Of course, I'm referring to this classic counter structure, just in case it wasn't clear...
[metro] | [f]x[+ 1] (crossed patch cables) | [mod] Where: outlet of [f] connected to left/hot inlet of [+ 1] outlet of [+ 1] connected to right/cold inlet of [f] thx, d. Derek Holzer wrote: > If I use a simple counter structure that continues to generate a number > from [f] & [+1] at every bang, and use [mod] to keep that number within > certain bounds, then eventually it will require more and more memory to > hold the number coming from [f], right? Is this a potential memory leak, > or is there a cap to how much memory it will hold? > > Likewise, is there a max limit to the number that can be stored in [f]? > I've seen that [f] resets itself somewhere around 8.394e+06. Does that > mean that [f] resets itself and clears the memory? > > Or in less-theoretical and more practical terms, would it make sense to > reset [f] to 0 every so often, or let it run forever towards infinity? > > best, > d. -- derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl ::: http://blog.myspace.com/macumbista ---Oblique Strategy # 98: "Is the tuning appropriate?" _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list