Hi everyone!

This is my first post and I'm very new to PD, so apologies in advance for any frustrations I may cause
I'm trying to re-create various elements from a number of small Max patches to work in PD but obviously some of the objects and language does not translate so easy. For example, in one max patch there is a series of tapin~ to tapout~ connections, but seeing as they do not exist in PD I was trying to figure out what I would replace these with? I have tried (for a couple hours and gave up for now in frustration) and what I did read in research was that these objects would be replaced by delwrite~, vd~ or delread~ objects? So I've attached a screenshot of my max and my attempt at recreating it also. Perhaps someone with knowledge of both could see where I might be going wrong? Thanks very much ! I can provide both patches if necessary

@matchboxyouth Cannot be sure, but you should build your patch exactly the same as the Max patch apart from tapin/tapout/..../sfplay~ where you re correct.... /and [svf~]...... see below.

Because you are controlling the delay tap with an audio signal you should not use [delread]
You should as you have deduced use [vd~] and you need to give it the delay name so....... for example...... [vd~ del1]
So just replace [tapin~ 1000] with [delwrite~ delname 1000] and [tapout~] with [vd~ delname]
There is no "Imaginary" connection between them in Pd.

Max [svf~] you should be able to replace with [vcf~] ........ it will take an audio signal for frequency... but not for Q. You can set the Q with an argument but if you want to control it you will need a control rate signal. It doesn't look like you are controlling it.

[curve~]......... you will have to look for in the cyclone library........ download it through the pd menu..... help.... find externals.... and search for cyclone.

I don't know what the backslash does in a message though. You will not be able to type it in Pd. Maybe just leave it out, but if you know what it does then ask for a way to fix it.

[readsf~] can be looped by banging the whole read message back in..... using the bang at its right outlet when it has finished playing. You will need to store the address of the file in [symbol]..... but beware...... no spaces in the address......
David.

P.S. You can have spaces in the file address...... I forgot.
Here is an example of how to do the loop.......... cart_wav_simple.pd
You don't need the delay with a fast HD.

@whale-av Thanks very much for that