Move to specific locations of a sound file with Pdef

[dkmayer]

Hi,

you took over the crossfading strategy provided by James here:

Ndef .quant - synchronize settings to a clock, but 'pops'

Hello, Goal: to move to specific locations of a sound file contained in a buffer, in sync with the clock (quant). It seems that .set can not be synchronized with the quant parameter. So I tried to work around this problem with Ndefs: // Loading sound into a buffer: b = Buffer.read(s, Platform.resourceDir +/+ "sounds/a11wlk01.wav"); (// Definition of the tempo and the quantization: t = TempoClock.default.tempo = 110/60; Ndef(\sound).proxyspace.quant = 4.0; ) Ndef(\sound).play; //the initial…

As he said:

@jamshark70

Crossfading within one synth means that you will need two phasors and two BufRds, and use a trigger and envelope to switch between them.

But things are entirely different with Pbind: you’re producing a sequence of synths that can overlap by defining proper dur and legato values. So then the SynthDef can be much simpler.
You could, however also use Pmono (one monophonic synth), then again a crossfading strategy would have to be done within the SynthDef.
What’s the best way? Depends on your further plans and taste also. From my experience I guess it’s more comfortable to use Pbind (with Pdef or not).
Sorry, no time to provide an example right now, maybe someone can chime in.