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channels Reference

Output channel count of a buffer.

channels

Examples

Arguments

buffername [symbol]

The named buffer~ to get the channel count from.

Inlets

input [bang]

A bang to the channels objects' inlet triggers the channel count output.

Outlets

out [number]

The channel count of the buffer~ .

Fixed Attributes

These attributes must be set in the object box and determine the behavior of the object at runtime.

buffername [symbol]

The named buffer~ to get the channel count from.

Dynamic Attributes

These attributes can be modified in the code during execution using the set object

buffer [number] (default: 0)

If multiple buffer names are declared to be used, this sets the currently active buffer using an index [0 based].

input [bang]

A bang to the channels objects' inlet triggers the channel count output.

See Also

Name Description
buffer~ A data buffer for holding audio (or potentially some other) data.
lookup~ Index a buffer object using a signal, for waveshaping.
dim Output dimensions of a buffer.