soundbank-chunk

A group of triggerable sound descriptors to be positioned on a loop-grid and played with soundbank.

Implements observ for easy data-binding to your views.

Install via npm

$ npm install loop-grid

API

var Chunk = require('soundbank-chunk')

var chunk = Chunk(opts)

opts

• soundbank: (required) Specify the instance of soundbank you wish to wrap. This chunk will be immediately added to the soundbank, with the IDs by default namespaced with the chunk id.
• getGlobalId: Override the internal id resolver with function(chunkId, soundId).

Returns an observable/bindable chunk.

 
// set up a soundbank
var audioContext = new AudioContext() // web audio api
var Soundbank = require('soundbank')
audioContext.sources = {
  sample: require('soundbank-sample')
}
audioContext.processors = {
  overdrive: require('soundbank-overdrive')
}
audioContext.loadSample = function(src, cb){
  // callback with AudioBuffer resolved from src
}
var soundbank = Soundbank(audioContext)
 
// create instance wrapping soundbank above
var chunk = Chunk(soundbank, {
  id: 'drums',
  slots: [ // slots to get added to soundbank (namespaced by chunk.id or getUniqueId())
    {id: 'kick', sources: [{node: 'sample', url: 'kick.wav'}], output: 'post'},
    {id: 'snare', sources: [{node: 'sample', url: 'snare.wav'}], output: 'post'},
    {id: 'hihat', sources: [{node: 'sample', url: 'hihat.wav'}], output: 'post'},
    {id: 'openhat', sources: [{node: 'sample', url: 'openhat.wav'}], output: 'post'},
    {id: 'post', processors: [{node: 'overdrive'}]}
  ],
  shape: [2, 2], // 2 across, 2 down
  sounds: ['kick', 'snare', 'hihat', 'openhat'], // what to put on grid
  outputs: ['post'], // expose outputs to other chunks
})
 
// put this chunk on a launchpad
var launchpad = require('loop-launchpad')(
  midi: MidiStream('Launchpad Mini'),
  player: player, 
  recorder: recorder
)
 
launchpad.add(chunk, 0, 0) // place starting at top-left corner

chunk.set(descriptor)

Update all properties to reflect the new descriptor.

chunk()

Returns the current descriptor value as set.

chunk(function callback(descriptor){ ... })

The callback is called with the new descriptor value on every change.

chunk.grid Observ(ArrayGrid)

Get the resolved trigger IDs mapped to an ArrayGrid using shape and stride values.

Returns an ArrayGrid wrapped by an Observ instance that notifies on change.

Observable Properties

chunk.title (Observ)

A display title for this chunk.

chunk.slots (ObservArray)

The soundbank slot descriptors used by this chunk. Update sounds by modifying this array.

chunk.triggers (ObservArray)

The slot ids to include on the grid. They will be shaped by chunk.shape and chunk.stride.

chunk.shape (Observ)

chunk.stride (Observ)

chunk.routes (ObservVarhash)

Route the output from slots in this chunk to IDs in other chunks.

chunk.inputs (Observ)

List of slot ids to accept input routing from chunks.

chunk.outputs (Observ)

List of slot ids to suggest output routing to other chunks.