Hello everyone,

I am trying to figure out how to create a directional knob, and I've found that it's harder than it sounds.

Basically, I have 79 tables. The idea is that as I turn the knob to the right, it turns samples on, as I turn to the left, it turns them off.

As I've continued to ideate about it, I've realized that each number has to be assigned to a number (I am randomizing which tables play). So when I turn the knob to the right and we hit 0, it randomizes and plays sample 55. When I turn to 1, it plays sample 28, 2 is 38, and so on. However, when I turn to the left from 2 to 1, 2 turns off, When I turn from 1 to 0, 1 turns off.

I've been thinking about this for a while now and have been creating a total mess of "moses" objects and "select" objects. I can't seem to figure this out. Any ideas about this would be incredibly helpful. Thanks everyone!

@lunacyfringe If I understand correctly....... which I probably don't...!
For messages to a sample player....... "0" sets array..... turning starts and stops samples (as per knob)...
up_down.pd
or if you want every sample still playing as you turn right "up"..... but stopping as you turn left "down"...
up_down_continue.pd
It restarts the current "knob position" sample as the knob is turned "down", but that can be stopped easily with some more logic in the "start" message chain..
up_down_continue_no_restart.pd
When you get back to zero the array is set again.
David.

@lunacyfringe Maybe something like this?
array-set-and-delete.pd