[PD] Scope of [block~] and [switch~]

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

David F. Place wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to understand oversampling to eliminate foldover from my
> patches.  In the help file for block~ we read:
> 
>         The block~ and switch~ objects set the block size, overlap, and
>         up/down-sampling ratio for the window. (The overlap and
>         resampling ratio are relative to the super-patch.)
> 
> This is confusing to me. If the overlap and resampling ratio are
> relative to the super-patch, then shouldn't block~ set the block size,
> overlap, and up/down-sampling ratio for the window and all its sub
> windows?  (sub-patches and abstractions)  Is that how it works, in fact?

yes, all subpatches share the same signal-properties with regard to the 
super-patch (unless further overriden of course).


> If not, do you have to include all of the audio rate objects at the same
> level in a patch without using sub-patches or abstractions?

no

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