Hi all! Hope this finds whomever reads this in good spirits..

if you click the respective .05 and .01 messages(at different times, not at once) at the top of this patch, the corresponding sliders should move at the same speed, however, instance 2 seems to be ignoring [* 200000] and jumps directly to the target number.

Moreover, the subtraction object is outputting the value from [r nNumber] as 0, whereas in instance 1, the operation is performed correctly.

It is quite confusing as both instances are carbon copies of the other, I have only changed the respective send and receives

.smootheditatest.pd

grateful for all and any help. thanks!!

ps... I should add that the purpose of the [* 200000] is to slow down the movement of the slider, this functions perfectly in instance 1

Hi. You need to use just one instance of each [receive] object, and then use [trigger f f].
I strongly suggest you look into the [trigger] object. Correctly managing the order of operations is essential in Pure Data.

@lovelovevideo As @LucienR says........ the [- ] object only calculates when its left inlet is banged. You got lucky with the left hand chain...... in the order that you connected things..... not so in the right hand chain....... fixed....... but not properly........ needs more work.......speed.pd
You should read this before bed..... stopping when you get to chapter 2.9 (or you will give up!)......... http://puredata.info/docs/manuals/pd/x2.htm
David.

@LucienR THANK YOU for your response!!

@whale-av THXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,
will do!