[Pd] splitting Pd on two processors

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Urs Liska wrote:
> For example:
> One computer running a complete pd instance with the gui and physical 
> controllers, the other running a (-nogui) pd doing the "work",
> and both instances communicating via OSC.
> 
> Would that work (well)?
> (well, this scenario would also make sense on Dual Core processors, 
> isn't it?)

definitely.

we use such approaches for most of our CPU-hungry applications (like the 
CUBEmixer), although we don't use OSC but netsend/netreceive: less 
processing overhead involved at the cost of non-compatibility with other 
appications

we even use this on single-processor machines: the "number crunching" pd 
-nogui runs with "-rt" and a quite low latency whereas the gui runs with 
a lower priority.
whether the physical controllors are attached to the gui or to the dsp 
is a matter of design.

mfg.asdr.
IOhannes