Roald Baudoux

#0 is a way to give specific names to objets within a subpatch to avoid interferences between multiple instances. However as it implies random numbers, I remember that a long time ago it was possible to use "----" as a prefix to achieve the same results.

It doesn't seem to work anymore. Or am I using it the wrong way?

duplicated-structures-without-interferences-using

"---" only worked in the pluggo context (it now works in Max for Live). If you want to have independent bpatchers, you can use 

, if you want them all to communicate, pass an argument to the bpatchers, and grab it with 

"---" only worked in the pluggo context (it now works in Max for Live). If you want to have independent bpatchers, you can use #0, if you want them all to communicate, pass an argument to the bpatchers, and grab it with #1.


hi emanuel. i knew all this. but when vizzie was released i noticed that it too uses "---". seeing as vizzie is just a collection of bpatchers, how is it using the "---"? i asked this in another thread but no-one picked up. i'd be interested if there was a way to utilise it in a vizzie-like context. could you clarify?

The original idea was that this would be a polite thing to do for Max for Live users. The unintended consequence of this would-be act of charity was that it implied to Max users that --- worked in Max proper, which (as my colleague Emmanuel has pointed out) isn't so. In any case, it works fine - it merely confuses people who actually write and look at Max patches, which would seem to argue for its elimination. :-)

thanks gregory. funny, i really enjoy reading your replies when they are directed at someone else, but directed at me and i just think, well, that was completely useless and cryptic. so, anyone else wanna reply? preferably in english equipped for a 2 year old to understand?

in frenglish, it sounds like this… The 

 actually don't do anything specific. But it'll make your life easier if you want to use 

in frenglish, it sounds like this… The --- used in vizzie actually don't do anything specific. But it'll make your life easier if you want to use vizzie modules in the Max for Live context.


#0 is a way to give specific names to objets within a subpatch to avoid interferences between multiple instances. However as it implies random numbers

I don't think, that #0 is generated randomly...it should be perfectly unique for every open patch (but could well be different every time a patch is opened).

 #0 is a way to give specific names to objets within a subpatch to avoid interferences between multiple instances. However as it implies random numbers 

I don't think, that #0 is generated randomly...it should be perfectly unique for every open patch (but could well be different every time a patch is opened).


#0 value starts at 1000 or something, and each time a new abstraction requires it, the value is incremented. So unless you have the habit to give names of your send/receive (and whatnot) object which start with a number >1000 you are safe.

Duplicated structures without interferences using "----" ?