Psync behaves somewhat like Pfindur -- it has a maxdur
argument that limits the total duration of the event stream.
The difference is in what happens if the event pattern stops on its own before maxdur
is reached. If the total duration of the event pattern is shorter than the given maximum duration:
quant
.Pbind's natural duration |
Pfindur(16, Pbind(....)) behavior
|
Psync(Pbind(....), 4, 16) behavior
|
6 beats | Pfindur plays only 6 beats | Psync rounds up to 8 beats (adds a two-beat rest) |
18 beats | Pfindur cuts off after 16 beats | Psync cuts off after 16 beats |
maxdur
may be omitted. If the Pbind stops by itself, the rest will be inserted according to quant
, but the total duration will be unlimited.
pattern |
a pattern that returns events. |
quant |
rounding factor for total duration (effectively a "bar length") |
maxdur |
maximum duration |
tolerance |
difference threshhold that a pattern must exceed max to be ended. |