Pfunc : Pattern : AbstractFunction : Object

Description

Returns a Stream that returns values from the nextFunc.

Class Methods

Pfunc.new(nextFunc, resetFunc)

Inherited class methods

Instance Methods

Inherited instance methods

Undocumented instance methods

.asStream

.nextFunc

.nextFunc = value

.resetFunc

.resetFunc = value

Examples

Numeric stream examples( var a, x; a = Pfunc({ exprand(0.1, 2.0) + #[1, 2, 3, 6].choose }, { \reset.postln }); x = a.asStream; x.nextN(20).postln; x.reset; ) // with argument passed to nextFunc ( x = Pfunc({ |inval| (10 ** inval.value) * rrand(1, 9) }).asStream; [2, 3, 2].do { |i| x.next(i).postln }; x.nextN(5, (:0..)).postln; )

Event stream (sound) examples:( SynthDef(\help_sinegrain, { arg out = 0, freq = 440, sustain = 0.05; var env; env = EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.01, sustain, 0.2), doneAction: Done.freeSelf); Out.ar(out, SinOsc.ar(freq, 0, env)) }).add; ) ( var a; a = Pfunc({ exprand(0.1, 0.3) + #[1, 2, 3, 6, 7].choose }).asStream; { a.do { |val| Synth(\help_sinegrain, [\freq, val * 100 + 300]); 0.02.wait; } }.fork; )

When an Event is played, if \freq is set then \degree is ignored (due to the Event.default machinery). In a chain of Patterns, a Pfunc can be used to delete a key from the Event stream; this can even be done inside a Pbind.q = Pbind(\freq, 300, \dur, Pn(0.3, 2)); q.trace.play; // Sound-wise ineffective modification of the incoming stream p = Pbind(\degree, 6) <> q; p.trace.play; // Instead p = Pbind(\degree, 6) <> Pfunc { |ev| ev.freq = nil } <> q; p.trace.play; // Alternatively p = Pbind(\degree, Pfunc { |ev| ev.freq = nil; 6 } ) <> q; p.trace.play; // Just setting a key to nil from a Pbind pair will end the stream p = Pbind(\freq, nil, \degree, 6) <> q; p.trace.play; // silent because it outputs no events