Alternative to switch module

Is there any alternative to the switch module, which turns the signal chain off and reduces load, that can be controlled by input?

What I would like to do is to attach a separator with a threshold of 0 (or 0.01) to a knob, which again controls the switch so that there is no load when the output from a module is 0.

 

the only known method requires you to use core. i call it 'optional clocking' though a better name may be around somewhere.

http://www.nireaktor.com/reaktor-tutorials/optimization-in-reaktor-core/

 

Thanks, I'll check it out, but it's primarily for turning on and off chains in a router so I'm not quite sure how to pack it in. Will it still work with only audio through?

 

re-reading your problem you can just control a switch with an IC send.

 

Yes, I tried that, but the knob triggers the switch halfways, and it seems like it's not related to the values of the knob.

 

compare the knob output to zero and use the greater-than output of that to an IC send controlling the switch.

 

That should do it, but I still can't get it to work. If I understand my Boleean right, when the knob output is larger than 0, this event core cell should output 1, and turn the switch on. It doesen't happen. What is it I'm missing from this now?

 

Now I got this to work. I suspect the compare -> router doesn't send an event when it crosses the threshold. Is this acceptably effective, or is it still a waste compared to a potentially working compare -> router solution?

 

i was talking about a primary compare module, but that should work too. it should be identical in fact.

i don't what you mean about a router, i never suggested to use one?

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oh i see, two posts up.

you need to also send the event to the router. right now the router only receives an event during initialization or during a GRE.

don't worry about all that though, you got it right.

 

Must have been living in reaktorland a bit too long, I somehow got the use of the word compare to mean "use a compare module" .

But yes, it seems to work now, went from 22% CPU usage (from Reaktor CPU meter) to between 2-5% depending on the complexity of the pacth. Thanks a lot for the help!

 

I know this is quite an old post, but I think the topic is very interesting and I can only find few things online about this. Here is a link to a video that has another alternative to switches or rather turning off modules to save CPU pointed out.



I would really like to understand the method described above a little better. Would be nice to have a tutorial on that switch by the, think I mentioned it on the ADSR site as well.

If anyone else can shed some light on how to go about switches, or links to this topic are very welcome.

I can't understand why NI hasn't addressed this yet.

 

hi sasha, not sure i understand the question.

the video uses receive modules, which act quite similarly to switches (possibly identical). the only difference is that the connections are virtual (can come from any send module).

 

Hi, well I'm quite confused on how I would set up a switch like the core one, core is kinda hard for me I must admit

 

Hi Sacha,
if you want to stop audio processing in an audio corecell without any switch you have to stop any SR.C and any audio event.

Especially you have to look into every core macro whether there is a SR.C inside.

ciao herw

 

Thanks herw, I see, much appreciated, I should keep stalking those core cells as well, I guess.

Anyway, way to go for me.