[PD] vanilla solution for random float

Raphaël Ilias phae.ilias at gmail.com
Tue May 31 17:44:26 CEST 2016


Ok thanks for pointing out the actual decimal precision limit, I get it,
according to my understanding of 32-bit floats type.

I was also wondering why this kind of common function isn't implemented in
vanilla, in the form of an objet, or even as standardized abstraction (like
the list-abs ?) ?
 Because, it's like everyone has to :
- download an external library (and get other extra objects)
- or build it's own abstraction which make patch less "standardized"
(different names, in/outlets) and subject to errors in conception (like
here, not using maximum range).

I know this might be a delicate debate, but I feel like this kind of
function (like "floating-point random" but one  could find other examples)
could be provided as abstractions, since it's already useable but anyone
who wants to learn can check the inner patch ?

Don't want to start a messy troll, but at least IMHO this feature really
misses in vanilla,

++

Raphaël



2016-05-31 17:12 GMT+02:00 Matt Barber <brbrofsvl at gmail.com>:

> Your maximum [random] resolution is 2^24. You can send [1 (—[<< 24] to the
> right inlet of [random] and the right inlet of [/ ] and you'll have the max
> float resolution (assuming uniform distribution) between 0 and 1.
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Raphaël Ilias <phae.ilias at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I want to do a simple task : pick a random float in a defined range
>> (let's say between 0.0 and 1.0).
>> I know there are this kind of objects in external libraries (something
>> like [randomF] if remember), but since the collapse of Pd-Extended, I
>> generally prefer to make vanilla abstractions.
>>
>> The two solutions i foresee are :
>>
>> solution #1 :
>>
>> [random 1e+06]
>>  |
>> [/ 1e+06]
>>
>> but this way, it doesn't use the full floating-point resolution ?... and
>> going over that range (like 1e_07) will result in errors (outputs 0) I
>> guess because of floating-point complexity.
>>
>>
>> # solution #2 :
>>
>> [noise~]
>>   |
>> [snapshot~]
>>
>> but this won't work if DSP/audio is turned off.
>>
>>
>>
>> so I wondered if there are other vanilla and efficient solutions?
>> ...or if I just have to get the external from deken... ?
>> :)
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Raphaël
>>
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