Signal monitor and constant generator Use the number~ object to display signal values or generate them. Cycling '74 MSP MSP U/I Input to Display TEXT_HERE Ramp time in Milliseconds TEXT_HERE Number Value as a Signal TEXT_HERE Signal Value TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Output the current signal value In signal output mode, a bang message will output the current signal value. Function depends on inlet Converted to float.
In left inlet: The value is sent out the left outlet as a constant signal. When number~ is in Signal Output display mode, the value is displayed. If the current ramp time is non-zero, the output signal will ramp between its previous value and the newly set value.
In right inlet: Sets a ramp time in milliseconds. The default time is 0. Function depends on inlet In left inlet: The value is sent out the left outlet as a constant signal. When number~ is in Signal Output display mode, the value is displayed. If the current ramp time is non-zero, the output signal will ramp between its previous value and the newly set value.
In right inlet: Sets a ramp time in milliseconds. The default time is 0. Set a signal value and ramp time The first number sets the value of the signal sent out the left outlet, and the second number sets the ramp time in milliseconds. Specicy allowable display modes The word allow, followed by a number, sets what display modes can be used. allow 1 restricts number~ to signal output display mode. allow 2 restricts number~ to input monitor display mode. allow 3 allows both modes, and lets the user switch between them by clicking on the left triangular area of number~. Legacy support The flags message is provided for legacy support of the number~ object; all the original functionality is now provided by object attributes. Set the ramp time In right inlet: Sets a ramp time in milliseconds. The default time is 0. Set the maximum output value The word max, followed by an optional number, sets the maximum value of number~ for signal output. Note that unlike a floating-point number box, the maximum value of number~ is not restricted to being an integer value. If the word max is not followed by a number, any maximum value is removed. Set the maximum output value The word min, followed by an optional number, sets the minimum value of number~ for signal output. Note that unlike a floating-point number box, the minimum value of number~ is not restricted to being an integer value. If the word min is not followed by a number, any minimum value is removed. Set the current display mode The word mode, followed by a number, sets the current display mode, if it is currently allowed (see the allow message). mode 1 sets signal output display mode. mode 2 sets signal input monitor display mode. Click to choose monitor/output display modes Clicking on the triangular area at the left side of number~ will toggle between Signal Monitor display mode (green waveform) and Signal Output display mode (yellow or green downward arrow). When in Signal Output display mode, clicking in the area that displays the number changes the value of the signal sent out the left outlet of number~ and/or selects it for typing. Display a number without causing output The word set followed by a number sets the number~ object to display that number without causing output. Signal input to be sampled and output Any signal, the value of which is sampled and sent out the right outlet at regular intervals. When number~ is in Signal Monitor display mode, the signal value is displayed. Displayed/unclicked background color Sets the color for the number~ box object's displayed/unclicked background. TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Interpolation ramp time The word ft1, followed by a number, sets the interpolation ramp time in milliseconds. The default time is 0. TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Display update interval Sets the update interval, in milliseconds. This controls the rate at which the display is updated when number~ is input monitor display mode, as well as the rate that numbers are sent out the object's right outlet. Maximum display/output value Sets the maximum value that can be displayed or sent out by the object. Minimum display/output value Sets the minimum value that can be displayed or sent out by the object. Signal monitor mode toggle Toggles the signal monitor mode. The default is 1 (on). Number of Decimal Places Number of decimal places displayed Signal output mode toggle Toggles the signal output mode. The default is 1 (on). Style Sets the style to be applied to the object. Styles can be set using the Format palette. Number value text color Sets the color for the number~ box object's displayed/unclicked number values. The textcolor attribute is mapped to the textcolor_inverse style color. The number~ object has two different display modes. In Signal Monitor Mode it displays the value of the signal received in the left inlet.

In Signal Output Mode it displays the value of the float or int most recently received in the left inlet, or entered directly into the number~ box (the signal being sent out the left outlet). When a number~ object is highlighted (indicated by a yellow downward arrow), numerical keyboard input changes its value. Clicking the mouse or pressing Return or Enter stores a pending typed number and sends it out the left outlet as the new signal value. Out left outlet: When audio is on, number~ sends a constant signal out its left outlet equal to the number most recently received in the left inlet (or entered by the user). It sends out this value independent of its signal input, and whether or not it is currently in Signal Output display mode. If the ramp time most recently received in the right inlet is set to a non-zero value, the output will interpolate between its previous value and a newly set value over the specified time. Out right outlet: Samples of the input signal are sent out at a rate specified by the interval message.