Note start timing

Hi,

I'm building a simple script, similar to a harmonizer, basically you hit a key and an accompanying note will be played. I would like to be able to offset the start time to a user defined setting in milliseconds with a knob. Is this possible in DFD? My few attempts have not worked, looking for any help. Thanks!

 

You need to increase the S.Mod parameter for EACH zone/sample to make this work. This loads more of the sample in RAM. I don't know how big time range do you need, but as you increase the S.Mod parameter, the RAM load becomes higher, too. Just be aware of that.

 

Thanks for the reply.


I'm not sure I explained it well. If you look at Niles Part Maker, I want something similar to the "slop" function, but instead of randomizing the start time I would like it to be user definable.


http://www.nilsliberg.se/ksp/scripts/partmaker_source.html

 

Yes, I understood you well. To do any sample startpoint related changes in DFD mode, you need to increase the S.Mod parameter per zone. Otherwise nothing's gonna happen.

 

I guess I'm looking at something else, I don't see any reference to the SMOD in his script.


I'm assuming this has do to with the wait() function.

 

S.Mod is not a scripting parameter. You can see it in the Wave Editor when you select a zone in the Mapping Editor, see that strip above the waveform graphics? S.Mod is there. Increasing it you will see a green line going from sample start progressively more to the right. This is the amount of the sample that will be preloaded.

Kontakt needs to have the portion of the sample in RAM to access the offset on that sample, which you set with the play_note command.

 

Sure. I understand that.

But my question is, I can load Nils' script into my instrument and the slop works in DFD mode without touching a thing. This is confusing..

So it's not the wait function that allow the slop to work?

 

Not sure why it's not working with your attempts in DFD mode, then...

 

Okay. Starting over. Forget DFD mode... that's beyond what I was asking.

Load Nils script, turn up the slop - bingo .. it works. Using this as a reference, i just want to make it user defined and not random.

 

In that case, just change this line:

wait(random(0, $slop*1000))

to:

wait($slop*1000)

 

Thank you! Works as needed.