On Dec 9, 2021, at 10:22 AM, pd-list-request@lists.iem.at wrote:

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 01:22:11 -0800
From: "Scott R. Looney" <scottrlooney@gmail.com>
To: Pd-List <pd-list@lists.iem.at>
Subject: Re: [PD] simple dynamic instancing and connection of
abstractions
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okay, pursuant to this idea, i'm starting into working on this design
overhaul and i'm considering routing the non-audio signals to all of the
instruments in a slot at once. since there will only ever be audio coming
from one instrument in a slot, there certainly won't be audio conflicts,
but i am a bit concerned at data going everywhere and if that creates a
significant amount of overhead load for PD.

so, if i use switch~ to turn off an inactive instrument's audio output,
does the control data matter if it ends up in a 'dead letter office' so to
speak? or is it better to route control signals away from inactive
instruments as well? for this example assume the MIDI note triggering only
routes to the active instrument as well, so no audio is even triggered.

scott