Hello,

I am currently working on a method to do "realtime sampling" :-P. I therefore record something into a table using [tabwrite~], and play it back using several [tabread(4)~] objects. I am wondering, if the implementation of these objects would allow it to start playing back the table , before [tabwrite~] has "finished" recording. I am not talking about the obvious problem, not to cross the point at which the recorders "tapehead" is currently located, but only of the way a table can be used.

All in all:
is there a problem with accessing a table (eg. via [tabread~]), while another writes to it? does writing to a table (eg. via [tabwrite~]) "lock" the table somehow?

I am asking because it seems to be an unusual scenario, which I didn't find somewhere else.

Hey,

There's no problem doing this, I've done it before. Just make sure your read position isn't exactly at the point of the write position. Maybe delay the reading slightly. You can make cool 'realtime' pitch down effect by simultaneously recording at one speed and playing back at a slower speed.

Cheer,
Joe