[sc-users] how to use initClass with synthdefs?

[Dan Stowell]

Hi -

The thing to bear in mind is that the initClass methods run when the
lang is (re)compiled - i.e. typically when the server is not yet
booted. So "send(s)" will do nothing, it will send to a basically
nonexistent server. The only way is to use a disk-writing method like
.writeDefFile or .writeOnce.

You've said you don't want to save the SynthDef - why? If you're
really sure you don't, then there's no point using initClass at all.
You should instead do something like:

* define an instance variable in the class like synthdefssent=false
* when the class is called to do its stuff, if(synthdefssent.not, {
send the synthdefs; synthdefssent=true})

(that works assuming an instance of the class only deals with one
server, which is very often true)

Dan


2006/11/30, chris <chris at oedo.net>:
> hullo you helpful lot :)
>
> can anyone point me in the direction to go regarding *initClass and
> synthdefs?
>
> I've tried this
>
> Bob {
>         *initClass {
>                 var s = Server.default;
>
>                 SynthDef(\etc,{ ........ }).send(s);
>
>         }
> }
>
> and it doesn't seem to work (i get FAILURE /s_new SynthDef not found). i
> don't really want to load these synthdefs and save them, i'd rather this
> class compiled them when it needed them.
>
> any clues? i'm sure there's something obvious i'm missing, what is it? :)
>
> thanks!
> C
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