elven_cloak~.zip

This was just too funny to pass up!

note: I trimmed back on the example (because the one I had envisioned is not completed yet, or at least in good enough state to share) and am only including the DIY2 "mono_delayfb.pd" as am example. But really you can apply it where ever you have two available parameter slots and want your hi and lo pitches and amplitudes to control high and low values.

Essentially this is a re-purposing of an older abs I shared called 16-BandVU Meter.

However, in looking at it closer, I realized I could map the value of the max env~ to its band location on the meter, i.e. its band, to an x-coordinate and its amplitude, i.e. env~ to a y-value. So which ever "pitch" is highest dictates the x, and the value of that env~ dictates the y.

The result, for example, is if you play low and soft the two values/params are both low, and if you play hi and loud both parameter values are high.

My thinking is, which is why I chose delayfb (because those two parameters both have such dramatic effect) and called it "elven_cloak", one can map their playing onto their effects or vice-versa.

It has one inlet which takes a signal and passes out two outlets which are percent adjusted x,y values, i.e, between 0 and 1.

note: you Must include the "band_env~_sv.pd" abstraction in the same folder as the cloak.

Tally-Ho! And best wishes thru all of us.

Sincerely,
Scott

The parameters on the controller are:

activate: turns the meter on
all (reset all): ie. 16 bands of 8 pitches per
start(p): the starting pitch, i.e. 0-127, to monitor
width(p): the width in pitch of the band spread across 16 slots
in|out_of_bnds: a message telling you if the combination of start and width are in bounds in other words all between 0 and 127.
and
metro: how frequently (100ms*x) you want to calculate the xy-values.

I wondered what this would sound like if i sent a piece of music thru it.

You'll recognize the piece.

As it played i fiddled with some of the settings, i.e. starting pitch, width, and metro, to shift it around on the delay and or feedback scales.

Tho perhaps a bit grotesque, very obviously, Wild.

Ciao

test_2017_05_16_17_17_35.mp3

elven_cloak~-help_v2-notein+reverb+delayfb.zip

I added [line]'s to control the flow of numbers internally (on the two right outlets, the left two are still raw).

I figured as much, the patch is very well suited to MIDI (because it sends so much clearer and distinctive (i.e, close to a pitch) signals than a mic and it has a very delineated on/off).

So in this zip the "elven_cloak~-help_v2-notein+reverb+delayfb" includes a reverb on the left [dac~] channel and a delayfb on the right [dac~] (with both receiving the pitch(x) and env(y) values) to their brightness/roomsize + delay/feedback respectively)..

It has a very simple synth as the backbone (as a subpatch) but very distinctly shows the variance in the sound quality as you move up and down the keyboard and play softer or harder.

For greater control, adjust the start(p) value to be a little below the minimum pitch you will play then the width (Width*16) to cover the range of pitches you will play up to your maximum pitch value.

Enjoy!

Ciao for now.
S

By adding a tonic (set via the tonic number field);
the patch is then able to pick up a third-Z parameter;
by comparing the current (estimated) pitch to the tonic;
and taking the displacement as the third parameter either above or below the tonic.;
The mid-z slider adds its value (0-1) to the Diff% so a range resulting closer to what you want is achieved;
Again the r-z slider controls the [line] ramp from 10-1000ms.;
the knob control has been added to show the changes;
in the parameters (x, y, and the value of the knob as z).;
Also, scaling the bands again comes in;
very useful to scale the sensitivity and;
breadth of the adjusted values

also I changed the name of the patch to "control_as_you_go"

control_as_you_go~-help.pd
control_as_you_go~.pd
band_env~_sv.pd