changed:
-
One simple way to get raw audio values right now is to use ![snapshot~]. 
Just set up a metro which bangs ![snapshot~] and use the floating point value. 

If you want "musical" information, then use objects such as ![env~].

You could write audio-data into tables and use that to control things via ![tabread].

You might also have a look at the ![pix_sig2pix~] which interprets audio-data as pixels and its counterpart ![pix_pix2sig~]