Initialise or return named buffer
buffer symbol (name), number (duration)
Initialise or return a named buffer with a specific duration (defaults to 8 beats). Useful for working with the :record FX. If the buffer is requested with a different duration, then a new buffer will be initialised and the old one recycled.
Introduced in v3.0
Examples
| # Example 1 |
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buffer(:foo)
b = buffer(:foo)
puts b.duration
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# load a 8s buffer and name it :foo
# return cached buffer and bind it to b
#=> 8.0
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| # Example 2 |
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buffer(:foo, 16)
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# load a 16s buffer and name it :foo
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| # Example 3 |
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use_bpm 120
buffer(:foo, 16)
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# load a 8s buffer and name it :foo
# (this isn't 16s as the BPM has been
# doubled from the default of 60)
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| # Example 4 |
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buffer(:foo)
buffer(:foo, 8)
buffer(:foo, 10)
buffer(:foo, 10)
buffer(:foo)
buffer(:foo)
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# init a 8s buffer and name it :foo
# return cached 8s buffer (has the same duration)
# init a new 10s buffer and name it :foo
# return cached 10s buffer
# init a 8s buffer and name it :foo
# return cached 8s buffer (has the same duration)
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