[PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File

[Pall Thayer]

Oh, and you'll probably have to make sure that a folder named tmp  
actually exists and can be written to by anybody.

On 3.4.2009, at 22:54, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) wrote:

> Thanks Pall --
> I appreciate your responses.
>
> Yes, I am on windows.
> And, yes, I am trying to get PD to do this.
> So far it looks like the right tool for the job, but I just downloaded
> it today on the advice of a friend.
> Together we've cobbled together the attached .pd file.
> If you start the Metro (clicking the [1]) the atom number box gives me
> the level from the line input (in this case a microphone.)
> But I can't get the write to txt box to hook up properly, or to  
> write to
> a file.
>
>
> Adam D. Benalt
> Production Technology Director
> 212-664-1142 desk
> 646-306-4751 blackberry
>  MSNBC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pall Thayer [mailto:palli at pallit.lhi.is]
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:49 PM
> To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC)
> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File
>
> Oh, I just noticed you're on Windows and uh... as far as I can tell
> you're not even talking about PD.
>
>
> On 3.4.2009, at 19:52, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) wrote:
>
>> Hey All --
>> I'd appreciate any advice that you could offer on this.
>>
>> Ultimately, what I'd want to do is just access the Line-In audio data
>> (I'm assuming it's somewhere in the Windows API?) and then write that
>> data (maybe constantly updated to a TXT file?) so I can access the  
>> TXT
>
>> file from another program.
>>
>> Basically, how to get numerical data (writing into a txt file)
>> representing the levels on a sound card?
>>
>> Please e-mail responses to:  adam.benalt at msnbc.com
>>
>> Adam D. Benalt
>> Production Technology Director
>> 212-664-1142 desk
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