Trigger Audio Using Message Box

Teej's icon

Hey all,

This is probably a really stupid question so forgive me if the answer is obvious. Is there a way to trigger sound using a message box? I have a message box that is constantly updating with new information and i need a sound to be triggered every time the message box updates. Ill be using sfplay or combo of buffer and groove as playback engine, i'm just struggling on how to send out some sort fo signal automatically every time the text in the message box changes, any help would be greatly appreciated.

many thanks,

Tom

ergaster's icon

hi tom

something like this?

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

hth
rob

Teej's icon

rob, thanks for the quick response. I had something like this already, the problem is that i have to click the message box to trigger the sound, i'm looking for something that automatically triggers the sound when the writing in the message box changes. To be more specific, i am receiving tweets from twitter in a message box that is constantly updating. I am looking to have these updates trigger the osund without me having to manually press the message box with the tweet in it.

Tom

Teej's icon

essentially i'm looking for a way for the message box to send out a bang message every time the text it contains changes.

many thanks,

Tom

ergaster's icon

tom,
how does the message box receive it's data?
could you use [zl change] ?

maybe post s piece of your patch..

btw
i just read your first topic where Gokce Kinayoglu
mentions his [seachtweet].

just added a bit..:

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

rob

Teej's icon

Ergaster, thanks so much for the help, the [Zl Change] object worked perfectly. I'll be sure to post the finished patch when its completed!