RecordBuf | SuperCollider 3.12.2 Help

Description

Records input into a Buffer.

If recLevel is 1.0 and preLevel is 0.0 then the new input overwrites the old data. If they are both 1.0 then the new data is added to the existing data. (Any other settings are also valid.)

NOTE: The number of channels must be fixed for the SynthDef, it cannot vary depending on which buffer you use.

Class Methods

RecordBuf.ar(inputArray, bufnum: 0, offset: 0.0, recLevel: 1.0, preLevel: 0.0, run: 1.0, loop: 1.0, trigger: 1.0, doneAction: 0)

RecordBuf.kr(inputArray, bufnum: 0, offset: 0.0, recLevel: 1.0, preLevel: 0.0, run: 1.0, loop: 1.0, trigger: 1.0, doneAction: 0)

Arguments:

inputArray	An Array of input channels.
bufnum	The index of the buffer to use.
offset	An offset into the buffer in samples.
recLevel	Value to multiply by input before mixing with existing data.
preLevel	Value to multiply to existing data in buffer before mixing with input.
run	If zero, then recording stops, otherwise recording proceeds.
loop	If zero then don't loop, otherwise do. This is modulatable.
trigger	a trigger causes a jump to the start of the Buffer. A trigger occurs when a signal changes from negative value to positive value.
doneAction	an integer representing an action to be executed when the buffer is finished recording. This can be used to free the enclosing synth, etc. See Done for more detail. `doneAction` is only evaluated if loop is 0.

Examples

// Execute the following in order
(
// allocate a Buffer
s = Server.local;
b = Buffer.alloc(s, 44100 * 4.0, 1); // a four second 1 channel Buffer
)

// record for four seconds
(
SynthDef(\help_RecordBuf, { arg out = 0, bufnum = 0;
    var formant;
    formant = Formant.ar(XLine.kr(400,1000, 4), 2000, 800, 0.125);
    RecordBuf.ar(formant, bufnum, doneAction: Done.freeSelf, loop: 0);
}).play(s,[\out, 0, \bufnum, b]);
)

// play it back
(
SynthDef(\help_RecordBuf_playback, { arg out = 0, bufnum = 0;
    var playbuf;
    playbuf = PlayBuf.ar(1,bufnum);
    FreeSelfWhenDone.kr(playbuf); // frees the synth when the PlayBuf is finished
    Out.ar(out, playbuf);
}).play(s, [\out, 0, \bufnum, b]);
)

// overdub
(
SynthDef(\help_RecordBuf_overdub, { arg out=0, bufnum=0;
    var formant;
    formant = Formant.ar(XLine.kr(200, 1000, 4), 2000, 800, 0.125);
    // mixes equally with existing data
    RecordBuf.ar(formant, bufnum, 0, 0.3, 0.5, doneAction: Done.freeSelf, loop: 0);
}).play(s, [\out, 0, \bufnum, b]);
)

// play back the overdubbed version
Synth.new(\help_RecordBuf_playback, [\out, 0, \bufnum, b], s);

// write the contents of the buffer to a file (see Buffer for more options)
(
b.write(sampleFormat: 'int16');
thisProcess.platform.recordingsDir +/+ "SC_" ++ Date.localtime.stamp ++ ".aiff"; // generated path
)

b.close; b.free; // cleanup

helpfile source: /usr/local/share/SuperCollider/HelpSource/Classes/RecordBuf.schelp
link::Classes/RecordBuf::

RecordBuf : UGen : AbstractFunction : Object

Description

Class Methods

RecordBuf.ar(inputArray, bufnum: 0, offset: 0.0, recLevel: 1.0, preLevel: 0.0, run: 1.0, loop: 1.0, trigger: 1.0, doneAction: 0)

RecordBuf.kr(inputArray, bufnum: 0, offset: 0.0, recLevel: 1.0, preLevel: 0.0, run: 1.0, loop: 1.0, trigger: 1.0, doneAction: 0)

Arguments:

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