Joseph Hyde

I think I know the answer to this really, but I just want to be super super sure.

I've got a really complicated patch that I'm using - it has 16 embedded instances of an embedded bpatcher which is basically a 64 step sequencer. All of this is stored using the pattr system (with every stored object meaningfully named), with autopattr objects in the embedded patch, a pattrstorage object in the top level patcher and a preset object to recall sets of the sequencers. It's a lot of data, which I save off as a .json file

I want to add one interface object to the embedded patch (the one that's embedded 16 times), and I want to be absolutely sure what this will do to the pattr data. I think it should be fine, but I guess I'm still paranoid from the old preset days when something like this could totally screw things up. What I think will happen here is that older presets (without the new object) will just noth have a value for the new object and won't affect it, and newer presets will store it as a new entry. Can someone confirm this for me, just before I take a deep breath and actually do the thing?

I think I know the answer to this really, but I just want to be super super sure.

I've got a really complicated patch that I'm using - it has 16 embedded instances of an embedded bpatcher which is basically a 64 step sequencer. All of this is stored using the pattr system (with every stored object meaningfully named), with autopattr objects in the embedded patch, a pattrstorage object in the top level patcher and a preset object to recall sets of the sequencers. It's a lot of data, which I save off as a .json file

I want to add one interface object to the embedded patch (the one that's embedded 16 times), and I want to be absolutely sure what this will do to the pattr data. I think it should be fine, but I guess I'm still paranoid from the old preset days when something like this could totally screw things up. What I think will happen here is that older presets (without the new object) will just noth have a value for the new object and won't affect it, and newer presets will store it as a new entry.  Can someone confirm this for me, just before I take a deep breath and actually do the thing? 

I think I know the answer to this really, but I just want to be super super sure.

I've got a really complicated patch that I'm using - it h

stupid-check-pattr

Your expectations seem right. This should be fine. Never hurts to save backups just in case, though.

Your expectations seem right.  This should be fine.  Never hurts to save backups just in case, though.

I'll back everything up for sure. I think it'll probably fine - I'm just a bit paranoid about the combination of so many embedded patchers and a huge json file, and very much dependent on the presets. As I say, I think I had a bad experience with the old preset system and it's left me a little scarred..

Stupid Check - pattr