I want to make a patch where I can input the number of steps, the space between them, and the pattern offset. should be easy yeah? i've been trying to wrap my head around it, but calculus homework has me beat. any hints or ideas anyone?

pretty vague and open ended now that i look at it, my bad

If you only want the capability (and not interested in making it yourself) http://www.ixi-software.net/ Click on software and download Ixi-quarks It's an extensive open source Supercoliider environment, among the instruments is Poly Machine, a multichannel drum machine where the number of steps for each channel can be set how you like. There are also extensive options around the program for realtime source code manipulation (so for instance you could write it to send an OSC message out on every bang, which you then take into Pd

thanks arif

and I am interested in making it myself