do, its a bit hard to tell?


flowdesigner
December 18, 2010 | 11:08 pm

Hey, Im just trying to compose a piece for my timecode vinyl dj liveset, and the patch is generating midi for a simple 1:1 ratio 2-operator fm bassline.
The patch recieve 8th note shuffled/swinged (C3)16th notes midi where everything except velocity is ignored by the patch. The patch generates random notes in a range set by a live.numberbox, and when the counter gets the highest number a certain times it shifts the random range up at a set amount.
Whenever i feel like it I should be able to to the same stuff going from high pitch and downwards.
Im sure the Max wizards at this forum can achive the same sounding results with a much smarter/less complicated patch, but for me its important to understand what im doing here.
I dont understand what im doing with the rightmost inlet at the switch at the bottom of the patch, in fact, coming back to this patch now after a month, I dont understand much at all :).
It works as intended when "going upwards" but then im stuck..


brendan mccloskey
December 19, 2010 | 10:44 am

Hi
If a problem is hard to describe, it is difficult to realise a solution; I didn’t look at your patch, but have you tried [drunk] instead of [random]?

Brendan


Chris Muir
December 19, 2010 | 10:58 am

There really needs to be a better problem statement, at least. As it is I think your goals are pretty ambiguous.

Also, without a concise, well commented, patch illustrating what you expect to happen, and what does happen, it’s hard to be motivated to suss out what you are doing enough to want to help.

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