On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 4:04 AM, Thomas Brand <tom@trellis.ch> wrote:
Given that a processing graph doesn't change constantly (except in some
special cases),

But parts of the FX chain are often bypassed.
 
i'd imagine to kind of "freeze" the plugins setup to a
single instance to gain more room per cycle.

Can't freeze everything - because then you can't bypass...

And FAUST comes with one complication in this area  - there is no "turn off" switch.
To "bypass" something in FAUST, you compute it anyway, and then multiple the output by zero.
Although this works, it is not a viable solution for complex synths - Sorcer[1] only has 3 wavetables
because adding more means more CPU per voice.

Don't get me wrong - I really like FAUST, and it is extremely powerful for certain use cases - but building
DAWs or "configurable" audio processors is not one. Building DSP blocks that can be used by a DAW or
configurable audio processors is its strength - and its awesome for that.

Cheers, -Harry

[1] http://openavproductions.com/sorcer/


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