Audio and Midi/Event Tables

jorge · 21 Feb 2004

lalo, thanks for your suggestions,

I'll include them in my ToDo list but at the moment there are other more important basic features to implement.

I'd like to know more in detail what you mean by Sample Mangling and Live Looping.

lalo · 21 Feb 2004

Thanx for the quick reply! Sample Mangling = record and play or play a pre-recorded (i.e. a .wav file) sample.....then have some modulations sources that read the actual audio-table at audio or less-than-audio rate...to do forward/reverse faster/slower reading...or scan the sample in granular fashion....scrub it as a dj do with a turntable...internal loop points modulations....etc. ...etc... the same concepts are applicable to midi events or even internal SynthMaker events.... Live Looping= feed a mic or a line signal into SynthMaker then record the signal on the fly and loop it....and apply all magling as above 😉

thanx lalo

lalo · 12 Mar 2004

Hi jorg!! maybe you could add this to the todo list on the documentation page....just to allow me to feel in peace..hehe.....congrats for your great work lalo

jorge · 12 Mar 2004

thanks for re-asking. I agree with your ideas. I'm trying to think how I can translate it to specific implementation todo items. I will change the WFile component to do some of your suggestions.

cbit · 12 Mar 2004

hi lalo.

To me, These kind of applications sound more like advanced modules that you might build using the basic ones that come with synthmaker. I'm also interested in similar applications.

As well as the next version of the WFile, Jorge was explaining an idea to me about a flexible sampling/playback component or module. I think this module will provide the base functionality for building structures that do the kind of things you mention in your post.

I'm going to update to ToDo list to give this module a higher priority (also because i'm interested in it too!).

lalo · 15 Mar 2004

Hi cbit and Jorge! I think that a basic module like an "array" will be enought...similar objects are present in pd and csound (table-like objects)....i think that an array IS a basic programming object...lemme know what do you think about it. lalo