hello everyone,

I am just starting to use pd in combination with processing, to process some numerical values into sound.

one value (called 'type') changes between 0 and 10, and I want to make a switchboard to route every type with it's own sound (so type 1 has an sine-wave, type 2 a phasor etc.)

I though this would work out with an equal statement ('=='), but this operator bangs everytime. the 'switch' object doesn't work with audio signals.

thanks for any kind of help!

do you need something like switch to route different audio sources to one outlet? if you have pd extended intalled, have a look at [multiplex~]

by the way, you can hang a [change] behind comparison objects like [==] to avoid bangs when it's state isn't changing.

wow, the multiplex~ object is perfect! thank you for mentioning !
i still don't quite understand the whole 'if statement' procedure...

If I make a comparison with the use of '==' , and send that output to a change object, it bangs when it should (when the values are indeed equal). But if you change the incoming value, it also bangs (because there is a change)... any other solutions?

do you want it only to bang, when the boolean state of the comparison is true? then just hang a [select 1] after it, and everything is fine, i would guess!

what about sending the output of [==] not to a [change] but to [spigot~]? That's how I do my audio switching.

Another way would be to connect the output of your [==] object to the right inlet of a [*~] amp, so the switch controls output level directly. This may be better than [spigot~] because I understand it doesn't work well under Win. - If the switching generates 'plops' you need to smooth the transition from zero to one by a line object.

polygate~ features transition.

btw: afaik, spigot~ doesn't work on windows.

i still don't understand what you need the comparison for. if you have a numberbox (or whatever) for the selection of the "type", you can feed it directly into multiplex first inlet to change the output signal.

(y) i finally managed to make a decent if statement thanks for the help!