very good point, would it be possible to have a standardized measure-procedure for objects, and write down the cost of cpu-time of all (or some important) objects in a list? i think it is not difficult to measure, but very difficult to compare different cpu, systems, soundcards... for the meantime, william, you can use the dsp-object, which could bring you a little forward. marius.
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Fields" bill@teamtechno.com To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:02 AM Subject: [PD] Maximizing Efficiency
Does anyone have any guidelines, recommendations, or rules of thumb for maximizing efficiency within PD?
For example: Which operations/objects/externals/GUI elements are most efficient and
which
are most costly? Is it extra costly to introduce an object that listens for input like keyname, midiin? Is using graph-on-parent costly? Are colors costly? Are there any general strategies that you use for keeping things fast and efficient?
Also, on a somewhat related note: Under which operating system does PD run the fastest (for a given hardware configuration)?
Thanks, -Bill
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