> Sorry, I should have been more specific.  Imagine a gate which has 5
> inputs.  4 of this inputs are data streams, the fifth input is the
> control number input.  The control number determines which data stream
> gets passed through the gate.  In Max/MSP, you can set the gate
> component to have N number of data stream inputs.  Also, conversely,
> imagine a component that has two inputs, one is a data stream and the
> other is the control input.  There are four outputs, and the control
> input determines which output receives the data.  Attach an integer
> slider to the input and you've got a simple switch.  Output a matching
> data stream to the control input and you've got conditional data
> manipulation.  

Ok, I get it. That's pretty easy as well.

> While we're talking specifics... another thing I've missed is an
> inverse "Cull Nth" component.  In one recent case, I wanted to KEEP
> every nth data point instead of excluding it.

Until I add a Keep-Nth component, you can accomplish this by using a
cull pattern. For example, if you want to keep every 6th item,
starting with the second item, then cull using the following pattern:

False
True
False
False
False
False

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David Rutten
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