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I have a subpatch for poly~ that holds a buffer~.

When I target a certain subpatch instance and order it to change the contents of its buffer, the buffer is changed for all existing instances - they share the same buffer.

This is due to the fact that the subpatch has a simple "buffer~ myBuffer" object. I wish to know how to make each subpatch instance have its own buffer.

Should I fiddle with ordering a subpatch instance to rename its buffer before loading it up with new stuff? (seems wrong and ugly...)

I have a subpatch for poly~ that holds a buffer~.
When I target a certain subpatch instance and order it to change the contents of its buffer, the buffer is changed for all existing instances - they share the same buffer.

This is due to the fact that the subpatch has a simple "buffer~ myBuffer" object. I wish to know how to make each subpatch instance have its own buffer.
Should I fiddle with ordering a subpatch instance to rename its buffer before loading it up with new stuff? (seems wrong and ugly...)

let-each-poly-subpatch-have-its-own-buffer

prefix the name of your buffer with #0 to get a unique buffer name for that instance.

how can I also outputget the dynamic name created?

What is this #0 element, is it unique to buffer or universal? Under what category is it found in the docs... if ya happen to know.

Hi Chris,
that sounds great,
how can I also outputget the dynamic name created?

For more information on #0 have a look at the patch found in Extras > ExamplesOverview > Max > Maxtricks > "send-receive-hoard-#0".

However if you also want to use the [buffer]s outside of your [poly~] patch I would use [thispoly~] to get an instance number and [sprintf] to format it to rename the [buffer~]. In the example below you would be able to target the twelfth voice with somename12. Hope it helps.

let each poly~ subpatch have its own buffer~