hi,

just trying to create a variable or changing argument for a line object when a sample is loaded...

basically want the line to control payback through a scrubber - want the target value to change when a new sample is loaded... i'm not sure how to create the variable 2nd argument within the message box.

patch is attached.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/tilt_sample_playback.pd

You could just change that message box to a [pack] object, and store the length in ms to in the second inlet of [pack]. Then, when you send the target value to the first inlet of [pack], it will output the target value and length together, which you can just connect straight to [line].

Also, the whole thing you're doing with having [line] go from 0 to 1000 and then dividing by 1000 to normalize it is completely unnecessary and convoluted. It would be much easier to just have [line] go from 0 to 1.

[tgl] [r length_in_ms]
| /
[pack f f]
|
[line]
|
[hslider]

thanks, got it -ta...

will definately de-convolute the 0-1000/1000 - at 1st seemed to have trouble goin 0-1, but I think it works fine now. Thanks eaps