[sc-users] How to SynthDef a non-stop player of random samples???

[Philip Galanter <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks.

I'm new to Supercollider but not electronic music or programming.  I  
can't figure out how to put an infinite loop into a SynthDef that  
would allow me to use PlayBuf to play random samples, one after  
another.  Actually I want to play a random sample, pause a random  
amount of time, play another random sample, and so on.

I want to do this in a self-contained SynthDef because I will need to  
instantiate a number of these.  I want to avoid writing a single piece  
of code that goes around triggering a number of synths.  It will be  
much better to be able to instantiate autonomous sample playing  
synths.  And once created there is no need to programatically turn  
synths on and off or deallocate them.

I'm pretty sure I know how to pass the Buffer references the synth  
will select from, and how to do the random buffer selection.  I've  
read a bit about patterns and understand those at least in principle.   
I know PlayBuf can loop a single sample.   It would be better if the  
samples were defined as individual buffers rather than concatenated in  
a single buffer and then selected by start and stop memory locations.

My main problem is figuring out how to make an "outer loop" that will  
trigger a random sample once per trip.

Any ideas?  I'm in a bit of a jam trying to finish this project quickly.

thanks,

Phil

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