2010/11/30 Xavier Miller xavier.miller@cauwe.org
Hello, greetings from Belgium,
I am starting with Pd and have some questions:
- does Pd support multi-threading? If not, is it possible to launch many Pd
instances and sync them?
take a look at the [pd~] object or you can simply run multiple pd instances and send messages between them...
- can Pd dynamically change its patches without stopping the engine? Can Pd
unload some objects, open other patches, connect them?
Yes, though you have to take care a bit. If you load huge files or create or delete many tilde objects, the dsp engine may be interrupted. look at "dynamic patching", or 'pd-msg' stuff
- can Pd run without GUI, even without X support?
yes, do "pd -nogui", don't know if you have to have X running though, I suppose not?
- can Pd be embedded in an application, and controlled programmatically?
(if not, I can use OSC)
We are using pd as a soundengine for a game development project. ( cityinabottle.org ) The main program is python and pd is running in the background (-nogui) with OSC communication.
gr, Tim
Kind regards,
Xavier Miller.
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