1. First steps in Reaktor Core - Native Instruments

9. Building optimal structures
As a rule, no tool is ideal. The Reaktor Core technology is no exception.
Although this technology is quite powerful on its own, you do need to know
a few things to get the most out of it. So here are some essential tips and
tricks to get you going.
9.1. Latches and modulation macros
Use Latches and/or modulation macros at all necessary places to ensure
that events are delayed until the values they carry actually need to be processed.
Here is a structure which uses a modulation macro for multiplication in an
audio iteration loop. Using the modulation macro prevents the processing from
being triggered by events at the a input:
Alternatively one could use an explicit latch in the structure:
There were multiple examples of this technique throughout this tutorial.
Using latches has to do both with performance optimization and the correctness
of your structures. Some typical mistakes in structure programming have
to do with sending events to certain modules at improper times.
Don’t be afraid that the latches will slow down the performance of your structures.
Latches do not require much computation, and in many cases, they
use absolutely no CPU time.
Latches are generally preferable to routing for event filtering because of their
lower CPU cost. Try to use routers only where the processing logic dictates
routing.
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