More Precise Numerical Entry

[Jens Groh]

I would like to adapt a semitone scaled control value (an interval) to a plug-in parameter which happens to be scaled in octaves so that the CV intervals yield exactly semitone steps in the plug-in. The Scale & Offset module seems to be just the right tool to divide the CV by exactly 12. BUT -- the "scale" field is much too coarse to enter 0.0833333!
Maybe there is a workaround that I don't know, but generally I would like to have number entry fields like the ones in the kind of UI that almost all Mac programs have. Good idea or not?

[jim]

I'll make a note to bump up the resolution on that field, not hard at all. I've gone back and forth on using the standard text fields for numerical entry, will re-examine them sometime this summer...

FYI: there will be a 'function' module of some sort in the pro pack, with a full set of operations, including rounding, truncation, etc. Pretty much everything that can be done in C via an operator or a function in math.h, plus some musically specific functions like note num -> freq.

Best,
Jim

[Jens Groh]

I'll make a note to bump up the resolution on that field, not hard at all.
Good.
Maybe even better would be two fields, numerator and denominator, which would enable the entry of exact fractions. (The denominator takes only positive numbers, of course.)

[jim]

I see a minor bug, will fix for 2.1.1. Here's a workaround:

- click on the value box
- type the new number (even if it is the same number)
- hit the minus key to make it negative.

The bug is that you should be able to hit the minus key to toggle it
on and off.

Jim

On Jun 13, 2009, at 6:36 AM, groozo wrote:


> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering how enter with my keyboard negative value for the
> tuning parameter in the audio sample module ?
>
> When i clcik on the tuning number, I can enter specific positive
> value, but how can i enter negative ? the "-" doesn't seem to work
> here....
>
> Thanks
> Charles
>
>
>
>

[groozo]

Thanks jim,

I delete my message because i found later that it's working with the "-" key when my "verr num" key is lock on my keyboard, i never used that before ....always used the "Shift + underscore" key for entering negativer value in all my software ...
Working here with a laptop i found the numeric pad not handy at all ....

Thanks for the workaround i will try this in the week.


Charles.