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

Jonathan Wilkes jancsika at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 4 03:43:34 CEST 2009 

Oh, I see.  In that case, just use
[write my_textfile.txt(
and my_textfile.txt will be saved in the same folder as your patch.

-Jonathan


--- On Sat, 4/4/09, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) <adam.benalt at msnbc.com> wrote:

> From: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) <adam.benalt at msnbc.com>
> Subject: RE: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File
> To: jancsika at yahoo.com, "Pall Thayer" <palli at pallit.lhi.is>
> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 2:40 AM
> Thanks Jonathan, 
> This works as you noted below, however I need this to be an
> automated
> process.
> At least a couple of times per second, writing one numeric
> value to the
> same text file over and over again. 
> Then I can query it as needed and it will return the VU
> level at that
> moment.
> 
> Pall -- 
> This concept seems simpler than using terminal, as I'm
> not really
> familiar with how that will work.
> 
> 
> Adam D. Benalt
> Production Technology Director
> 212-664-1142 desk
> 646-306-4751 blackberry
>  MSNBC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Wilkes [mailto:jancsika at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:59 PM
> To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC); Pall Thayer
> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File
> 
> 
> Hi Adam,
>      I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do
> with that patch, but
> if you're having trouble with file names in windows,
> use the following
> chain of objects:
> 
> [bang(
> |
> [savepanel]
> |
> [write $1(
> |
> [textfile]
> 
> In this case, "bang" and "write $1" are
> messages (created with
> <ctrl-2>), and "savepanel" and
> "textfile" are objects (<ctrl-1>).  When
> you connect them together, click the bang message at the
> top and you
> will get the standard "save as" dialog box.  The
> filename will be
> automatically formatted, so you don't have to worry
> about typing in
> backslashes or whatever.
> 
> You can right click and choose "help" to get info
> on any pd object (as
> well as messages, arrays, gui's, etc).
> 
> -Jonathan
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Sat, 4/4/09, Pall Thayer <palli at pallit.lhi.is>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Pall Thayer <palli at pallit.lhi.is>
> > Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT
> File
> > To: "Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC)"
> <adam.benalt at msnbc.com>
> > Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> > Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 1:13 AM Have you tried
> [write 
> > C:/tmp/textfile.txt] ?
> > 
> > I haven't run PD on Windows in years, so I'm
> not sure and have no way 
> > of testing.
> > 
> > On 3.4.2009, at 23:05, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal,
> > MSNBC) wrote:
> > 
> > > Yeah, that's what I thought at first.
> > > But, when I try to enter a back-slash
> '\'
> > I get an error in the print
> > > window that says "keycode 92: dropped"
> > > Also the help file shows the slashed the way I
> wrote
> > them, I just
> > > copied
> > > what was in there.
> > >
> > > Thanks again.
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 7:02 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
> > >
> > > I would think that on Windows you have to do
> something
> > like [write C:
> > > \tmp\textfile.txt] but I'm not
> positive.
> > Anyway, the problem I see is
> > > the path to the file. /tmp/textfile.txt means
> nothing
> > to Windows.
> > >
> > > best r.
> > > Pall
> > >
> > > 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
> > >>> <att3a7c4.PNG>
> > >>>
> > >>> 
> >
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> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Pall Thayer
> > >> palli at pallit.lhi.is
> > >> http://www.this.is/pallit
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> <METER TEST2.pd>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Pall Thayer
> > > palli at pallit.lhi.is
> > > http://www.this.is/pallit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
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> > palli at pallit.lhi.is
> > http://www.this.is/pallit
> > 
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