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

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Marije

On Thursday 23 July 2009 21:32:23 Philip Galanter wrote:
> 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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