This has had me confused for quite a long time. I have built a patch that initiates an iterator on command using a stop watch and an external timebase for use with animations.
My requirements for this patch is that it will iterate from one number to another. Once the iteration has stopped, it should update the starting value with the final end value. This way when the external timebase is reset back to 0, the outputted value should still be the same as the end value, meaning that if I connect this to a sprites x position, it will continue to stay in the same position. I can then update the end value with a new number and begin the iteration again, using the external timebase (stop watch), to animate the sprite to a new position. Now I have all of this working correctly (demo composition attached), just enter in the coords you want the sprite to move to, and then click 'Start / Stop', once the animation has stopped, click 'Start / Stop' again and type in some new coords. I have a few problems with this. If the animation is stopped mid way through, the sprite returns to it's starting position. I tried feeding the end value straight into the start value, but that changes the interpolation curve. The other problem is that I can't set a default start position, The sprite will always start at 0,0. I have been thinking how I can change this for a while but not come up with a solution. My only other programs experience is with languages like PHP, so this style of programming is very different to what I'm used to. So my main question is! ..... Is there a way to have 2 inputs into a patch, so that you can set a default value, and then update it from another place within the composition? Kind of like how you store and update variables in PHP. Thanks, Charlie
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