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#X text 20 37 Arrays are versatile. Their simple structure make them
useful in countless situations. This page discusses perhaps the most
common applications.;
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#X text 7 1 Common Uses for Arrays in Pd;
#X text 20 81 1) Audio sample data: when an array's values are limited
to a range between -1 and 1 \, the numbers are suitable for conversion
to analog audio signal. These arrays are typically many thousands of
elements and stored on hard disk in the form of aiff \, wav or pure
text.;
#X text 20 149 2) MIDI Sequencers: array values limited to a range
between 0 and 127 are suitable for MIDI output to be used as pitch
\, velocity \, or controller numbers. Some MIDI information requires
a much larger range \, such as pitch benders.;
#X text 20 207 3) Envelopes: an array with four elements can be used
effectively as an ADSR enveloper. There are numerous examples of this
in other Pd help documents.;
#X text 20 253 4) Math and conversion tables: arrays are an excellent
visual tool when performing Fourier analysis and other higher mathematic
functions.;
#X text 20 300 5) Wave editing: with proper manipulation of array data
\, Pd can be a fully functional wave editor \, complete with mouse-clickable
cut-n-paste \, pitch-shift \, time expansion \, down/upsampling \,
and other tools typically found in commercial wave editors.;
#X restore 43 135 pd Common_uses_for_arrays_in_PD;
#X text 40 180 This document is meant to supplement the help documentation
for [table] \, [tabread] \, [tabwrite] \, [soundfiler] \, [tabsend~]
\, [tabreceive~] \, [tabplay~] \, etc.;
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#X text 12 95 LIBRARY PDDP;
#X text 12 115 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Updated for Pd 0.38-2. Jonathan Wilkes
revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.
;
#X text 12 5 GENRE all_about_pd;
#X text 12 45 KEYWORDS array storage;
#X text 12 25 NAME table struct;
#X text 12 65 DESCRIPTION description of arrays and related objects
for creating and managing them;
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#X text 7 2 Arrays- Related Objects;
#X obj 121 41 list;
#X obj 20 120 pddplink all_about_expr_functions.pd;
#X text 20 76 The [expr] family objects have some limited functionality
for dealing with arrays. See heading "Array/Table Functions" in:;
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#X obj 6 292 pddp/pddplink pddp/help.pd -text help;
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#X text 7 1 What is an Array in Pure Data?;
#X text 19 36 Arrays \, in most programming environments \, are considered
to be "a sequence of objects all of which have the same variable type"
wherein each object is called an element and the elements are numbered
in a row: 0 \, 1 \, 2 \, 3 \, etc. These numbers are called indices.
Each index holds a corresponding value.;
#X text 19 119 All of this is true in Pd \, although the word "array"
is often used loosely to refer to three different concepts:;
#X text 19 146 1) an array as defined above.;
#X text 19 161 2) a graphical representation of an array \, or "garray"
\, created by:;
#X text 37 186 a) choosing "Array" from the "Put" menu \, or;
#X text 37 201 b) creating a [table] object (in which case it's hidden
inside a subpatch).;
#X text 19 228 3) (less commonly) an array defined (and possibly represented
graphically) as part of a data structure.;
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#X restore 22 73 graph;
#X text 233 149 the black line to change;
#X text 227 134 (You can click-drag the;
#X text 233 164 the values of the array);
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#X text 19 331 An explanation of how to create a "Put" menu garray
\, as well as what all the properties mean \, is outlined below:;
#X text 7 1 The Put Menu Graphical Array;
#X text 19 288 Right-click on the graph and select "Properties" from
the menu. Two dialogue boxes will open-- one for the graph (titled
"canvas") and one for the array (titled "array").;
#X text 19 37 Below is a graphical array created with the "Put" menu:
;
#X text 19 222 The array above is actually only the horizontal line!
The rectangle surrounding it is called a "graph". By default \, Pd
automatically creates a new graph to house a garray when you choose
"Array" from the "Put" menu \, although you can put several arrays
in one graph. (See subpatch below.);
#N canvas 4 71 428 439 How_to_create_a_Put_menu_array 0;
#X text 19 272 4) If you want Pd to create a new graph for this array
\, then select "in new graph". If you have another location in mind
-- for example if you want to overlap two arrays in a single graph
\, then select "in last graph".;
#X text 19 366 6) Note: if you do not want to see the graph in this
window \, then you can use the [table] object instead...the array will
then be created inside the [table] object and will be seen only if
you manually open the table.;
#X text 19 178 3) The "Save contents" checkbox will inform Pure Data
that you want the array saved within the source code of this patch.
This way \, you can ensure that the array will maintain its values
each time you open this patch. This is recommended only for relatively
small arrays-- larger arrays should be saved to either a text file
\, or an audio file.;
#X text 19 330 5) Click "OK" and place the new array anywhere in this
window.;
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#X text 7 1 How to Create a Garray in PD;
#X text 20 37 1) In a new/existing patch window \, select "Array" from
the "Put" menu.;
#X text 20 72 2) A dialogue window will pop up \; type a name for the
array and the desired size. If you want a localized array \, then name
it something like \$0-dave (the "\$0" indicates that part of the name
is a variable which is unique to this patch). The size of the array
can be anything greater than 0 (zero). At a sample rate of 441000 khz
\, an array of 882000 will provide you with 2 seconds of audio data.
;
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#X text 7 1 The [table] object;
#X text 19 37 The [table] object is another way to create a graphical
array.;
#X text 19 96 If you click the [table] object in runmode you can see
it's just a subcanvas \, inside which is a graph containing an array.
;
#X text 19 209 * when using the [table] object \, you can't save any
changes you make to the properites of the garray \, graph \, or the
[table] subpatch itself.;
#X text 19 140 At first glance \, this might look strikingly similar
to the "Put" menu array. There are \, however \, some important differences:
;
#X text 19 179 * with the [table] object \, you can use the arguments
to set the name and size of the array.;
#X text 19 249 * with the [table] object \, you cannot save the contents
of the array with the patch. (Note: this is true even if you open [table]
and check "save contents" in the garray properties.);
#X obj 22 73 table myTable 10;
#X text 138 73 (arguments are ARRAY_NAME and SIZE);
#X text 19 309 The [table] object is useful when you don't really need
to look at the array data. Note that [table]s are more CPU friendly
than "Put" menu arrays.;
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#X text 7 1 Arrays in Data Structures;
#X text 20 137 For more about using arrays with data structures \,
see the help patches in doc/4.data.structures/ \, especially 05.array.pd.
;
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#X msg 171 188 traverse pd-Data_structure_arrays \, next;
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#X text 121 111 <- template for array elements;
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#X text 20 91 However \, data structure arrays have a big drawback--
their array data cannot currently be accessed directly by objects like
[tabread] or [soundfiler].;
#X text 20 36 Arrays can be used in data structures \, with or without
graphical representation. They provide more flexibility than "Put"
menu arrays (both graphically and in their structure).;
#X text 90 371 see subpatch for ds definition ->;
#X text 20 343 click here to change the size of the array ->;
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#X text 151 100 same as;
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#X msg 48 88 resize \$1;
#X text 15 8 For "Put" menu arrays \, you can right-click and use the
"Properties" menu to change the size. For both "Put" menu arrays and
[table] objects \, you can also send messages to the array by name:
;
#X text 15 145 Note that when you make an array larger \, new elements
always have a default value of zero. Also note that if you make arrays
smaller \, you may lose data as each element is deleted from the end
of the array.;
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#X text 19 10 This example assumes that we already know the size of
the two arrays which will be concatenated. This process will fill NewArray
with the contents of exampleArray and concatArray.;
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#X text 372 152 This example is much more interesting if;
#X text 373 170 you draw new values into each array with;
#X text 373 188 your mouse - then reset and bang again.;
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#X text 28 66 loop;
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#X text 16 12 JOIN ARRAY ELEMENTS INTO A LIST;
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#X msg 509 212 \; exampleArray write \$1;
#X obj 283 323 print;
#X text 289 300 store the list;
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#X text 441 268 can be achieved by saving the;
#X text 441 284 array elements to a text file;
#X text 442 301 using the savepanel and write;
#X text 443 317 message.;
#X text 442 252 Alternatively \, a similar result;
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#X msg 129 231 clear;
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#X msg 74 230 0;
#X text 20 37 In some other programming environments \, including Visual
Basic and Java (among others) \, there are functions which join all
elements of an array into a list. This example shows how this functionality
can be duplicated in Pd. This example uses the elements of exampleArray
from the previous help window. The list can either be printed to the
terminal window \, or it can be saved to a text file.;
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#X msg 148 336 \; exampleArray print;
#X text 15 11 If you deal with arrays often \, you will want have a
look at the [expr] object \, which offers several functions for manipulating
arrays. The [expr] \, [expr~] \, and [fexpr~] objects are included
in most Pd distributions.;
#X obj 18 89 expr size("exampleArray");
#X text 182 89 (Notice the quotes around the;
#X text 185 104 array name.);
#X floatatom 18 244 5 0 0 0 - - -;
#X text 15 138 You can use the special dollarsign variables of [expr]
to dynamically change the array name:;
#X obj 18 219 expr size("$s1");
#X msg 18 172 symbol exampleArray;
#X msg 36 194 symbol someOtherArray;
#X text 15 300 Arrays accept a "print" command which will output important
array information to the terminal window. Like below:;
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#X text 15 266 See the [expr] help patch for other array functions.
;
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#X text 20 15 REVERSING AN ARRAY;
#X text 23 35 When an array is reversed \, as the name implies the
first element becomes the last and the last becomes the first. When
viewing this example \, please be sure you can see the "exampleArray"
in the previous window.;
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#X text 43 325 Copies array to a temporary location.;
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#X text 166 288 value of last element;
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#X text 31 33 I got this idea from Java \, which provides a method
to "pop" an array. The "pop" method will remove the last element in
the array and return its value. The interesting thing about this in
PD is that we need to know the length of the array before we start
(hence another situation where [arraysize] is an essential tool). "Pushing"
is the opposite effect and also a tool provided in Java. When an array
is pushed \, an element is added to the array and the new size is returned.
;
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#X text 412 221 new size;
#X text 16 12 POPPING AND PUSHING AN ARRAY;
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#X text 188 193 # of total elements;
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#X text 189 243 new size;
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#X text 16 12 SHIFTING AN ARRAY;
#X text 20 32 The shift method \, in Java \, will remove the first
element of the array and return its value. This is opposite of the
"Pop" method which removes the last element.;
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#X text 209 327 First value.;
#X text 208 345 ...to be deleted.;
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#X restore 23 382 pd Shifting_an_array;
#N canvas 21 125 413 203 Setting_a_constant_array_value 0;
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#X msg 226 153 \; exampleArray const \$1;
#X text 16 50 This feature is useful to reset all values in an array
\, or with a little creativity can be used to "delete" a slice \, or
create silence in audio samples.;
#X text 17 13 By default \, all array element values are zero. However
\, Pd allows you to change that using the "const" message.;
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#X restore 23 294 pd Setting_a_constant_array_value;
#N canvas 3 26 727 298 Higher_math_using_arrays 0;
#X text -7 12 HIGHER MATH USING ARRAYS;
#X text -3 176 Normalize;
#X text 78 177 (arg: renormer...a number by which all array values
will be normalized);
#X msg 6 228 \; exampleArray normalize \$1;
#X floatatom 6 206 5 0 0 0 - - -;
#N canvas 9 28 710 366 sine_waves 0;
#X text 34 160 Sinesum;
#X text 98 162 (arg 1: Number of Points - arg 2: list of partial strengths)
;
#X msg 40 265 \; exampleArray sinesum 64 1 0 0.5 0 0.2 0 0.15;
#X msg 40 223 \; exampleArray sinesum 64 1 0.5 0.38 0.3 0.28 0.25 0.2
;
#X msg 40 182 \; exampleArray sinesum 64 1;
#X text 26 7 SINE WAVES;
#X text 45 26 When the "sinesum" message is sent to the array \, Pd
will want to know two things:;
#X text 58 57 1 How many samples (array elements) should be used? The
higher the number is \, the higher the resolution of the wave form.
;
#X text 58 104 2 What is the relative strength of each "partial" or
"overtone" in the sound? For more info about this \, please lookup
"overtones" or "harmonics" or "partials" on the internet.;
#X text 250 192 a pure sine wave!;
#X text 369 231 a triangle wave;
#X text 331 274 a square wave;
#X text 33 309 Note that these waves aren't exactly triangular or square...instead
they are "smoothed" by the sinesum function to more accurately produce
these wave forms as analog instruments do.;
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#X text 141 26 Audio signals in a digital realm are created using a
series of samples. It is digitally possible to create extremely angular
wave forms using Pd arrays \, but the aural result is sometimes distorted
and unpleasant. Hence \, higher math functions help our digital tools
to produce data which can effectively be converted to analog signals
similar to those of our electronic and mechanical predecessors. The
first and one of the most important mathematic functions in digital
synthesis is undoubtebly "sinesum". Pd provides an easy method for
us to integrate these higher math functions in our arrays.;
#N canvas 3 29 750 302 cosine_waves 0;
#X text 11 22 Cosinesum;
#X text 91 22 (arg 1: Number of Points - arg 2: list of partial strengths)
;
#X text 273 84 pure cosine wave!;
#X msg 23 117 \; exampleArray cosinesum 64 0 -0.5 0 -0.2 0.1 0;
#X msg 24 76 \; exampleArray cosinesum 64 0 1;
#X msg 22 159 \; exampleArray cosinesum 64 -0.15 0.2 0.15 -0.15 0.1
0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.35 -0.25 -0.1 0.1 0.199;
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#X text 222 207 To normalize an audio signal means to alter the average
amplitude of the signal. For the sake of clear \, undistored sounds
\, Pd would like all of your audio signals to never exceed 1 or -1
The first step in achieving this is "normalization" \, but can be assisted
by more drastic tools like compressors \, limiters \, gain multipliers
\, etc.;
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#N canvas 4 16 727 320 Files_and_arrays 0;
#X text 24 14 OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF;
#X obj 225 91 savepanel;
#X obj 225 70 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
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#X msg 225 117 \; exampleArray write \$1;
#X obj 475 70 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
-1;
#X obj 475 89 openpanel;
#X msg 475 113 \; exampleArray read \$1;
#X text 26 29 Using text files can be helpful in saving or loading
arrays in Pd. Note that the "read" message does not resize your array
automatically.;
#X text 29 160 Audio files can be treated in similar ways by incorporating
the [soundfiler] object. The soundfiler object provides Pd with tools
to automatically resize arrays \, and read/write audio files in a variety
of formats.;
#X obj 77 231 openpanel;
#X obj 52 232 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
-1;
#X obj 77 285 soundfiler;
#X obj 373 231 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
-1;
#X obj 398 284 soundfiler;
#X obj 398 230 savepanel;
#X msg 77 258 read -resize \$1 exampleArray;
#X msg 398 257 write -aiff \$1 exampleArray;
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#N canvas 0 22 719 367 Additional_tools 0;
#X text 18 9 ADDITIONAL TOOLS;
#X text 29 28 The "array" object in Pd accepts special messages to
alter the appearance of the array on screen.;
#X text 19 71 Arrays can be renamed:;
#X msg 203 68 \; exampleArray rename george;
#X msg 431 68 \; george rename exampleArray;
#X msg 303 153 \; exampleArray bounds 0 1 67 -1;
#X text 20 109 You can set the bounds of the rectangle: (the arguments
are:;
#X text 353 126 low x \, high y \, high x \, low y);
#X msg 58 153 \; exampleArray bounds 0 2 67 -2;
#X text 18 199 Array graphs can be given "ticks" on both the x and
y axis to help you visually measure your data. The tick messages require
3 values: (the index or value of the FIRST large tick \, then the interval
between ticks \, then finally the number of ticks overall per large
tick).;
#X msg 395 203 \; exampleArray xticks 0 5 3;
#X msg 378 250 \; exampleArray yticks 0 0.5 4;
#X msg 354 329 \; exampleArray ylabel -5 -2 -1.5 -1 1 1.5 2;
#X msg 26 329 \; exampleArray xlabel 0 10 20 30 40 50 60;
#X text 17 285 Arrays can be given labels to describe the x and y axis.
Give a y value and a bunch of x values or vice versa:;
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#N canvas 2 2 433 386 Populating_an_array 0;
#X text 19 21 An array in Pd is primarily a storage device for numbers.
The result is a series of numbers that you can do with whatever you
wish...but how does one populate an array?;
#X msg 22 232 \; exampleArray 0 -1 1 -1 0.5 -0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.2
0.1 -0.1 0;
#X text 19 340 Note that if your array is larger than your list \,
then only the first elements will be effected. If your array is smaller
than your list \, then your list will be truncated.;
#X msg 22 267 \; exampleArray 9 -1 1 -1 0.5 -0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.2
0.1 -0.1 0;
#X msg 22 302 \; exampleArray 55 -1 1 -1 0.5 -0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.2
0.1 -0.1 0;
#X text 19 60 Advanced techniques using text or audio files is described
later \, but for now it's important to know that you can send an array
a list. Each element in the list will be assigned to the corresponding
element in the array. Note that the first position in an array is always
zero!;
#X text 19 164 These messages below populate exampleArray on the parent
patch with some values. The first element is the name of the array
to populate. The second element is the position to start at. The rest
of the elements are values to add to the array sequentially.;
#X text 33 127 first position in array = array[0];
#X text 33 143 second position in array = array[1];
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#X text 7 1 Manipulate Arrays in Pd;
#X text 19 37 Arrays in Pd are different than the arrays in other languages
primarily because \, in Pd \, they are designed to be displayed graphically
on screen. This is due to the nature of audio synthesis - we want to
see our wave forms and visually understand the data. That's why arrays
in Pd are complicated by other objects like tables \, graphs and widgets.
PD uses these objects to provide a graphic representation of the array
data.;
#X text 20 139 Like all programming languages \, Pd provides numerous
tools to manipulate arrays and their data. The follow examples may
be used with "Put" menu arrays and with the [table] object (but \,
unfortunately \, not with data structure arrays):;
#N canvas 1 41 433 307 Clearing_an_array 0;
#X obj 38 209 tabwrite exampleArray;
#X obj 38 69 expr size("exampleArray");
#X obj 38 187 0;
#X obj 38 143 f;
#X obj 66 143 + 1;
#X obj 38 113 until;
#X obj 38 91 t float bang;
#X obj 107 113 0;
#X obj 38 165 t b f;
#X msg 38 42 bang;
#X text 242 17 The Easy Way;
#X msg 261 42 const 0;
#X obj 261 69 s exampleArray;
#X text 52 17 The Long \, Didactic Way;
#X text 35 239 There's no "clear" message for arrays \, but you can
just set a constant value of 0;
#X text 35 273 See the next subpatch for more on setting constants.
;
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#X text 40 226 For more discussion about arrays and tables \, please
see:;
#X obj 40 241 pddp/pddplink ../2.control.examples/15.array.pd;
#X obj 40 256 pddp/pddplink ../2.control.examples/16.more.arrays.pd
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