So I want to build a patch that does the following;

- records a 60 second audio sample from an external microphone (record triggered by an external controller)

- after recording, the patch would play back the sample simultaneously with other samples taken previously.

I am trying to create an audio installation that is constantly accumulating sounds from the environment and layering them.

While I know how to record into the buffer I haven't figured out how to save and index the files for playback. I am also assuming the buffer will continually need to be cleared to make room for new samples, so I am wondering if there is a way to do this automatically.

While I know how to record into the buffer I haven't figured out how to save and index the files for playback.  I am also assuming the buffer will continually need to be cleared to make room for new samples, so I am wondering if there is a way to do this automatically.

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> While I know how to record into the buffer I haven't figured out how to save and index the files for playback. I am also assuming the buffer will continually need to be cleared to make room for new samples, so I am wondering if there is a way to do this automatically.

you can specify the file name and path with the 'write' message to

[buffer~] to save the recordings- use [sprintf] or [combine] to auto

name them (I use a derivative of [date] for this). You would also

store the file_names in a [coll] or whatever you want for recalling

no need to clear the [buffer~] as a new [record~]ing will just

overwrite ever sample value. the message 'clear' does this anyway

from what you've said, it sound like [sfrecord~] might do the job also.

I guess the hardest part would be playing back an indeterminate number

of files - [poly~] perhaps?, but only upto 1023 voices...

> So I want to build a patch that does the following;

> - records a 60 second audio sample from an external microphone (record triggered by an external controller)

> - after recording, the patch would play back the sample simultaneously with other samples taken previously.

> I am trying to create an audio installation that is constantly accumulating sounds from the environment and layering them.

> While I know how to record into the buffer I haven't figured out how to save and index the files for playback.  I am also assuming the buffer will continually need to be cleared to make room for new samples, so I am wondering if there is a way to do this automatically.

you can specify the file name and path with the 'write' message to
[buffer~] to save the recordings- use [sprintf] or [combine] to auto
name them (I use a derivative of [date] for this).  You would also
store the file_names in a [coll] or whatever you want for recalling
them.

no need to clear the [buffer~] as a new [record~]ing will just
overwrite ever sample value.  the message 'clear' does this anyway

I guess the hardest part would be playing back an indeterminate number
of files - [poly~] perhaps?, but only upto 1023 voices...

2009/2/7 Peter Redecopp :
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> Hi everyone,
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> So I want to build a patch that does the following;
>
> - records a 60 second audio sample from an external microphone (record triggered by an external controller)
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> - saves the sample as an aiff
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> - after recording, the patch would play back the sample simultaneously with other samples taken previously.
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> I am trying to create an audio installation that is constantly accumulating sounds from the environment and layering them.
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> While I know how to record into the buffer I haven't figured out how to save and index the files for playback.  I am also assuming the buffer will continually need to be cleared to make room for new samples, so I am wondering if there is a way to do this automatically.
>
> is any of this possible?
>
>
> hope someone can help!  thanks
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