[maxmsp] Re: saving CPU with poly~

Thanks Eric - that was my original inclination, and I will give it a 
try.  Also thanks re: the send~ inside the poly~ - I'll be sure to 
get the audio out of the poly~ first with out~, then send~ after that.

Dan

>I have had excellent results using poly~ to curb CPU-usage. Just put 
>each block of DSP that can be turned on and off as a unit into a 
>1-voice poly~ and then organize your DSP economy in the main patch, 
>such that every poly~ subpatch is only turned on when you need it. I 
>recommend to avoid using send~/receive~ inside of poly~ to 
>communicate with the outside world, as this can introduce noticeable 
>timing discrepancies. Best to use in~ and out~ instead.
>


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