connect softcut to supercollider

[lazzarello]

Needs review. Is this a good idea? Check the diff, it connects the output of softcut to the input of supercollider.

[catfact]

if you want to create a feedback loop like this, i would at least do it on separate inputs to scsynth.

haven't tried it, but i think you can set server.options.numInputBusChannels to add an additional input pair, before booting the server, here-ish:

https://github.com/monome/norns/blob/master/sc/core/Crone.sc#L70

[tehn]

i'm wondering if a better solution might be to have softcut be able to mix into the send-to-engine bus? (by mix i mean toggle what gets sent to the engine... input/softcut/tape)

still feels entirely feedback prone.

[catfact]

Yeah that would make sense. It would be easy to add that route with 1 buffer of extra latency. (I think)

And in fact today I came across a forum post from a few months ago asking for this

[catfact]

Still not a good idea IMO. This needs an actual feedback route in the mixer client that can be turned on and off.

[catfact]

sorry @lazzarello but i'm gonna close this. i think it's clear what we need to do to make this feature properly (viz, in a way that doesn't break existing usage of softcut with SC engines that process input.)

see this earlier PR for a good example of how to add mix routes:
#827

it's unfortunately quite a lot more than a 2-line change, mostly because of the many layers of setter indirection.