A dial with "shift" function to send value to different outputs

[lodevalm]

Hello,
this is my first attempt to create a dial (controlled by CC) that send values to two different outputs using as few components as possible:

I use a demux to route the signal and the signal is sent back to the default params.
So, this works but with a limitation, when I switch the output, the new one gets the value of the previous.
I need to avoid this behaviour.
The best solution will be to keep the value on the new one until the dial reach it but also change the value only when I move the dial could be ok.

Does anybody could help me solving this puzzle? I spent a lot of time with no success...

Thanks!

[jaffasplaffa]

That should work. IIRC I used the same method in my Modular Thing Add On Board Patch.

You could take a look at it here:

MusicThingModular Controller subpatch - Axo control

Try this one out. I have made a test version for the 6 knobs. You use the first button on the right to choose between layer 1 & 2. It is pretty sijple to add the last stuff from here. Or else you can also check Tom Whitwells patch on Github. It shows how to set up everything. You need to use @hellcores hookmod object for this patch to work. There are 2 versions. One that uses the cv from the gpio directly and one that converts the gpios to midi cc. Layer 1 is midi cc 1-6 and layer 2 is midi cc…

[lodevalm]

Thanks!
I did a quick look at it but it is quite complex!
can you please have time to break it in a smaller patch only to show the concept?
(a screenshot would be enough)
I will very appreciate this!

Thanks,
Daniele

[MattilynMattroe]

Try this object-

TSG/ctrl/multipot 3

[jaffasplaffa]

I did a quick look at it but it is quite complex!

It really is not that complex, its basically the same small system for a pot copied many times. But I can make a simpler version today or tomorrow.

But yeah if it really is for a pot input, I would suggest trying what @MattilynMattroe says. That is probably the best way to do it overall.

[Captain_Burek]

This illustrates the general idea:

(Mind that the position of the objects relative to one another is relevant here, i.e. make sure to line them up horizontally the way they are in the pic.)

But you will find that if you use a lot of those, your patch will get heavy on the SRAM use, so it's probably better to use an object like TSG/ctrl/multipot 3.

Generally, what you're trying to do is called a "hook" around here, so if you search this forum for "hook", you'll get a lot of options.

[lodevalm]

Thanks everybody for the help.

Right now I've decided to use the TSG/ctrl/multipot 3.
But I'm starting to think that for solving this kind of logic could be better scripting a component from scratch and maybe it is also more cheap in terms of CPU...

Thanks a lot!

[ricard]

I agree, I think it's better to create a specific object with this, which takes a dial and a switch as inputs, and outputs two values, where one is constant and the other one changes depending on the position of the switch. The actual code to implement this should be fairly trivial.