XStream Question

General Discussion
1

hi crew i just have a question about the tool Xstream

ok i just want to use Xstream to generate random effect commands in various columns or maybe just 1 column to begin with

for instance

if i wanted to generate random Exx commands on a sample with an envelope assigned and this envelope has multiple break points…for generating stab sounds or more sustained ones…

how i accomplish that using Xstream…

the way i wanted to make it:

every time the pattern repeats …Xstream generates a new set of generated commands …diff values …located randomly in the fx column

please keep in mind that i dont know how to code …and im going to use this to generate Sxx commands and Exx

2

Sure - actually, the code couldn’t be simpler:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Apply a random Exx command to all notes in column #1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- a "note" has a value of less than 120 
-- (120 = empty note, and 121 = note off)
if (xline.note_columns[1].note_value < 120) then 
  xline.effect_columns[1].number_string = "0E"
  xline.effect_columns[1].amount_value = math.random(0,255)
end

Simply create a new model in xStream and paste the code. Then enter some notes, hit the “TRK” button and profit :slight_smile:

every time the pattern repeats …

Sounds like it’s something you want to apply to a pattern while you’re in the pattern editor (hint: check the keyboard shortcuts).
But obviously, xStream does streaming too - pretty cool for e.g. looping over a pattern until you come across a particularly good set of random values.

I guess you’ll have to decide which one fits best.

3

Thank you very much Danoise …:slight_smile:

4

Sure - actually, the code couldn’t be simpler:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Apply a random Exx command to all notes in column #1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- a "note" has a value of less than 120 
-- (120 = empty note, and 121 = note off)
if (xline.note_columns[1].note_value < 120) then 
xline.effect_columns[1].number_string = "0E"
xline.effect_columns[1].amount_value = math.random(0,255)
end

its pretty …awesome thank you :slight_smile: