Thanks Scott and Ciaran. I get it now. I have since found another solution, but I have no doubt this info will be very useful soon enough. Cheers Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ciaran Walsh > Sent: 10 March 2003 10:51 > To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [directmusic] Re: Set Variable to Object > > > > yes, that's true Scott - I remember having to do that before to get my > switching to work properly. I think that the problem was to do > with needing > to use different boundary settings on the same segment at different times, > in other words you sometimes want to play it aligned and > sometimes from the > start at the boundary. If your default is align to segment and you want it > to play from the start at the next measure, you need to specify > AtMeasure+AtImmediate in the script on that instance. Leaving off > AtImmediate would make it play back aligned at the next measure, > which when > you think about it gives you more different options. > > DM works in mysterious ways sometimes ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott Morgan > Sent: 10 March 2003 00:32 > To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [directmusic] Re: Set Variable to Object > > > > I seem to remember a problem with AlignToSegment and Scripting. > I think it > always plays on a measure bounday if you do it from a script. I can't > remember all the specifics. What is the default boundary of the > segment? I > think it needs to be AtImmediate? > > Oh, I think the solution was to call sometihng like: > > Segment.play AligntoSegment+AtImmediate+(whatever other boundary > eg. AtBeat) > > Sorry I'm all fuzzy, I just walked in the door from GDC. > > > -Scott Morgan > http://Morganstudios.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Stroud" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:59 AM > Subject: [directmusic] Set Variable to Object > > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > Does anyone know if an object and it contents (i.e. a segment > with a wave > > track) are fully loaded into memory if a variable is set to such an > object? > > > > Set MyObject = Segment1 > > > > Assuming "Load all content...." is on, will I be using up more RAM by > using > > this method? > > > > If it does, would it be the segment info or it's entire > content, waves and > > all that were loaded into memory? > > > > You catch my drift? > > > > Paul > > > > > >