On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Josh Steiner wrote:
Thomas Grill wrote: i didnt realise this... are there any problems with dropouts and the like with using -path for large externals? so far i always use -lib for all my externals, but if there isnt any problem with dynamically loading up the .dll's as i use them i'll probably switch to that if only to speed up my pd startup time.
Using single externals is a lot more flexible than using libraries. The dropout problem might exist as it exists when loading abstractions. For live purposes it might be better to have the patch already finished to avoid this. Another possibility is to preload the externals you want to use.
Guenter