BusMeters
Extension
ExtensionDescription
This creates a bank of meters for an array of busses. Useful for building mixers or scattering bus meters throughout a GUI. The meters can be next to each other in a row or can be placed individually. A single Synth is started to collect level readings and update the meters.
Class Methods
.new
Arguments:
| server |
All busses must be on the same Server. |
| busses |
An array of Bus objects |
Instance Methods
.gui
make a single bank of adjacent meters
Arguments:
| parent |
parent view |
| bounds |
total bounds |
Returns:
this
.makeBusMeter
Make an individual meter. You cannot make 2 meters for the same bus.
Arguments:
| bi |
bus index. The index in the array of busses that was supplied to the construtor. |
| layout |
layout or parent view. All meters do not have to be on the same layout. |
| bounds |
size and location of meter. When .gui is called the bounds are created and passed to here. |
Returns:
a LevelIndicator
.makePeak
Make a peak indicator. On the standard gui this is above the meter. Its a button that shows dB of highest peak received. Clicking it reset it.
Arguments:
| bi |
index of bus |
| layout |
layout or parent view |
| bounds |
bounds of peak indicator |
Returns:
an ActionButton
.start
starts the meters' synth and starts updating the views
.stop
stops the meter's synth and stops updating the views.
.remove
When the window or parent view is closed then .remove is called (standard for all views). This will .stop the meter synth and stop further updates.
Examples
15 busses seems to be maximum for the SynthDef. 16 results in: GraphDef_recv maximum number of interconnected buffers. Use 2 separate BusMeters if you need more than 15.