poly
Allocate notes to different voices
Description
Provides polyphonic voice-allocation by allocating data to different individual voices.
Arguments
voices[number]
optional
steal-mode[int]
optional
If there is no second argument, or if the second argument is 0 , poly sends any notes it cannot hold out the rightmost outlet. If there is a non=zero second argument, poly steals voices: when poly receives more notes than it has voices, it turns off the note it has held the longest and puts the new note in its place.
Attributes
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
int
The number is treated as the pitch value of pitch-velocity pair and the note is sent out.
- pitch
[int]
(inlet1)
The number is stored as the velocity to be paired with numbers received in the left inlet.
- velocity
[int]
stop
In left inlet: Immediately sends note-offs for all the notes currently being held by poly, freeing all voices.
Output
int
Out left outlet: The output is the voice number of the note-on or note-off being sent out.
Out 2nd outlet: The output is the pitch of the note-on or note-off.
Out 3rd outlet: The number is the velocity of the note-on or note-off.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| borax | Report note-on and note-off information |
| flush | Output MIDI note-offs for held notes |
| makenote | Generate a note-on/note-off pair |