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TinkererGR edited this page Nov 10, 2020 · 5 revisions

The main patcher

The initial form of the patcher displays the main controls for the sequencer.

The core of the sequencer resides in the SeqCtrl window (and patch) that appear on the top left corner of the window.

The main controls, with short explanations, are:

Next

This button will move the sequencer to the next set of commands. Regarding the internal command structure and the respective flow, please refer to the relative section of this wiki.

Rewind

This button will return the internal qlist object to the very beginning of the command sequence.

There are two uses for this control:

  1. The initialization of the work.

  2. Resetting the commands, so that a performance/rehearsal/demo can start from the very beginning.

Active

This switch has a passthrough function. Whenever it is "on", the key spacebar will nudge the commands forward. Whenever it is "off", nothing will happen.

This switch affects the functionality of Rewind as well.

Go To

This control will force the commands to go to the specified command section number -1.

This prepares the sequencer to move the specified command set when the user clicks on Next or uses the spacebar key.

Please note that this control is not connected to the Active switch, to allow for flexibility when preparing for a specific section.

Open

This control will display the contents of the text sequencer. It can be used to make changes, or review the content.

Read

This control will "read" any text file, and replace the contents of the sequencer.

Please use with caution during a performance/demo/rehearsal, as it can render the engine unusable.

Save

This button will prompt the user to save the contents to a new text file. It has been implemented to allow each user to create command sections during the testing/use of this sequencer, or the development of new command sections for modified versions.

The "Event" display

This displays the current state of the sequencer. Event 0 is the very beginning of the sequence.
When the sequence ends, this display will flash 3 times in red colour, and display --End--.

Outliers

  • There is a short receive r for short that demonstrates the use of the sequencer with some out-of-the-box commands.
  • There is a switch that leads to a message box with the content: pd dsp $1. This switch will turn the audio engine of PD Vanilla on/off. More information about that can be found in the help file of message boxes in PD.
  • There are two buttons that are converted to symbols and routed to a pd $1-properties message. This will open the audio and midi properties of PD respectively.
  • These outliers have no connection to the sequencer. They were placed there during tests, and they were left inside the sequencer, in case a user needs quick access to the audio engine or the PD settings.

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