[PD] small polyWaveSynth issue; udpdate available

[Phil Stone]

Hi Frank,

The [r $1-something] receives are exposed to the outside by design, so 
that all parameters can be controlled programatically and not just by 
the sliders and controls of the UI.  They also permit multiple 
synthesizers to be separately addressable.  Finally, $1 serves as the 
prefix for [sssad], so that multiple [polyWaveSynth]s can have their 
state saved or restored simultaneously.  In my current setup, I use two 
[polyWaveSynth]s, and all my presets contain values for both synthesizers.

If one chooses $1 wisely, for instance "wav1", the likelihood of name 
collisions is not great, I think, as the resulting receives look like 
"wav1-atk" or "wav1-freq".  I understand what you're saying about 
conservation of namespace, though, and I did try to use $0- whenever 
possible, like in the [polyWaveVoice~] patch.

Thanks for writing,

Phil


Frank Barknecht wrote:
>
> Which reminds me of another issue in your synth: You are creating a
> lot of global sends and receives with it by using [r $1-something] all
> over. I think it is possible to change most of these to [r
> $0-something] and effectively hide them from the world outside of
> polyWaveSynth.pd This would lower the risk of accidentally reusing one
> of these names in another abstraction (whose author may be somebody
> else). 
>
> Ciao
>