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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