Syncing LFO modulation on fx plugin

[BWSounds]

Hello,
Working on a fx plugin and I'm stuck...

Is it possible to have the LFO play in sync with the DAW?
Or a better question, can you somehow script a way for the lfo to START once it starts receiving data (or you start playing something in the DAW)?

Hopes this makes since..

[BWSounds]

NVM I didnt know what to look for, but I see

Engine.getPlayHead()

Could solve this problem as it was brought up quite a few times in the last month.

I'll leave this here in case someone else is searching in the direction I was.

[lalalandsynth]

@BWSounds Yes, this is needed , but not available at the moment as far as I can tell.

[lalalandsynth]

@lalalandsynth Is there a chance of getting this feature ?
Most plugins have the capability to track and offset LFO's etc according to placement on the timeline.

Very old school always having to start at the beginning of a bar.

If this is implemented already , well , I would love to know

[Matt_SF]

@lalalandsynth wouldn't this be what you're looking for ? https://docs.hise.audio/scripting/scripting-api/transporthandler/index.html

[Matt_SF]

@lalalandsynth this and maybe Engine.getHostBpm()

[lalalandsynth]

@matt_sf Not sure if this achieves what I need.

Lets say I have a Sine LFO that is set to 1/1 and I start playing in the daw at 1/4 into the bar, the LFO should start playing offset by that amount.

In other words it should track the "offset".

[Matt_SF]

@lalalandsynth that sounds a bit convoluted but what about using TransportHandler.setOnBeatChange(bool sync, var f) and change the phase of the LFO depending on the beat index ?
Maybe someone will have a proper way to do it but, (not being in front of my computer) that would be my idea of doing it...

[lalalandsynth]

@matt_sf Well , I might also start at any random place within the bar and the lfo should sync up to that , most synths do this.

Imagine a drum machine that would only sync if started at the beginning of a bar , that would not be acceptable these days.

Feels like there should be a "follow playhead" feature ?