This pattern is mainly used in two cases:
a = Pbind(\note, Prand([1, 2, 3], inf)).asStream;
a.next; // returns nil
a = Pevent(Pbind(\note, Prand([1, 2, 3], inf))).asStream;
a.next; // returns an event
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Pevent(Pbind(\harmonic, Pseq([24, 25, 29, 30], inf)), (octave: 3, dur: 0.2)).trace.play;
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Pevent(pattern, event)
Pchain(pattern, event)
pattern <> event
By contrast to Pchain, Pevent uses an Event: *default if nothing is provided.
pattern |
pattern or stream that returns or modifies events. |
event |
an event with objects to embed. If none is provided, it uses Event: *default. |
(
SynthDef(\help_sinegrain,
{ arg out=0, freq=440, sustain=0.05;
var env;
env = EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.01, sustain, 0.2), doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
Out.ar(out, SinOsc.ar(freq, 0, env))
}).add;
a = Pn(
Plazy({
Pbind(
\instrument, \help_sinegrain,
\freq, Pgeom(rrand(200, 600), rrand(1.001, 1.01), rrand(10, 100)).wrap(100, 15000),
\dur, Pgeom(rrand(0.2, 0.3), rrand(0.99, 0.92))
)
})
);
Tdef(\x, {
var str = Pevent(a).asStream, event;
loop {
event = str.next;
if(event[\freq] % 50 < 20) { event[\freq] = event[\freq] * [1, 1.2, 1.5] };
event.play;
event[\dur].wait;
}
}).play;
)