[PD] Creating a drum machine with "save slots"

[Pierre Massat]

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 <mail at 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
>
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> Filippo Beck Peccoz
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