On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:08:34 -0500 Greg Surges surgesg@ameritech.net wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a music composition/technology major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, currently taking a course in PD, and also studying it in private lessons. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with matrix-type switching, i.e. a modular system in which any module can connect to any other module in any order. I'm especially concerned with expandability, in my current layout, if I have n objects, I have to have n-squared switches. Above a certain number, adding a module could become very time-consuming.
Yeah, doing it the hard way with connections means you have to wire every permutation. Look at this example for a 4 to 4 matrix. Imagine how much fun an 8 to 8 or higher looks like.
The most extensible way probably involves sending [connect( messages since Pd GUI is itself very much the arbitary patcher you descibe.
I'm curious about using an array with stored coordinates. I also need the ability for the system to allow recursive patching. I'd really appreciate it if anyone has any insight into this problem and could possibly shine some light towards a solution.
Thanks!
-Greg
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