You might be interested in xeq, it's like a suped up seq: http://suita.chopin.edu.pl/~czaja/miXed/externs/xeq.html
Try [noteout] instead of [midiout]. What you say should be possible, but yeah, there aren't a lot of people using MIDI with Pd these days. .hc On Nov 16, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Rua Haszard Morris wrote: > Thanks for the link, although that just looks to be a video of > someone playing with the help patch :) > > I am worried that I am trying to do something which is a bad idea - > I want to use PD to trigger little MIDI loops, and potentially > adjust the midi data on the way out, and/or change looping points > at runtime (etc). Is there a better approach to do this in PD, or > is [seq] the best way? Or is this something that noone does and I > may find is less workable than I was hoping? > > I am compelled by the idea of generating the midi loops elsewhere > in fully-featured sequencers, but utilising PD for interacting/ > triggering/looping/processing them in a more flexible manner than > sequencers allow... I would be grateful for any suggestions. > > I think it may simply be that midiout is not working too well for > me, I will further investigate that. > > Is it possible that not many people are using [midiout] either? > > thanks again > Rua HM. > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Rua Haszard Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, 17 November, 2008 11:21:12 AM > Subject: Re: [PD] seq (cyclone) object help patch not working - for > midi file playback > > > I guess a lot of people don't use [seq]. This video looks useful: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBMEpgzPDA > > If you improve the docs, please submit them to the patch tracker so > that we can include it in the SVN repository. > > .hc > > On Nov 16, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Rua Haszard Morris wrote: > >> I didn't get any responses to my previous message - was it >> filtered away due to links in my sig? Anyway, reposting with a bit >> more info. This all relates to pd-extended 0.40.3 on various >> platforms >> >> I am unable to get the seq help patch to work correctly for >> playback on linux. I am running 64studio, a variant of debian. The >> "test audio and midi" patch produces midi notes so I know that >> midi is working. Note that test audio and midi uses noteout, >> whereas seq test uses midiout. >> >> I have succesfully had the seq help patch playback notes on OS X. >> I tried on windows and was unable to get seq help to produce notes >> when playing back the test midi file; again, test audio and midi >> was successful. >> >> Any ideas? do i have a problem with the midiout object? The editor >> with seq shows some note data has been successfully read. Can >> someone give me some tips on how to work through this problem? >> >> thanks >> Rua HM. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Rua Haszard Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, 13 November, 2008 7:34:44 PM >> Subject: [PD] [seq] object from cyclone - can't get it working on >> linux >> >> I'm having trouble getting seq to work - I'm using pd-extended >> 0.40.3 running on linux/debian/64studio. >> >> I have the midi outs of PD connected to amSynth via ALSA midi in >> JACK (QJackCtl). >> >> noteout in "test audio and midi" works ok, and plays notes on >> amSynth, but the seq test patch, routed to midiout, doesn't seem >> to produce any notes. >> >> It is producing something, as I connected things randomly up to a >> noteout and was able to make some noises.. >> >> Can someone give me some pointers on why midiout (or seq?) might >> be misbehaving? Can someone else running 0.40.3 on linux check >> that the seq-help patch is working for them? >> >> Thanks >> Rua HM >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/ >> listinfo/pd-list >> >> >> >> Get the latest headlines with Yahoo!Xtra News - http:// >> nz.news.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/ >> listinfo/pd-list > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > > kill your television > > > Stay informed with Yahoo!Xtra News - http://nz.news.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/ > listinfo/pd-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. - Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
