Absolute value of a signal Use the abs~ object to take any given signal and output only the absolute (non-negative) translation of that signal (i.e. a rectified waveform). All negative values in the input signal are converted to positive values in the output. Cycling '74 MSP MSP Operators (signal) Input TEXT_HERE (signal) Input TEXT_HERE (signal) Absolute Value of Input TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Signal to be evaluated The abs~ object takes an input signal and output only the absolute (non-negative) translation of that signal - all negative values in the input signal are converted to positive values in the output. A signal consisting of samples which are the absolute (i.e., non-negative) value of the samples in the input signal.