Routing signals- wireless connections versus Selector/Distributor combinations

I've been working with some small macros for envelopes and lfo's and I was wondering what the best way to route this stuff is for an open, modular architecture (which is to say, I guess, having a set number of envelopes and lfo's in an instrument and being allowed to route them in whatever way I think is best). The wireless connection option seems like it would be the easiest way to go, just a little more brain-work in making sure you don't route things in a way that doesn't make sense. Using a combination of selector and distributor modules also seems to make sense as well as providing a fail-safe against illogical routing. I've only just started playing around with either of these options, so I'm wondering if it's just personal preference or if there is more logic to one of these options, or possibly a third I haven't thought of?

 

I think it's mostly personal preference...

When I'm building an ensemble, I try to set the controls in the most logical way for that particular ensemble. I think every option is good in terms of efficiency as long as you don't mess things up (it happens more often with wireless connection !).

thomas

 

yes, as thomas said, wireless connections are really preference. ive been spending alot more time learning proper programming now (C++ and now C#), and i think that has infulenced my work using reaktor, where i tend to use wireless connections for things like constants, so the constant can be used in multiple places via a named module (like variables). i dont like sending signals and event streams over tham as much because i tend to forget what ive done when going back to a structure after awhile and i think too many wireless connections make things too hard to understand. i DO use them for signals and streams, though, occasionaly, but only when i have to pass the signal so far away that layers of wires up and down macro layers would just complicate things.

there is also other uses of wireless connetions, like for routing matrixes and stuff, i think herwig krass's modular mini series of synths use this method quite a bit.

 

Instead of starting a new thread I thought I'd bump this one as the problem I'm currently facing falls in the same category. I'm wondering how to go about building a fairly simple macro, the function of which is to supply a constant value (through a knob, fader, etc) in the absence of a modulating signal, but in the presence of a modulating signal would (obviously) be modulated within the range of the value supplied. Any thoughts?

edit: yeesh, I think I'm asking the wrong question here. sorry.