Hallo, Matthew Allen hat gesagt: // Matthew Allen wrote:
Frank I approached this a little differently. I am using a bank of arrays that can be called up by accessing 64 buttons, separated in 4 bank (16 buttons a bank). Saving to a text file will save all 64 patterns to s ingle text file. Unless I am missing the point of what you are trying to do.
Saving into arrays is what I also normally do, but arrays are a bit difficult to edit outside of Pd: They are just lists of numbers. That's where textfiles come into play: You can prepare them in advance in a text editor or spreadsheet, which sometimes is quite handy.
At some point I would like to add the song functionality that Jass has, basically sequencing the sequences. The other things I have added to the basic step sequencer is the ability to control length per pattern, a roll function (not thoroughly tested yet), 4 outputs, and copy and paste. The sequencer itself really hasn't been tested as a GOP but at some point ill try this to.
All of the arrays make this abstraction pretty huge (120k) but it's a great way to have a group of sequences set up right one you load the patch.
And please go easy on me, if you find anything really dumb (besides for the 64 arrays to hold my data please tell me), as this was my first major patch (and I was really going to clean it up and post it, I just haven't been able to work on it since I started playing with the FM patch). I'm pretty happy with the UI, but I really need to set something up so that you know when a pattern has ended, and if you switch banks (A-D) and don't select something the original pattern is still selected when you go back to its bank (I should just post my to do list) :)
In my opinion your patch looks just fabulous. As your arrays are downsized to the needed lenght, I don't see a big problem with the memory. The patch is very clearly structured and looks very usable (I didn't hammer it yet) and clever. In load_save there is a [metro 50]->[select 64] construction, that might be easier to read with an [until] object, that gets sent a [64(, but that's a matter of taste.
ciao
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