Modulator level broadcaster

[d.healey]

I want to use the attachToModuleParameter to send the output intensity of the LFO to a knob. It looks to me though that I picked the wrong word when I said Intensity as this is of course the intensity slider, what I need is the output level.

Is there a way to get this with a broadcaster?

[Christoph Hart]

@d-healey is it a global mod?

[DanH]

@Christoph-Hart This is huge! Well done!

[d.healey]

@Christoph-Hart Yes

[Christoph Hart]

@d-healey then you can attach a global cable to the modulator and a broadcaster to the global cable.

[d.healey]

@Christoph-Hart Which attach function do I use to attach the broadcaster to the cable?

Also, any reason I shouldn't do it this way?

const var gm = Engine.getGlobalRoutingManager();
const var c = gm.getCable("Global LFO 1");

c.connectToGlobalModulator("LFO Modulator1", true);

const var Knob1 = Content.getComponent("Knob1");

c.registerCallback(function(value) {Knob1.setValue(value);}, false);

[Christoph Hart]

You just pass in the broadcaster into the registerCallback() function and then it will distribute it to its listeners:

const var rm = Engine.getGlobalRoutingManager();

const var lfo_cable = rm.getCable("LFO");
lfo_cable.connectToGlobalModulator("LFO Modulator1", true);

const var bc = Engine.createBroadcaster({
	"id": "Mod Output",
	"args": ["value"]
});

// Use the broadcaster instead of a function
lfo_cable.registerCallback(bc, AsyncNotification);


bc.addListener("", "logger", function(value)
{
	//Console.print(value);
});

Whether you want a broadcaster or directly use a function is up to your project layout, but using a broadcaster will get you more flexibility.

[Christoph Hart]

@Christoph-Hart And if you want to connect it to a knob, you even don't need to script that, but let the addComponentValueListener() function do its job:

bc.addComponentValueListener("Knob1", "direct link", "");

[d.healey]

@Christoph-Hart Thank you. Yes the broadcaster solution will be more suitable here because I have multiple controls being linked to the LFO.

[d.healey]

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[d.healey]

Now I'm thinking this may just look annoying and not be very useful. What does the group think?

[Lindon]

@d-healey well it might work better is your modulator wasnt running so fast...

[d.healey]

@Lindon But the faster the better, no? :) In the end I won't be able to control what speed the user sets it to so I'm going for ugliest scenario here.

[Lindon]

@d-healey well its really up to the user as you say - as a user if I set my modulator speed high then I would expect it to show me something like you have....

[Christoph Hart]

You can add a simple low pass filter on the scripting layer to the values if you want to smooth fast changes.