I've never profiled it, but I think for a single number, using a "send" object is more efficient, but for anything else (like if you have to use a message box anyway to format the message or if you're sending more than one) the message box wins.
cheers Miller On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 12:36:33PM -0400, marius schebella wrote: > Hey, > when I look through miller's tutorial patches, I often find ";-messages" > instead of a send object like: > [;detune $1( > vs > [s detune] > I wonder why, is there a significant difference? is one more efficient > then the other (if yes, I always thought send is more efficient..?). > this is not urgent, I can sleep without an answer! just curious. > marius. > > _______________________________________________ > PD-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
