emily.voegtlin@gmail.com

I am making a somewhat unsophisticated sequencer in conjuction with the groove~ and buffer~ objects. I have attempted to implement a random~ object in order to make the output of the select~ object random, but have not had luck yet. Any suggestions for how to use the random function in this instance, or a better way to get each of the 16 sound files to play at random intervals?

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Quote: emily.voegtlin@gmail.com wrote on Sat, 12 May 2007 18:51

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> I am making a somewhat unsophisticated sequencer in conjuction with the groove~ and buffer~ objects. I have attempted to implement a random~ object in order to make the output of the select~ object random, but have not had luck yet. Any suggestions for how to use the random function in this instance, or a better way to get each of the 16 sound files to play at random intervals?

I don't actually see any random~ object (or random) in your patch. Did you mean for the counter between the metro and the select objects to be a random object? That would randomly switch what buffer~ your groove~ is using every metro bang, but this would be at regular intervals, not at random intervals as you mention. For that, you'd have to devise a different way of generating bangs or randomly change the speed of the metro. I'd also suggest looking at sfplay~ and preloading all of those soundfiles as cues rather than filling up all of those buffers.

Quote: emily.voegtlin@gmail.com wrote on Sat, 12 May 2007 18:51
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> I am making a somewhat unsophisticated sequencer in conjuction with the groove~ and buffer~ objects. I have attempted to implement a random~ object in order to make the output of the select~ object random, but have not had luck yet. Any suggestions for how to use the random function in this instance, or a better way to get each of the 16 sound files to play at random intervals?
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I don't actually see any random~ object (or random) in your patch.  Did you mean for the counter between the metro and the select objects to be a random object?  That would randomly switch what buffer~ your groove~ is using every metro bang, but this would be at regular intervals, not at random intervals as you mention.  For that, you'd have to devise a different way of generating bangs or randomly change the speed of the metro.  I'd also suggest looking at sfplay~ and preloading all of those soundfiles as cues rather than filling up all of those buffers.

On 13 May 2007, at 3:29, Lewis Keller wrote:

> but this would be at regular intervals, not at random intervals as 

> you mention. For that, you'd have to devise a different way of 

> generating bangs or randomly change the speed of the metro.

If you haven't already, get hold of the RTC-lib (from Karlheinz 

Essl), and the basic Litter package (from Peter Castine). Lots of 

different ways of generating random numbers.

On 13 May 2007, at 3:29, Lewis Keller wrote:
> but this would be at regular intervals, not at random intervals as  
> you mention.  For that, you'd have to devise a different way of  
> generating bangs or randomly change the speed of the metro.

If you haven't already, get hold of the RTC-lib (from Karlheinz  
Essl), and the basic Litter package (from Peter Castine). Lots of  
different ways of generating random numbers.
Look on :  http://www.maxobjects.com

And my random package at www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson

On 5/13/07 4:47 AM, "David Stevens" wrote:

> On 13 May 2007, at 3:29, Lewis Keller wrote:

>> but this would be at regular intervals, not at random intervals as

>> you mention. For that, you'd have to devise a different way of

>> generating bangs or randomly change the speed of the metro.

> If you haven't already, get hold of the RTC-lib (from Karlheinz

> Essl), and the basic Litter package (from Peter Castine). Lots of

> different ways of generating random numbers.

On 5/13/07 4:47 AM, "David Stevens"  wrote:

>
> On 13 May 2007, at 3:29, Lewis Keller wrote:
>> but this would be at regular intervals, not at random intervals as
>> you mention.  For that, you'd have to devise a different way of
>> generating bangs or randomly change the speed of the metro.
>
> If you haven't already, get hold of the RTC-lib (from Karlheinz
> Essl), and the basic Litter package (from Peter Castine). Lots of
> different ways of generating random numbers.
> Look on :  http://www.maxobjects.com
>
>
> David

Cheers
Gary Lee Nelson
Oberlin College
www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson

I'd imagine theres alot easier ways to do what you are trying to, if its a case of picking files- why not put the files all into one long file and create loop points within it- so just moving around one buffer - somewhat like Steims LISA - certianly be nicer to your processer and you wouldnt have to worry about selector~! - else I'd use gate~ + you need to use the max random into the selector- not the msp one.

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