Getting Started - Peabody Computer Music

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Objects: Creating Objects in the Patcher WindowObject PaletteWhen the Patcher window is unlocked, the object palette appears at the top of the window.To create a new object in the Patcher window, simply click on the desired icon in the objectpalette (the cursor will change to that icon), then click where you want to place the object.When the Patcher window is narrower than the width of the icons in the palette, the far rightpalette item in the window becomes an arrow. Holding down the mouse button on the arrowcauses the rest of the object palette to be displayed as a pop-up menu. The items in the popupmenu are displayed as icons on Macintosh or text on Windows. Choose the desired objectfrom the menu. Note that as you move the mouse over different objects in the palette, theyare described in the Assistance area of the Patcher window.If you choose the wrong object by mistake, you can cancel by clicking on the blank area at thefar left of the palette or pressing the Delete (Backspace) key.14
ObjectsCreating Objects inthe Patcher WindowIf an object in the palette has any prototypes you will see the number of prototypes after theobject name listed in the assistance area of the Patcher. In the following example, the dial hasone prototype.To access the prototypes when creating an object via the object palette, hold the mousebutton down momentarily. A pop-up menu listing prototypes will appear. Choose one fromthe pop-up menu, and the newly created object will have the prorotype applied to it.Object BoxA quick reference list of the messages understood by a given object can be seen by Option-Control-clicking on the object in a Patcher window on Macintosh or Alt-right clicking on theobject on Windows.<strong>Getting</strong> a quick list of messages understood by an objectIf a message requires additional arguments, the type of argument is listed after it inparentheses.15
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