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Gui/gui-to-bela/render.cpp

Sending from the GUI to Bela

This project is a minimal example on how to send data buffers from p5js to Bela. Bela (render.cpp) receives a buffer of data from p5js (sketch.js) containing three floats: two corresponding to slider values and the third one correponding to a button. These values are then mapped as parameters of an oscillator object. The mapping is: slider1–>pitch slider2–>amplitude button–>play/stop

HOW TO RECEIVE A BUFFER IN BELA

In order to receive a buffer from the GUI, the type of the buffer and maximum number of values that it will hold need to be specified in setup: ``` myGUi.setBuffer('f', 3); ``` In this case we are expecting to receive a buffer of floats with a maximum of 3 elements. This function will return the index of the buffer (which is given automatically based on the order they are set on). This buffer will have index = 0. The buffer can then be accessed using this index: ``` DataBuffer& buffer = myGui.getDataBuffer(0); `` Notice that the Gui::getDataBuffer() method returns aDataBuffer& `(that is: a reference to a DataBuffer). You should in turn always be storing the return value in a DataBuffer& variable to minimize copy overhead, and ensure that it can be used safely from within a real-time context.

And its contents retrieved in the desired format (floats in this case): float* data = buffer.getAsFloat();

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#include <Bela.h>
#include <libraries/Oscillator/Oscillator.h>
#include <libraries/Gui/Gui.h>
#include <cmath>
//create a gui and an oscillator object
Gui gui;
Oscillator oscillator;
bool setup(BelaContext *context, void *userData)
{
// Set up oscillator and GUI
oscillator.setup(context->audioSampleRate);
gui.setup(context->projectName);
//Set the buffer to receive from the GUI
gui.setBuffer('f', 3);
return true;
}
void render(BelaContext *context, void *userData)
{
//We store the DataBuffer in 'buffer'
DataBuffer& buffer = gui.getDataBuffer(0);
// Retrieve contents of the buffer as floats
float* data = buffer.getAsFloat();
//store each element of the array in local variables
float pitch = data[0]; //range of values is [0,1],
pitch = map(pitch,0,1,40,80); // we map it to [20,80] for MIDI pitches
float amplitude = data[1]; //range is [0,1]
float play = data[2]; //0.0 or 1.0
//for mapping
float frequency = 440 * powf(2, (pitch-69)/12); // compute the frequency based on the MIDI pitch
oscillator.setFrequency(frequency);
// notice: no smoothing for amplitude and frequency, you will get clicks when the values change
for(unsigned int n = 0; n < context->audioFrames; n++) {
float out = oscillator.process() * amplitude * play;
for(unsigned int channel = 0; channel < context->audioOutChannels; channel++) {
// Write the sample to every audio output channel
audioWrite(context, n, channel, out);
}
}
}
void cleanup(BelaContext *context, void *userData)
{}