Re: Clarification about [pd~]

Btw this has already been discussed a few years ago, including the
possibility of making an "asynchronous" pd~, which would be definitely
useful:

https://lists.iem.at/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/35ERXCVVPVEMQWKO4R3DH3RS3TRRSLTL/#KOJIE6XWIDS5T2FJQP3JFRPCOILQM7WT

Antoine


Le ven. 28 mars 2025 à 10:19, Christof Ressi <[email protected]> a
écrit :

> On 27.03.2025 16:39, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
>
> > On 3/24/25 18:23, Pier Bar wrote:
> >>>
> >>> You would typically use it for offloading audio processing to
> >>> another CPU
> >>> core, in particular if a single CPU cannot handle the full workload.
> >>>
> >>
> >> So it seems intended for audio rather than control signal operations...
> >>
> > i see how you come to this conclusion by christof's wording.
> >
> > however, i wouldn't say that this is necessarily true.
> Sorry for giving the wrong impression that [pd~] is only for audio
> processing. Of course, you can (also) do control operations!
> >
> > the important fact to understand is, that the output of [pd~] is still
> > fully deterministic (by keeping the operations *synchronous* with the
> > parent Pd).
> >
> > therefore, it is ill-suited for asynchronous offline processing (like
> > training a neural network for 10 minutes at "full speed").
> >
> > instead i would say that it is a good tool if you can formulate the
> > problem like this: "I have a cool patch X that works great with the
> > desired latency. I have another cool patch Y that also works nicely.
> > But if I use them together, things start to fall apart."
> > then you could run e.g. patch Y in a separate [pd~] instance.
> That's actually a pretty good explanation. And that's exactly how I've
> been using [pd~] myself.
> >
> >
> > fgdam
> > IOhannes
> >
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