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I am relatively new to MaxMSP. Im trying to make a patch that plays random files from a folder.

So I am using a [opendialog fold] to [folder] to [umenu], but how do I play the files from the [umenu]?

I am relatively new to MaxMSP. Im trying to make a patch that plays random files from a folder.
So I am using a [opendialog fold] to [folder] to [umenu], but how do I play the files from the [umenu]?

play-items-from-umenu

My first thought is to store all the filenames into a [coll ], then you could send a random index number to coll to output the path of the chosen file into [sfplay~ ] (or just send a random number to umenu to spit out the filename for sfplay~). One problem is that [sfplay~ ] probably won't be able to load and play the file immediately, so you may have to plan for some "lag". But you could work around this, it shouldn't be a big issue. You'll also have to set the search path of the patch to include the selected folder, otherwise [sfplay~] won't be able to load the files. Something like this might help with that:

Another option is to load all the files into buffers (for playback via groove~), it would avoid the potential loading time lag problem, but would take up loads more RAM.

My first thought is to store all the filenames into a [coll ], then you could send a random index number to coll to output the path of the chosen file into [sfplay~ ] (or just send a random number to umenu to spit out the filename for sfplay~).  One problem is that [sfplay~ ] probably won't be able to load and play the file immediately, so you may have to plan for some "lag".  But you could work around this, it shouldn't be a big issue.  You'll also have to set the search path of the patch to include the selected folder, otherwise [sfplay~] won't be able to load the files.  Something like this might help with that:

Another option is to load all the files into buffers (for playback via groove~), it would avoid the potential loading time lag problem, but would take up loads more RAM.


< blockquote>One problem is that [sfplay~ ] probably won't be able to load and play the file immediately< /blockquote>

Beside the RAM waste, using a buffer won't work well with long sounds (there are plenty of post on this topic), you'll then need to use 

Beside the RAM waste, using a buffer won't work well with long sounds (there are plenty of post on this topic), you'll then need to use hr. objects.


(or just send a random number to umenu to spit out the filename for sfplay~).

How do I do this? How do I play a file directly from umenu trough sfplay? (do umenu need to consist of the whole path of the file, or just the file name.aiff/wav etc?)

 (or just send a random number to umenu to spit out the filename for sfplay~). 

How do I do this? How do I play a file directly from umenu trough sfplay? (do umenu need to consist of the whole path of the file, or just the file name.aiff/wav etc?)


perhaps prefix + autopopulate method of umenu will help here:

Thanks! It was exactly what I was looking for :)

But why do you use route and autopopulate?

I got one more question, how do I make another sound start 10 seconds before the other sound ends?

Thanks! It was exactly what I was looking for :)
But why do you use route and autopopulate?

I got one more question, how do I make another sound start 10 seconds before the other sound ends?


How could i send the selected audio file to the buffer? I try to send the sfplay tilda to a record tilda but it does not seems to work!

thanks Samuel Freedman, from 6 years in the future.

I spent most of today looking for that answer, how to auto populate umenu with a folder of samples.

thanks Samuel Freedman, from 6 years in the future.
I spent most of today looking for that answer, how to auto populate umenu with a folder of samples.


Play items from [umenu]?