[PD] seq (cyclone) object help patch not working - for midi file playback

[Rua Haszard Morris]

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 <hans at eds.org>
To: Rua Haszard Morris <ruahm at yahoo.com>
Cc: pd-list at iem.at
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 <ruahm at yahoo.com>
> To: pd-list at iem.at
> 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
> 
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