Hi, I worked on a drum machine a while ago. I used textfiles to save and read patterns, using the [textfile] object.
Cheers, Pierre. 2012/9/11 Filippo Beck Peccoz <m...@fbpsound.com> > Hello list! > > I'm working on a drum machine to be used in a mobile game- it's a trading > card game. > Right now, I have a 64 step grid with 5 instruments ready (although a tad > messy :D) and I can manually write patterns in by hand using toggle boxes. > > In every turn, the game features many different game states, like deck > building, defense, attack and so on. It would be great to have a drum > machine that can change beat patterns based on those states, and maybe > generate fresh patterns in a controlled way. Two different problems, I > know, but I was wondering first of all how you would solve the saving of > patterns inside the instrument. > > I would basically create arrays with patterns in them, name them > appropriately and then tell PD when to change to specific patterns via > message. Is there a better way I'm missing? > > > The idea is to create a very dynamic drumsound, which is closely related > to what's happening on screen. We can already change the tempo and mix > sounds in and out, but the real fun starts when patterns will become more > flexible! > > Thanks for reading, any advice is greatly appreciated! > > > Cheers from Munich, > > Filippo > > > > > > Filippo Beck Peccoz > Game Audio > www.fbpsound.com > Twitter: @fbpsound <http://twitter.com/fbpsound> > Skype: fbpsound > Mobile: +49-(0)1520-4004143 > > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > >
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