How to get inside certain objects?

[jotelcalifornia]

Hey all!
So one thing that put me off from the beginning is the fact, that when using certain objects you could dial in the value with a knob but there is often no modulation input.
I'm coming from max/msp so i'm kinda used to always have a mod input for everything.
I recently learned, that for some objects you can use the "embed as patch/object" command, but that does work only on a few objects. How can I add the missing mod inlets for other objects?

Also, where do I need to save my (or others) patches so that they show up in the search path?

thx for the help!

[axoman]

I reckon you should visit this thread, and all shall become clear

Hacking objects 101: adding modulation inlets

Some users often ask contributors to add modulation inlets to their objects. While a workaround exists (adding a patch/modsource object and right-clicking on the parameter to modulate), sometimes this solution is not efficient or not available at all (see for example integer boxes). What to do in one of these cases? 1) you can ask the contributor here on the forum to add inlets (lame!) (just kidding!!!) (not really: we are lazy) 2) you can HACK THE OBJECT in few steps Click on the little a…

[jotelcalifornia]

thx, helped me a lot!