[maxmsp] Random count~ bangs?

On Feb 29, 2008, at 1:54 PM, ben Gilman wrote:
> can anyone help me with my count~ problem, i want to count from 0 to  
> 255 then stop. it is imperative that the edge~ object outputs a  
> single bang when the count has finished as this is used to start  
> other processes. but it seems im getting random quantities of bangs.  
> I have the I/O and signal vectors both set to 256 this isn't the  
> cause is it?


I think that the I/O and signal vector being the same has something to  
do with it. I had no problems as long as the signal vector was smaller  
than the I/O vector.

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 111 216 14 196617 0;
#P number 69 274 58 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#N counter;
#X flags 0 0;
#P newobj 69 251 66 196617 counter;
#P number 143 274 58 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#N counter;
#X flags 0 0;
#P newobj 143 250 66 196617 counter;
#P button 130 93 15 0;
#P newex 142 199 36 196617 edge~;
#P newex 142 174 49 196617 ==~ 255;
#P message 147 130 29 196617 stop;
#P newex 130 152 70 196617 count~ 0 256;
#P user ezdac~ 224 124 268 157 0;
#P window linecount 6;
#P comment 229 196 100 196617 getting a random amounst of bangs  
sometimes increments of 1 sometimes as high as 16;
#P connect 11 0 9 3;
#P connect 11 0 7 3;
#P connect 6 0 9 0;
#P connect 6 0 2 0;
#P connect 5 1 7 0;
#P fasten 5 1 3 0 173 235 202 235 202 125 152 125;
#P connect 9 0 10 0;
#P connect 2 0 4 0;
#P connect 7 0 8 0;
#P connect 4 0 5 0;
#P connect 3 0 2 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 12;

Chris Muir
cbm at well.com