wooly

I have a list of fp numbers and I want to prepend the list with incremental numbers beginning with 1 and followed by a ',' so i can then use the data for input to a midi player

can anyone please either: which ever is easiest/better

1. point me to or explain how to add an incremental number to an exsiting (long) list coming from a text file OR 

2. is there a way I can use similar functions to output an altered text list with the incremental numbers prepending my fp numbers?

1. point me to or explain how to add an incremental number to an exsiting (long) list coming from a text file OR 
2. is there a way I can use similar functions to output an altered text list with the incremental numbers prepending my fp numbers?

prepend-txt-list-items-with-number-increments-and-2

Quote: wooly wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 12:17

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> I have a list of fp numbers and I want to prepend the list with incremental numbers beginning with 1 and followed by a ',' so i can then use the data for input to a midi player

> can anyone please either: which ever is easiest/better

> 1. point me to or explain how to add an incremental number to an exsiting (long) list coming from a text file OR 

> 2. is there a way I can use similar functions to output an altered text list with the incremental numbers prepending my fp numbers?

I should mention I am using the coll object in the same way as the 18mDataCollecions tutorial in max.

Quote: wooly wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 12:17
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> Hi
>
> I have a list of fp numbers and I want to prepend the list with incremental numbers beginning with 1 and followed by a ',' so i can then use the data for input to a midi player
>
> can anyone please either: which ever is easiest/better
>
> 1. point me to or explain how to add an incremental number to an exsiting (long) list coming from a text file OR 
> 2. is there a way I can use similar functions to output an altered text list with the incremental numbers prepending my fp numbers?
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> w
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I should mention I am using the coll object in the same way as the 18mDataCollecions tutorial in max.


for the previous patch, make sure you enter each float in a new line in the text object

I'll have a look at it to see if I can understand how it works... Im a bit fresh with all of this :)

thanks a lot for the patch..
I'll have a look at it to see if I can understand how it works... Im a bit fresh with all of this :)

Quote: robtherich wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 12:53

> for the previous patch, make sure you enter each float in a new line in the text object

I tried the patch but Im not sure it can do what I need it to do or I have misunderstood it :(

I wanted to use an external text file as I have a lot of lines like

However, I now have tried the numbers output to a box with 'prepend line' and a 'text file.txt' objects, but they dont seem to create the same output as a 'coll file.txt'

here is the tutorial patch I am trying to edit

I have added a comment with the issue in the patch

any ideas you have for a little tweak would be great

Quote: robtherich wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 12:53
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> for the previous patch, make sure you enter each float in a new line in the text object
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0, 5439.04
1, 5431.06
2, 5342.13
etc
so it could be read by a coll object

However, I now have tried the numbers output to a box with  'prepend line' and a 'text file.txt' objects, but they dont seem to create the same output as a 'coll file.txt'

I have added a comment with the issue in the patch
any ideas you have for a little tweak would be great

You might find it illuminating to hang a print object on the output of 

You might find it illuminating to hang a print object on the output of  
your text object.

Chris Muir
cbm@well.com	
http://www.xfade.com

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 15:28

> You might find it illuminating to hang a print object on the output of 

I can see that the output is prepended with set which is not being read by the rest of the patch.

I guess i will spend some time researching why :(

But if anyone can put me out of my misery and help remove the 'set' i'd be ecstatic ;)

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 15:28
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>
>
> You might find it illuminating to hang a print object on the output of  
> your text object.

> But if anyone can put me out of my misery and help remove the 'set' 

One way to do it is to insert a "route set" between the text object 

On Aug 6, 2008, Paul wrote:
> But if anyone can put me out of my misery and help remove the 'set'  
> i'd be ecstatic ;)
>

One way to do it is to insert a "route set" between the text object  
and the number box.

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 15:49

> > But if anyone can put me out of my misery and help remove the 'set' 

> One way to do it is to insert a "route set" between the text object 

I now have a signal with the 'route set' object but i cant seem to divide it into audible notes as the input is a six digit number with 2 floating points i.e 5435.06 - i tried / or % but no joy

once again any help is much appreciated :)

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Wed, 06 August 2008 15:49
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>
> On Aug 6, 2008, Paul wrote:
> > But if anyone can put me out of my misery and help remove the 'set'  
> > i'd be ecstatic ;)
> >
>
>
> One way to do it is to insert a "route set" between the text object  
> and the number box.
>
> I can think of a couple more.
>
> -C
>
> Chris Muir
> cbm@well.com	
> http://www.xfade.com
>
>

once again any help is much appreciated :)
w


> I now have a signal with the 'route set' object but i cant seem to 

> divide it into audible notes as the input is a six digit number with 

> 2 floating points i.e 5435.06 - i tried / or % but no joy

I'm not seeing that, but I'm using the eeg coll data set. I put in a 

peak and trough that watches the numbers coming out of text. Perhaps 

you have data that is > 1 in the data set?

On Aug 6, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Paul wrote:
> I now have a signal with the 'route set' object but i cant seem to  
> divide it into audible notes as the input is a six digit number with  
> 2 floating points i.e 5435.06 - i tried / or % but no joy

I'm not seeing that, but I'm using the eeg coll data set. I put in a  
peak and trough that watches the numbers coming out of text. Perhaps  
you have data that is > 1 in the data set?

Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example

Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?

been asleep =) 
Thanks again for your replies

Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example
Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?

> Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example

> Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?

Well, if you have any number bigger than 1 in your data set, the * 

127 before you hit your makenote is going to be problematic. There 

are several ways to scale data, but which one would be the most 

appropriate depends on the data. Perhaps you could upload your data set?

On Aug 7, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Paul wrote:
> Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example
> Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?

Well, if you have any number bigger than 1 in your data set, the *  
127  before you hit your makenote is going to be problematic. There  
are several ways to scale data, but which one would be the most  
appropriate depends on the data. Perhaps you could upload your data set?

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Thu, 07 August 2008 02:21

> On Aug 7, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Paul wrote:

> > Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example

> > Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?

> Well, if you have any number bigger than 1 in your data set, the * 

> 127 before you hit your makenote is going to be problematic. There 

> are several ways to scale data, but which one would be the most 

> appropriate depends on the data. Perhaps you could upload your data set?

I ws just getting a dump of my data set to do jsut that :)

I dont know how to embed/reference an external text file yet so here is an example data set with 10 years of daily figures

thanks again for your very welcome help ;)

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Thu, 07 August 2008 02:21
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>
> On Aug 7, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Paul wrote:
> > Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example
> > Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?
>
>
> Well, if you have any number bigger than 1 in your data set, the *  
> 127  before you hit your makenote is going to be problematic. There  
> are several ways to scale data, but which one would be the most  
> appropriate depends on the data. Perhaps you could upload your data set?
>
> -C
>

hi chris
I ws just getting a dump of my data set to do jsut that :)
I dont know how to embed/reference an external text file yet so here is an example data set with 10 years of daily figures
thanks again for your very welcome help ;)
w

I forgot to mention this will be one of a number of text file inputs. I intend to have many more iterations but with different numbers (these are stock index and share prices). All numbers will be >1 and < 20000 and will usually have 2 decimal places.

Quote: Chris Muir wrote on Thu, 07 August 2008 02:21
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>
> On Aug 7, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Paul wrote:
> > Yes I do have number >1 or 5434.03 is an example
> > Have i missed something that should treat numbers this size?
>
>
> Well, if you have any number bigger than 1 in your data set, the *  
> 127  before you hit your makenote is going to be problematic. There  
> are several ways to scale data, but which one would be the most  
> appropriate depends on the data. Perhaps you could upload your data set?
>
> -C
>
> Chris Muir
> cbm@well.com	
> http://www.xfade.com

I forgot to mention this will be one of a number of text file inputs. I intend to have many more iterations but with different numbers (these are stock index and share prices). All numbers will be >1 and < 20000 and will usually have 2 decimal places.


Sorry if this shows up twice. It didn't seem to make it the first 

time. I removed the data set this time, to make the patch smaller.

> I forgot to mention this will be one of a number of text file 

> inputs. I intend to have many more iterations but with different 

> numbers (these are stock index and share prices). All numbers will 

> be >1 and < 20000 and will usually have 2 decimal places.

Well, the number of decimal places is up to a specific floating point 

representation, but that's probably not too relevant here.

I pushed this patch around a little bit. I hope it's along the lines 

Drawing and playback are normalized to the min and max of a given data 

set. This might not be quite what you want, but adjusting the 

parameters of scale will probably get you where you want to be.

Sorry if this shows up twice. It didn't seem to make it the first  
time. I removed the data set this time, to make the patch smaller.

On Aug 7, 2008, at 1:45 AM, Paul wrote:
> I forgot to mention this will be one of a number of text file  
> inputs. I intend to have many more iterations but with different  
> numbers (these are stock index and share prices). All numbers will  
> be >1 and < 20000 and will usually have 2 decimal places.

Well, the number of decimal places is up to a specific floating point  
representation, but that's probably not too relevant here.

I pushed this patch around a little bit. I hope it's along the lines  
of what you were shooting for.

Drawing and playback are normalized to the min and max of a given data  
set. This might not be quite what you want, but adjusting the  
parameters of scale will probably get you where you want to be.

whoah thanks very much for your help here. This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.

Im hoping to make a few more data sets input into the make note too get chords

If its ok I will examine what you ahve done and get back if I have any questions?

prepend txt list items with number increments and ',' ?