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== FTM External Objects ==
 
== FTM External Objects ==
  
=== The FTM Message Box ftm.mess ===
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=== The FTM Message Box [[ftm.mess]] ===
  
 
* [[Expressions | What is the syntax in an FTM message box?]]
 
* [[Expressions | What is the syntax in an FTM message box?]]
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* [[Expression Class Arguments| How to pass an argument in a method involving an expression object?]]
 
* [[Expression Class Arguments| How to pass an argument in a method involving an expression object?]]
  
=== The FTM Object and Name Definition Box ftm.object ===
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=== The FTM Object and Name Definition Box [[ftm.object]] ===
  
 
* [[I have a global fmat in an abstraction and the main patch, but get the error "cannot globalize 'xxx' (name stays local)"?]]
 
* [[I have a global fmat in an abstraction and the main patch, but get the error "cannot globalize 'xxx' (name stays local)"?]]

Revision as of 11:01, 6 July 2010

This FAQ aims to be an interactively built-up documentation of how to use FTM. It depends on your (the user's) input, be it only with questions. (Just insert a new page with your question, and mark it in the title as unanswered.)

General

Installation

Basic Concept

Expressions

Interaction with Max/MSP

Building Max Standalone with FTM inside

FTM External Objects

The FTM Message Box ftm.mess

The FTM Object and Name Definition Box ftm.object

FTM Data Classes

The fmat Class: Matrix Operations

  • How to set and get values or vectors in an fmat?
  • How do I import sound data into FTM?
  • How does matrix import-export work in general?
  • How to crop or access parts of an fmat?

The track Class: Sequence of Values

The dict Class: Dictionary/Lookup Table/Associative Array

The expr Class: An expression as a data object

[Other Data Classes...]

Exchanging Data

  • How can I convert FTM data to Max data?
  • How can I convert FTM data to and from Jitter?

SDIF Integration