tapout~
Output from a delay line
Description
The outlet of a tapin~ object must be connected to the left inlet of tapout~ in order for the delay line to function.
The tapout~ object has one or more inlets and one or more outlets. A delay time signal or number received in an inlet affects the output signal coming out of the outlet directly below the inlet.
The tapout~ object is sub-sample accurate specifically when receiving a delay time signal in an inlet. It is not sub-sample accurate when receiving a delay time number in an inlet.
Arguments
initial-delay[number]ms
optional
One or more initial delay times in milliseconds, one for each delay "tap" inlet-outlet pair desired. For example, the arguments 50 100 300 would create a tapout~ object with three independent "taps" corresponding to three inlets and three outlets. If a signal is connected to an inlet, the initial delay time corresponding to that inlet-outlet pair is ignored. The minimum delay time that can be used is determined by the current signal vector size (Options->Audio Status). If the Signal Vector Size is set to 64, any delay less than 64 samples will be limited to a minimum of 64 samples.
Attributes
unique[int]
8.1.2
When the unique attribute is enabled, successive channels of a connected mc.tapin~ object are assigned to each tapout~ signal outlet. If there are fewer channels in the source mc.tapin~ than signal outlets in tapout~, assignment to additional channels of tapout~ starts over with the first mc.tapin~ channel. This attribute is disabled for the mc.tapout~ object since it already provides a multi-channel signal outlet with all channels present in mc.tapin~.
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
If a signal is not connected to an inlet of tapout~, a fixed delay algorithm is used, and a float or int received in the inlet sets the delay time of the signal coming out of the corresponding outlet. This may cause clicks to appear in the output when the delay time is changed. However, fixed delay is suitable for many applications such as reverberation where delay times do not change dynamically, and it is computationally less expensive than the continuous delay algorithm.
- delay-time
[int]
float
If a signal is not connected to an inlet of tapout~, a fixed delay algorithm is used, and a float or int received in the inlet sets the delay time of the signal coming out of the corresponding outlet. This may cause clicks to appear in the output when the delay time is changed. However, fixed delay is suitable for many applications such as reverberation where delay times do not change dynamically, and it is computationally less expensive than the continuous delay algorithm.
- delay-time
[float]
list
In left inlet: Allows several fixed delay times to be changed at the same time. The first number in the list sets the delay time for the first outlet, and so on. If any inlets corresponding to list values have signals connected to them, the values are skipped.
- delay-times-corresponding-to-outlets
[list]
signal
If a signal is connected to an inlet of tapout~, the signal coming out of the outlet below it will use a continuous delay algorithm. Incoming signal values represent the delay time in milliseconds. If the signal increases slowly enough, the pitch of the output will decrease, while, if the signal decreases slowly, the pitch of the output will increase. The continuous delay algorithm is more computationally expensive than the fixed delay algorithm that is used when a signal is not connected to a tapout~ inlet.
Output
signal
Each outlet of tapout~ corresponds to an individually controlled "tap" of a delay line written by the tapin~ object. The output signal coming out of a tapout~ outlet is the input to tapin~ delayed by the number of milliseconds specified by the numerical or signal control received in the inlet directly above the outlet.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| delay~ | Delay a signal |
| tapin~ | Input to a delay line |