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transport

Description

Starts and stops the passage of time for objects linked to a transport. The transport object reports time consistent with the time formats used in Max.

Inlets

input [bang, number]

Bang to report current transport state. Non-zero starts, zero stops transport.

position [number]

Set the transport to a particular location in ticks.

Outlets

bars [number]

Reports the current position of the transport in bars.

beats [number]

Reports the position of the transport in beats within the current bar.

units [number]

Reports the current position of the transport as units within a beat (ticks).

resolution [number]

Reports the resolution of beats in the transport (480 ticks per beat).

outtempo [number]

Outputs the current tempo in bpm whenever the tempo changes or a bang is received in the left inlet.

outtimesig [list]

Outputs the current time signature as a list whenever it changes or a bang is received in the left inlet.

state [number]

Outputs the current transport state (0 = not active, 1 = active) whenever the state changes or a bang is received in the left inlet.

ticks [number]

Outputs the current transport position as a raw tick value (beats*480) whenever a bang is received in the left inlet.

Dynamic Attributes

These attributes can be modified in the code during execution using the set object

input [bang, number]

Bang to report current transport state. Non-zero starts, zero stops transport.

position [number]

Set the transport to a particular location in ticks.

tempo [number] (default: 120)

Sets the transport tempo in beats per minute (bpm).

timesig [list]

Sets the transport time signature using a list of two numbers. The first number defines the beats in each measure and the second defines which note value is equal to one beat).

See Also

Name Description
transport
beattime~
beatstohz~ convert beat time (quarter notes) to frequency (Hz)
beatstoms~ Convert beat time (quarter notes) to milliseconds.
beatstosamps~ Convert beat time (quarter notes) to samples.
beatstoticks~ Convert beat time (quarter notes) to ticks.
metro metronome
timesignature timesignature
tempo tempo
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