Store arbitrary number of values within a Live Set
How would you store an undefined number of values, or lists in a Live Set ?
For example, if you want to create a device to save/recall "snapshots" for any Live device. Let's say a "snapshot" would be a list of id+value pairs.
I know how to store presets with the pattr system, but my understanding is it works with a predefined number of UI elements. What am I missing ?
I don’t know how to do it but I think there’s a device in the “performance pack” by Iftah that does something similar? You could maybe open it up and get an idea of something similar to what you’re doing.
Good suggestion.
Meanwhile, I tried with the new [array] object since it has a "parameter mode" attribute, but no luck.
I'm new to it though.
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Thanks, but if I want to store several sets of pairs (several "snapshots"), I can't use the pattr system, can I ? (to store different states of the array as pattr presets).
I would have to push/remove new sets in the array, so basically recreate my preset system, right ?
I am never tried array with pattr. so I cant say.
With array.push you can add numbers. array.remove removes numbers. There are plenty of array. objects like the zl. objects.
[dict] with @parameter_enable is what you want. You can embed arbitrary numbers of values or arrays and other dicts, too.
Basically I would have one top-level dict which stores each snapshot as a child dict.
Thanks both of you.
I need to make some tests, but from memory, I noticed in the past that [dict] is quite slow to output its contents (where [coll] is super fast) so I'm not sure it will be ok for fast snapshots recall.
Need to compare with the array objects.