Switch~ is a friend. I also use csound~ for a lot of sound generation, and load different orc and scores with this. I do use a dual processor machine, so maybe that is why I don't have many glitches or problems with loading in the middle of pieces.
Generally there are small pauses between pieces (applause?) in the kind of venues I play, so loading a new patch is also not a problem in that case.
On the other hand, I am trying to focus my main performance patch to a kind of limited generality similar to a tradional musical instrument. That is my background, and I don't change instruments every piece if I play acoustically.( I only know how to play 1.5 of those anyway)
But overloading a csound instance with a granular score to create digital noise is nice. Especially towards the end as the computer catches up and the noise disintergrates into a pure tone.
Gerard
On Monday 03 November 2003 19:55, Frank Barknecht wrote:
I'd be interested in how the live performers here handle this. What do you do when you have to play for several hours? Do you just use one large patch with loads of abstractions that get [switch]ed on and off?
Please tell your secrets, enlighten us!
ciao