[PD-dev] Removing [output~]? (was [clone] with subpatches)

[Max]

Feature-creep!
:)


On 20.01.23 01:08, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
> Ok, here's a newly design [output~] abstraction. If there's only a mono 
> input on the left inlet (and nothing on the right inlet), the mono 
> signal gets distributed to both outputs. That's something new!
> 
> I have a slider now and the control is now a quartic function instead of 
> db as discussed. As originally, whenever we move the slider, the 
> abstraction sends a 'pd dsp 1' message to turn the audio on in the case 
> it was off.
> 
> I kept the same control messages as the current [output~] object, a bang 
> message is still there to mute/unmute. A 'level' message is also still 
> there to control the volume from an external control (but the input 
> range is now from 0 to 1 and sets the slider).
> 
> Now, I decided to propose a whole new approach for the mute logic. It 
> seems much more reasonable and simpler to just use a toggle button that 
> visually shows us when it is muted or not. The patch is much simpler 
> this way and there's no complicated logic to store the slider value, set 
> it to zero when muted and restore to the previous value when unmuted. 
> The slider keeps at the same position when muted, and if you move the 
> slider when muted, no sound is output because... well.. the mute toggle 
> is still on :)
> 
> I then added two more messages for external control 'mute' and 'unmute'.
> 
> This seems simple, better and is more versatile and seems like a good 
> candidate for a new Vanilla [output~] abstraction that is really useful 
> for day to day usage. See screenshot below and find the patch attached. 
> Please give me feedback to see if I'm going in the right direction. If 
> it is ok I will make a PR and update the documentation.
> 
> 
> Screen Shot 2023-01-19 at 21.07.18.png
> 
> Cheers~
> 
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