[Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player

[Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player

Date	2012-01-14 20:32
From	Alex Weiss
Subject	[Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	Hi folks, My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer to this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file player for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" random order and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The reason for this requirement is that I want to use it for ear training (I've put together a collection of wave files for that), and if I play a small selection of wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to "cheat" just by process of elimination: if I have three tracks in my playlist, and two of those have played already, the next track to play must automatically be the third track in shuffle mode. Hence the requirement for a player that plays files in a truly random fashion, which includes the possibility that some files might be played repeatedly. Any ideas? Thanks, Alex

Date	2012-01-14 20:34
From	Rory Walsh
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	Vlc player? On Saturday, 14 January 2012, Alex Weiss <alexweiss86@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer to this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file player for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" random order and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The reason for this requirement is that I want to use it for ear training (I've put together a collection of wave files for that), and if I play a small selection of wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to "cheat" just by process of elimination: if I have three tracks in my playlist, and two of those have played already, the next track to play must automatically be the third track in shuffle mode. Hence the requirement for a player that plays files in a truly random fashion, which includes the possibility that some files might be played repeatedly. > > Any ideas? > Thanks, > Alex > >

Date	2012-01-14 20:51
From	Alex Weiss
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	That also implements shuffle mode, unfortunately. On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Rory Walsh <rorywalsh@ear.ie> wrote: Vlc player? On Saturday, 14 January 2012, Alex Weiss <alexweiss86@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer to this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file player for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" random order and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The reason for this requirement is that I want to use it for ear training (I've put together a collection of wave files for that), and if I play a small selection of wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to "cheat" just by process of elimination: if I have three tracks in my playlist, and two of those have played already, the next track to play must automatically be the third track in shuffle mode. Hence the requirement for a player that plays files in a truly random fashion, which includes the possibility that some files might be played repeatedly. > > Any ideas? > Thanks, > Alex > >

Date	2012-01-14 21:07
From	Tito Latini
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
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Date	2012-01-14 21:34
From	Tito Latini
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
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Date	2012-01-14 23:18
From	richard duckworth
Subject	[Csnd] Keyboard tracking emulation
	Hi all (and Happy New Year), I'm implementing a MIDI & OSC controlled synth in Csound, and though I am happy with the sound, I find that the dynamic is a little weighted towards the upper registers: these stand a bit proud and need taming. I'm wondering if there is any easy way to tame these (w/o rejigging the timbres as I'm happy with those) - this feature is called Keyboard Tracking on my Moog Source if that helps Thanks, Rich

Date	2012-01-15 05:27
From	mark jamerson
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	Not to ask a stupid question or anything, but why can't you use csound for this. Load the WAVs as F-tables, then create an instrument that generates random numbers to choose which file to play. You could have it read the file length(if they are different lengths) and generate an 'event' for a second instrument that plays the files with loscil. From: Alex Weiss <alexweiss86@gmail.com> To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 2:32 PM Subject: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player Hi folks, My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer to this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file player for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" random order and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The reason for this requirement is that I want to use it for ear training (I've put together a collection of wave files for that), and if I play a small selection of wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to "cheat" just by process of elimination: if I have three tracks in my playlist, and two of those have played already, the next track to play must automatically be the third track in shuffle mode. Hence the requirement for a player that plays files in a truly random fashion, which includes the possibility that some files might be played repeatedly. Any ideas? Thanks, Alex

Date	2012-01-15 09:48
From	Mark Van Peteghem
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	I once created a piece in CSound for ear training, see . I think it is better to use that than just playing WAV files randomly, because it shows you the answer after a second, and then repeats the note. You could adjust it to use your WAV files. Op 14/01/2012 21:32, Alex Weiss schreef: > Hi folks, > > My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer > to this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file > player for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" > random order and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The > reason for this requirement is that I want to use it for ear training > (I've put together a collection of wave files for that), and if I play > a small selection of wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to > "cheat" just by process of elimination: if I have three tracks in my > playlist, and two of those have played already, the next track to play > must automatically be the third track in shuffle mode. Hence the > requirement for a player that plays files in a truly random fashion, > which includes the possibility that some files might be played repeatedly. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Alex > >

Date	2012-01-15 10:43
From	joachim heintz
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	hi alex - it's not difficult to build this in csound, and i can assist you if you need some help. best - joachim Am 14.01.2012 21:32, schrieb Alex Weiss: > Hi folks, > > My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer to > this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file player > for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" random order > and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The reason for this > requirement is that I want to use it for ear training (I've put together > a collection of wave files for that), and if I play a small selection of > wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to "cheat" just by process of > elimination: if I have three tracks in my playlist, and two of those > have played already, the next track to play must automatically be the > third track in shuffle mode. Hence the requirement for a player that > plays files in a truly random fashion, which includes the possibility > that some files might be played repeatedly. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Alex > > Send bugs reports to the Sourceforge bug tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=81968&atid=564599 Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound"

Date	2012-01-15 20:15
From	Alex Weiss
Subject	Re: [Csnd] [OT] Random WAV player
	Hi everybody, thanks for all the answers. I was actually thinking of building the whole thing in csound, it's just a matter of practicability and ease of use; I'll have quite a few playlists that I have to swap in and out all the time, so a graphical interface would be nice. But I like Tito's idea of putting multiple copies of a track into a playlist. Alex On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 2:43 AM, joachim heintz <jh@joachimheintz.de> wrote: hi alex - it's not difficult to build this in csound, and i can assist you if you need some help. best - joachim Am 14.01.2012 21:32, schrieb Alex Weiss: > Hi folks, > > My apologies for this off-topic post, but if anybody knows the answer to > this, it would be you guys. I'm looking for a simple sound file player > for Mac (only has to play WAVs) that plays them in "real" random order > and NOT in shuffle mode, the way most players do. The reason for this > requirement is that I want to use it for ear training (I've put together > a collection of wave files for that), and if I play a small selection of > wave files in shuffle mode, it is too easy to "cheat" just by process of > elimination: if I have three tracks in my playlist, and two of those > have played already, the next track to play must automatically be the > third track in shuffle mode. Hence the requirement for a player that > plays files in a truly random fashion, which includes the possibility > that some files might be played repeatedly. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Alex > > Send bugs reports to the Sourceforge bug tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=81968&atid=564599 Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound"