HelpSource/Classes/Pn.schelp

   1 class:: Pn
   2 summary:: repeatedly embed a pattern
   3 related:: Classes/Pstutter
   4 categories:: Streams-Patterns-Events>Patterns>Repetition
   5
   6 ClassMethods::
   7
   8 method::new
   9
  10 argument::repeats
  11 Repeats the enclosed pattern strong::repeats:: times.
  12
  13 argument::key
  14 If strong::key:: is non-nil, it sets the value of that key to true whenever it restarts the pattern. This can be used to advance Patterns enclosed by link::Classes/Pgate::.
  15
  16 Examples::
  17
  18 code::
  19 (
  20 var a, b;
  21 a = Pn(Pseq(#[1, 2, 3], 1), 4); // repeat pattern four times
  22 b = a.asStream;
  23 16.do({ b.next.postln; });
  24 )
  25
  26 // sound example
  27 (
  28 SynthDef(\help_sinegrain,
  29         { arg out=0, freq=440, sustain=0.05;
  30                 var env;
  31                 env = EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.01, sustain, 0.2), doneAction:2);
  32                 Out.ar(out, SinOsc.ar(freq, 0, env))
  33         }).add;
  34 )
  35
  36 (
  37 var a;
  38 a = Pn(Pshuf([1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3], 4)).asStream;
  39 {
  40         loop {
  41                 Synth(\help_sinegrain, [\freq, a.next * 600 + 300]);
  42                 0.2.wait;
  43         }
  44 }.fork;
  45 )
  46 ::