petetron

**petetron**

Hello,

I have a patch running random numbers and a metronome counting to demarcate the borders of different sections of my composition.

The flow of random numbers is turned off with a toggle.

How do I also turn off the metronome with the same toggle, without adding connecting them directly?

Thanks,

Petetron

**petetron**

I tried to create my own abstraction [beats-per-minute]

I almost successfully mimicked the Cheetomoskeeto YouTube Pd #16 tutorial on Simple Abstractions.

However, there were no visible file addresses in my search window, I had to press "new" in order to trigger a search for the beats-per-minute file.

I added, this, and [beats-per-minute] worked, but then I could not use traditional objects like [bng].

I deleted the file in the preferences window, and it works fine now.

I am using an Intel chip Macbook Pro

Do you have any advice about file structure / installation of Pd?

I have attached a screen shot of my blank preferences console.

**petetron**

I installed PD as instructed on an Intel Macbook Pro.

I have X11 updated, and have set preferences to defaults.

I have tried other settings than the default.

But, I still cannot create a "bng".

I have attached a screenshot of the canvas and console.

**petetron**

thanks!