Roman Thilenius

lets assume we have a big project of many 

the modules are, besides messages, also connected 

our job is now to avoid as much as CPU usage as

it is not a big problem for the modules, for the 

parts with DSP effects or synths, they can run as 

poly so that unused modules can be muted.

but what do we do with the 300 signal connectios?

many of them still need CPU when most modules are

turned off. for example, because they go from a 

turned-off module to a dac~ object. such a signal

my idea is that we eventually use thispatcher 

scripting to kill and reconnect some connections.

but of course this interrupts the signalling of

the runtime, which is not very clever to implement 

into live performance patches or pluggo plug-ins.

any combination of polying, disabling objects, 

and create/delete-scripting for connections 

would be welcome, no matter how complicated.

it may also be a 300 miliseconds task, as long as 

it does not produce 300 miliseconds of crackling

lets assume we have a big project of many 
independant modules. 
the modules are, besides messages, also connected 
to each other with quite a few signals.

our job is now to avoid as much as CPU usage as
possible.
it is not a big problem for the modules, for the 
parts with DSP effects or synths, they can run as 
poly so that unused modules can be muted.

but what do we do with the 300 signal connectios?
many of them still need CPU when most modules are
turned off. for example, because they go from a 
turned-off module to a dac~ object. such a signal
still sucks CPU.

my idea is that we eventually use thispatcher 
scripting to kill and reconnect some connections.
but of course this interrupts the signalling of
the runtime, which is not very clever to implement 
into live performance patches or pluggo plug-ins.

any combination of polying, disabling objects, 
and create/delete-scripting for connections 
would be welcome, no matter how complicated.

it may also be a 300 miliseconds task, as long as 
it does not produce 300 miliseconds of crackling
or chrashes the computer.

turning off signal connections!