Re: [sc-users] More dumb stream questions

[ccos <ccos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm making some progress with my little In C Xmas project, but questions keep popping up.
>
> I want to iterate over an array of patterns, but I can't figure out how to construct a do loop that's doesn't make everyrhing happen at once:
>
> (
> var inC;
>
> inC= Array.newClear(54);

just in case you don't know, arrays in sc are indexed beginning with 0 not 1.

> inC[1] =  Pbind( // pattern1
> 	\instrument, "fmgen_a_" ++ 35.rand,
> 	[\dur], Pseq([[60, 0.1],[64, 0.4]], 3)], {1 + 10.rand})
> ); 
>
>
> inC[2] = Pbind( // pattern2
> 	\instrument, "fmgen_a_" ++ 35.rand,
> [\dur], Pseq([[60, 0.05],[64, 0.245], [65, 0.25], [64, 0.5]])], {1 + 10.rand})
> );
>
>
> inC[3]= Pbind(
> \instrument, "fmgen_a_" ++ 35.rand,
> [\dur], Pseq([[\, 0.25],[64, 0.25], [65, 0.25], [64, 0.25]])], {1 + 10.rand})	);  // any symbol is a rest, like \ or whatever
>
>
>
> // Pseq([inC[1], inC[2], inC[3]]).play; // This works OK, p[1]1 is played, finishes, p[2] plays etc.
>
> inC.do{arg item; item.play} // but how do I do this? The 54 patterns happen at once,
> )

you need to embed your do loop in a Task or Routine.

Task({
inC.do({ arg item;
...
t.wait;
})	
}).play;


> I tried inserting Pseq somewhere in the do loop, to no avail.
>
> Help much appreciated. I promise I will make a proper microtonal version in return...
>
>
> Cheers,
>
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