> 2016-02-22 17:25 GMT-03:00 Matt Barber <brbrof...@gmail.com
> <mailto:brbrof...@gmail.com>>:
> I've said this before, but I think there are very good reasons not to ever
> include segmented patch cords (although hideable patch cords would be even
> worse). These two features are responsible for some of the very worst
> patching habits in Max/MSP. Have you ever been called on to run someone's
> patch, and you need to tweak something for your specific audio setup or fix a
> bug or whatever, and when you open it you get something that looks like this
> (one of the first "max patch" results on google image search):
>
> http://www.letatoubleu.com/OLcomposer_files/image001.jpg
> <http://www.letatoubleu.com/OLcomposer_files/image001.jpg>
>
>
> I agree, and I laugh when people say, this is hard to understand in Max,
> because of all the cords, I can't imagine how ugly it'd be in Pd.
The solution is the same in both environments: good use of encapsulation via
subpatches & judicious use of send/recvs when necessary.
Example from robotcowboy:
* one of my first performance patches:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danomatika/25082084442/in/datetaken-public/
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/danomatika/25082084442/in/datetaken-public/>
* and the second version using subpatches & send/recvs:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danomatika/24573539133/in/datetaken-public/
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/danomatika/24573539133/in/datetaken-public/>
This approach led to using GOP and modularizing things between separate patches
& a main control patch:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danomatika/25107115651/in/datetaken-public/
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/danomatika/25107115651/in/datetaken-public/>
To segment or not to segment is moot, you can create both well designed as well
as spaghetti patches in either environment just as you can create well-written
or spaghetti code in any textual language. I agree that the environments are
not at fault here.
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Dan Wilcox
@danomatika <https://twitter.com/danomatika>
danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/>
robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/>
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