Hey,

Wonder if someone could help me. I have a simple sampler set-up that takes a sample every x milliseconds and then writes it to disk. The problem I have is that the first time it runs, it writes the sample, but the next time it runs, although the file that it writes to says it has been updated (i.e as time moves on the file is continuously updated with the latest time), it hasn't actually been overwritten (ie it still holds the sample from the first time it was run).

I understand that there is a makefilename object for unique names, but what I want to be able to do is to periodically open the continuously overwritten file into another patch, so if it's possible I just want to overwrite the existing filename rather than creating a unique name each time the sampler runs.

Is there a way to do this?

Best
Jess

array_loop_recorder.pd

@Jess First......

1. You can remove [+ 1] and [sel 1] after the metro...... they don't add anything to the functionality.
2. For bangs you should use [delay 10] instead of [pipe 10].... but [pipe] is working in your patch.

On my system (windows) it is I think working as you wish.....

1. writes for 5 seconds to [arrayloop] ... now that I changed the array size.
2. writes / overwrites the arrayloop2 file.

array-loop.pd

But apart from those small tweeks your patch was working.
The problem could be that the file you write is set as "read only".... or maybe the folder "samples" marks the files it contains as read only on your system....... so arrayloop2.wav cannot be overwritten.
Pd just overwrites without asking...... if it is possible.
David.

whale-av, thanks so much

I'm a mac user, maybe that is the difference. I've tried a few things - the file permission is read-write, I've tried it in and out of its own folder and on the desktop and unfortunately none of these has made a difference. I suspect I need some sort of force overwrite command, but yes you are right, I'm not getting any error messages within PD so it seems it's something to do with the set-up of the files on the mac.

I'll keep trying and will post back if I find a solution

Thanks again for your help
Jess

@Jess When it has been written the first time maybe if you open it with another program to check then that stops the next write?
That is all I can think of. If you let it run for a few writes maybe it has overwritten each time?
You could check by speaking "one one one" during the first "two two two" in the second etc. before stopping after 3 and checking.
I have no better idea.
Also, if you restart the patch will it write over the one from the last time?
Also if you quit Pd and then open it and run the patch again will it write over the one from the last time?

And finally if you quit every other program on the computer will it work properly?
David.