Initialization of a counter in max msp

Question

How can I use a type of counter system where not necessarily it starts in 1? for instance the normal counter is counter 0 1 100 where I don't want to start in 1 but in a different number?

Answer 1

The counter object in Max Msp accepts optional arguments after the object name.

• If there are no arguments the direction is of the counter is, the minimum is 0, and the maximum is 2,147,483,647 (the largest possible 32-bit signed integer).
• If there is one argument it sets an initial maximum count value for counter.
• If there are two argument the first number sets an initial minimum value, and the second number sets an initial maximum value.
• If there are three argument the first number specifies the direction of the count, the second number is the minimum, and the third number is the maximum.

So to answer your question, if you wanted a counter that counted up to 100 starting from, for example, 5, you would create an object writing:

"counter 0 5 100"

As you can see in the last counter shown in the picture.

Answer 2

to change a 1 into a 7, you would do [+ 6]

also, counter has an inlet which you can feed a number to set the next step.