Plotter visual questions about script

[tiesvdam]

I created a script for a custom plotter. I have two questions.

I intentionally set the knob for the amount to a low maximum because I don’t want the LFO to have too much effect. However, this results in the plotter not being clearly visible. Is there a way to make the plotter react more strongly in terms of visual representation?

And my other question is how to remove the text and centerline from my plotter using a script?

//vintage plotter LAF;
const plotter = Content.addFloatingTile("plotter", 0, 0);

const var LFO1 = Synth.getModulator("RC20");

const var Laf = Content.createLocalLookAndFeel();

laf.registerFunction("drawAnalyserBackground", function(g, obj)
{
	 //Console.print(trace(obj));
	 g.setGradientFill([Colours.cadetblue, 0, 0, Colours.orange, obj.area[2]*0.5, 100]);
	 g.fillRoundedRectangle(obj.area, 4);
});


laf.registerFunction("drawAnalyserPath", function(g, obj)
{
	 //Console.print(trace(obj));
	 g.setColour(Colours.white);
	 g.setGradientFill([Colours.withAlpha(Colours.orangered, 0.5), 0, 0, Colours.withAlpha(Colours.red, 0.5), obj.area[2]*0.5, 100]);
	 g.fillPath(obj.path, obj.area);
	 
	 g.setColour(Colours.white);
	 g.drawPath(obj.path, obj.area, 1);
});

plotter.setLocalLookAndFeel(laf);```

[Lindon]

@tiesvdam said in Plotter visual questions about script:

I created a script for a custom plotter. I have two questions.

I intentionally set the knob for the amount to a low maximum because I don’t want the LFO to have too much effect. However, this results in the plotter not being clearly visible. Is there a way to make the plotter react more strongly in terms of visual representation?

And my other question is how to remove the text and centerline from my plotter using a script?

//vintage plotter LAF;
const plotter = Content.addFloatingTile("plotter", 0, 0);

const var LFO1 = Synth.getModulator("RC20");

const var Laf = Content.createLocalLookAndFeel();

laf.registerFunction("drawAnalyserBackground", function(g, obj)
{
	 //Console.print(trace(obj));
	 g.setGradientFill([Colours.cadetblue, 0, 0, Colours.orange, obj.area[2]*0.5, 100]);
	 g.fillRoundedRectangle(obj.area, 4);
});


laf.registerFunction("drawAnalyserPath", function(g, obj)
{
	 //Console.print(trace(obj));
	 g.setColour(Colours.white);
	 g.setGradientFill([Colours.withAlpha(Colours.orangered, 0.5), 0, 0, Colours.withAlpha(Colours.red, 0.5), obj.area[2]*0.5, 100]);
	 g.fillPath(obj.path, obj.area);
	 
	 g.setColour(Colours.white);
	 g.drawPath(obj.path, obj.area, 1);
});

plotter.setLocalLookAndFeel(laf);```

try scaling obj.area

[tiesvdam]

@Lindon Thank you for the quick response. I just meant the vibration is not clearly visible. See example:

I know this is because the LFO is set to a low value. However, I hope there’s a way to make this larger with scripting, for example, showing -1st instead of -12.

[Lindon]

@tiesvdam as I say scale your output

[tiesvdam]

@Lindon Oh sorry i looked at the wrong area! Thanks!

[tiesvdam]

@Lindon Again thanks for you tips but:

This makes it thicker, but the line doesn’t respond more intensely to the LFO, so it doesn’t go further down. What you mean isn’t exactly what I meant. Do you know a solution for this?

[Lindon]

@tiesvdam look at the contents of obj.area - its an array[x,y,w,h] try using [x,y,w,h*2] to get a taller area to draw your path into....

so like this:

         var a = obj.area;
         g.setColour(Colours.white);
	 g.drawPath(obj.path, [a[0],a[1],a[2],a[3]*2], 1);

[tiesvdam]

@Lindon

I always struggle with this, thank you for your patience, I managed to get it done! Do you also know how I can remove the center line and the 12.00 & -12.00 text?

[tiesvdam]

@tiesvdam fixed it already thanks!