abl.device.utility~
A swiss army knife for audio
Description
A swiss army knife for audio. This object can be used to change the gain, separate a single channel from a stereo signal, widen or narrow the stereo image or suppress DC offsets.
Arguments
gain[number]
optional
Gain
balance[number]
optional
Balance
Attributes
audition_bass_mono[long]
Solos the mono bass frequencies. When enabled, only the low frequencies can be heard. This can help to tune the bass_mono_frequency attribute.
balance[float64]
Pans the input signal anywhere within the stereo field.
bass_mono[long]
Converts low frequencies of the input signal to mono. This is useful for avoiding coloration of low frequencies when they are replayed in mono.
bass_mono_frequency[float64]
Sets the bass mono threshold frequency (in Hz). Signals below this frequency are converted to mono when the bassmono attribute is on.
channelmode[long]
dcblock[long]
Enable the DC blocking filter.
gain[float64]
Boosts or attenuates signal gain in dB.
invert_phase_l[long]
Inverts the phase of the left inlet signal
invert_phase_r[long]
Inverts the phase of the right inlet signal
midside[float64]
Sets the gain of the mid and side stereo fields.
mono[long]
Converts stereo input to mono.
mute[long]
Mute the input signal
Common Box Attributes
annotation[symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in the Clue window when the user moves the mouse over the object.
background[int]: 0
Adds or removes the object from the patcher's background layer. background 1 adds the object to the background layer, background 0 removes it. Objects in the background layer are shown behind all objects in the default foreground layer.
color[4 floats]
Sets the color for the object box outline.
fontface[int]
Sets the type style used by the object. The options are:
plain
bold
italic
bold italic
Possible values:
0 = 'regular'
1 = 'bold'
2 = 'italic'
3 = 'bold italic'
fontname[symbol]
Sets the object's font.
fontsize[float]
Sets the object's font size (in points).
Possible values:
'8'
'9'
'10'
'11'
'12'
'13'
'14'
'16'
'18'
'20'
'24'
'30'
'36'
'48'
'64'
'72'
hint[symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in as a pop-up hint when the user moves the mouse over the object in a locked patcher.
ignoreclick[int]: 0
Toggles whether an object ignores mouse clicks in a locked patcher.
jspainterfile[symbol]
You can override the default appearance of a user interface object by assigning a JavaScript file with code for painting the object. The file must be in the search path.
patching_rect[4 floats]: 0. 0. 100. 0.
Sets the position and size of the object in the patcher window.
position[2 floats]
write-only
Sets the object's x and y position in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its size unchanged.
presentation[int]: 0
Sets whether an object belongs to the patcher's presentation.
presentation_rect[4 floats]: 0. 0. 0. 0.
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in the patcher's presentation, leaving its patching position unchanged.
rect[4 floats]
write-only
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation).
size[2 floats]
write-only
Sets the object's width and height in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its position unchanged.
textcolor[4 floats]
Sets the color for the object's text in RGBA format.
textjustification[int]
Sets the justification for the object's text.
Possible values:
0 = 'left'
1 = 'center'
2 = 'right'
varname[symbol]
Sets the patcher's scripting name, which can be used to address the object by name in pattr, scripting messages to thispatcher, and the js object.
Messages
reset
Reset