I would recommend one big patch. You can make abstractions for the individual parts and a main interface for each so, so each abstraction can be reused by mutliple shows etc.

I made a sound board for a theater show I was in which worked out great and could be easily extended through a midi interface. The buttons are subpatches which contain the sound generation/playback and channel control so everything is automatic.

On Jun 16, 2010, at 5:53 PM, tim vets wrote:

2010/6/16 Pagano, Patrick <pat@digitalworlds.ufl.edu>

I am trying to make it as simple as possible for “Board Ops” these are people who might not be savvy with pd and need stuff to be as simple as a “GO” button, spacebar or click

Yes, you can do all that inside one patch and make an easy to use interface with some key commands and visual feedback for the user...

just my 2 cents...

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Dan Wilcox

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