Hi

I'm new to pd and I'm currently trying to create a patch that simply loads in a wav file and plays it back. currently i know that i need to send a message with the name of the wav file to a readsf~ object like so

[open something.wav(
|
[readsf~]
|
[dac~]

however I don't actually know how to import the wav file itself

any help??

thanks
cron12

look up [soundfiler] for importing,

With your [readsf~] plan, you also need to send a

[start(

or a

[1(

message to play the file after you have opened it. I think you need to open it again each time you want to play it.

Also make sure that DSP ("compute audio") is turned on.

OK so I've got the patch to play back the file, how can I make the sound file loop?

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/Read_wav_file.pd

If you want to loop the file, maybe it is better to load it into the table and then use [tabplay~] instead. All you have to do is connect the rightmost outlet from [tabplay~] to the [bang( or [1( message. If you still need to use [readsf~], then you must be sure that bang message from the object [readsf~] hits [open C:/audiofile( before it reaches [bang( or [1(. That can be done with [trigger bang bang].