[PD] Pd Efficiency

[pix]

you can do some efficiency tests on your own using nqpoly or clone. make
an object that contains the thing you want to test, and instantiate a few
hundred of copies of it, it will give you a good idea of cpu usage etc.

but, i can't imagine why making your own metro would be more efficient.

re subpatches/abstractions, i'd assume that the only difference would be
at load time. once it's loaded and built in pd, there should be no
difference. 

i personally don't like sub-patches, because 1) i'm always accidentally
deleting them (which was a real drag pre-undo functionality) and 2) i
prefer to make general abstractions that i can use in other patches (which
is a different take on "efficiency").

pix.

On Tue, 27 May 2003 14:20:12 +0100 (BST)
Rory Walsh <rorytheroar at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Just a few quick questions, I am curious to find out
> what makes the most efficient Pd patches? So my first
> question is, is a sub-patch more efficient than an
> abstraction?, and secondly is a simple external much
> more efficient than implementing the object in Pd
> itself? For instance is using a _metro_ object more
> efficient than building a metro yourself? Obviously
> the later will take you a lot more time but just for
> example sake?  
> 
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