I thought the patch, a-gig-in-tokyo, was very interesting and produced some really good sounds that blended well together. I think the easy step by step on what buttons do what when pressed was very helpful and easy to learn how it works. I think this really shows how pure data allows you to do anything you want as long as you have to the necessary tools to do so.
As for the first help reference we were given in the e-mail, it looks like a pretty useful tool, but i haven’t quite grasped the concept of it. I understand it can “smooth out the dead spot in the middle,” which I can see by scrolling the slider. Yet, I dont think I will be able to fully understand it’s purpose until I see it used in a piece effectively.