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round~

Round an input signal value

Description

The round~ objects rounds its left signal input to the integer multiple of its right signal input. You can set the object's 'nearest' attribute to determine whether or not it rounds to the absolute nearest integer multiple, or the nearest integer multiple between the value and zero (for positive numbers this will round down). By default this is on.

Arguments

Name	Type	Opt	Description
int or float	int or float	opt	Sets the value to which the input signal will be rounded. The default value is 0. (no modification).

Messages

int	rounding-multiple-specifier [int]	In right inlet: an int or float will cause the input to be rounded to the nearest multiple of the specified number. If a signal is attached to the inlet, int and float messages are ignored.
float	rounding-multiple-specifier [float]	In right inlet: an int or float will cause the input to be rounded to the nearest multiple of the specified number. If a signal is attached to the inlet, int and float messages are ignored.
signal		In left inlet: A signal whose values will be rounded. In right inlet: A signal whose value is used for rounding. Signal values received in the left inlet will be rounded to either the absolute nearest integer multiple or the nearest integer multiple between the value received in this inlet or 0 (see the nearest message for more information).

Attributes

Name	Type	g/s	Description
nearest	int		When set to 1 (the default), the round~ object will round to the nearest multiple of the specified signal value. Note: This attribute does not set the rounding step (which is set using round~ object's right inlet), It specifies that rounding to the nearest signal value will occur. Here are some examples: With the rounding interval set to 3 and the nearest attribute set to 1: an input signal value of 5.8 will return 6 an input signal value of 3.7 will return 3 an input signal value of -1 will return 0 an input signal value of -2.7 will return -3 With the rounding interval set to 3 and the nearest attribute set to 0: an input signal value of 5.8 will return 3 an input signal value of 3.7 will return 3 an input signal value of -1 will return 0 an input signal value of -2.7 will return 0

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

signal: The rounded input signal.

Examples

round~ takes floating-point signals and rounds them to a specific increment

Name	Description
rampsmooth~	Smooth an incoming signal
slide~	Filter a signal logarithmically
trunc~	Truncate fractional signal values
round	Round to an input value