[CM] Splicing sections

[Ross Mohn]

Yes, both answers are exactly what I needed to know! The daisy-chaining
ability of the 'finally' statement is what I need now.

Thanks much!!
-Ross


On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 02:43:57PM -0500, Heinrich Taube wrote:
> it sounds like you are using cm2 so ill assume that in this answer...first, 
> if you know how long the sections are ahead of time then you can simply 
> start them at the appropriate times, say 0 30 90:
>
> (events (list (intro) (main) (conclusion))
> 	"foo.mid"
>         '(0 30 90))
>
> if you dont knwo how long they last you can use the 'finally' statment to 
> chain them:
>
> (defun intro ()
>   (process ...
>            output ...
>            finally (sprout (main) :at (now))))
>
> (defun main ()
>   (process ...
>            output
>            finally (sprout (conclusion ) :at (now))))
>
> (events (intro)
>         "foo.mid"
>         0)
>
>
> hope this helps!
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Ross Mohn wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to do what I think should be a simple task, but I can't seem
>> to get my head around it. I'm probably missing the obvious.
>>
>> I have a piece with a couple of introductory sections, then the main
>> part, and finally the conclusion. Each is defined in a separate function
>> with its own _process_ statement (Lisp, not SAL). How do I easily splice
>> these together end-to-end. Does the absolute time parameter to _now_
>> help me? I'd rather not have to calculate the elapsed score time
>> manually. Do I have to keep track of it in a global variable?
>>
>> Thanks -Ross
>>
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