signals inherit Signal.connect method

this is so that params and signals they connect to don’t need to be
manually zeroed out after connecting.

Fixed #11

Tone/component/DryWet.js

@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Signal", "Tone/signal/Scale"], function(T
 		this.chain(this.wetness, this.wet.gain);
 		//dry control is the inverse of the wet
 		this.chain(this.wetness, this._invert, this.dry.gain);
-
-		this.dry.gain.value = 0;
-		this.wet.gain.value = 0;
-
 		this.setDry(this.defaultArg(initialDry, 0));
 	};
 

Tone/component/Gate.js

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/component/Follower", "Tone/signal/GreaterThan"],
 		this.chain(this.input, this.output);
 		//the control signal
 		this.chain(this.input, this._follower, this._gt, this.output.gain);
-		this.output.gain.value = 0;
 	};
 
 	Tone.extend(Tone.Gate);

Tone/core/Clock.js

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Signal"], function(Tone){
 		this._oscillator.connect(this._jsNode);
 		//connect it up
 		this._controlSignal.connect(this._oscillator.frequency);
-		this._oscillator.frequency.value = 0;
 		this._upTick = false;
 		var startTime = this.toSeconds(time);
 		this._oscillator.start(startTime);

Tone/signal/Abs.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Selector", "Tone/signal/Negate", "Tone/signal/LessThan"], function(Tone){
+define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Selector", "Tone/signal/Negate", "Tone/signal/LessThan", "Tone/signal/Signal"], 
+function(Tone){
 
 	/**
 	 *  @class return the absolute value of an incoming signal
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Selector", "Tone/signal/Negate", "Tone/si
 
 	Tone.extend(Tone.Abs);
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Abs.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/signal/Add.js

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Signal"], function(Tone){
 		this._value.setValue(value);
 	}; 
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Add.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/signal/Clip.js

@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Max", "Tone/signal/Min"], function(Tone){
 		
 		/**
 		 *  the min clipper
+		 *  @type {Tone.Min}
 		 *  @private
 		 */
 		this._min = new Tone.Min(max);
 
 		/**
 		 *  the max clipper
+		 *  @type {Tone.Max}
 		 *  @private
 		 */
 		this._max = new Tone.Max(min);
@@ -52,6 +54,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Max", "Tone/signal/Min"], function(Tone){
 		this._max.setMax(max);	
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Clip.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  clean up
 	 */

Tone/signal/Equal.js

@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/EqualZero", "Tone/signal/Add"], function(
 		this._adder.setValue(-value);
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Equal.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/signal/EqualZero.js

@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Threshold"], function(Tone){
 		this._equals.curve = curve;
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.EqualZero.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/signal/GreaterThan.js

@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Threshold", "Tone/signal/Add"], function(
 		this._adder.setValue(-value);
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.GreaterThan.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/signal/LessThan.js

@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Threshold", "Tone/signal/Add"], function(
 		this._adder.setValue(-value);
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.LessThan.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/signal/Max.js

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/GreaterThan", "Tone/signal/Selector"], fu
 		this._maxSignal.setValue(max);
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Max.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  clean up
 	 */

Tone/signal/Min.js

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/LessThan", "Tone/signal/Selector"], funct
 		this._minSignal.setValue(min);
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Min.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  clean up
 	 */

Tone/signal/Multiply.js

@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone"], function(Tone){
 		this.input.gain.value = value;
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Multiply.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  clean up
 	 */

Tone/signal/Negate.js

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Multiply"], function(Tone){
 
 	Tone.extend(Tone.Negate);
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Negate.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  clean up
 	 */

Tone/signal/Route.js

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Equal", "Tone/signal/Signal"], function(T
 
 		//connect the selecter to the gate gain
 		this.selecter.connect(this.gate.gain);
-		this.gate.gain.value = 0;
 	};
 
 	Tone.extend(RouteGate);

Tone/signal/Scale.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Add", "Tone/signal/Multiply"], function(Tone){
+define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Add", "Tone/signal/Multiply", "Tone/signal/Signal"], function(Tone){
 	
 	/**
 	 *  @class  performs a linear scaling on an input signal.
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Add", "Tone/signal/Multiply"], function(T
 		this._setScalingParameters();
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows connect from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Scale.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  clean up
 	 */

Tone/signal/Selector.js

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone", "Tone/signal/Equal", "Tone/signal/Signal"], function(T
 
 		//connect the selecter to the gate gain
 		this.selecter.connect(this.gate.gain);
-		this.gate.gain.value = 0;
 	};
 
 	Tone.extend(SelectorGate);

Tone/signal/Threshold.js

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ define(["Tone/core/Tone"], function(Tone){
 		this._setThresh(this._thresh, thresh);
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 *  borrows the method from {@link Tone.Signal}
+	 *  
+	 *  @function
+	 */
+	Tone.Threshold.prototype.connect = Tone.Signal.prototype.connect;
+
 	/**
 	 *  dispose method
 	 */

Tone/source/Oscillator.js

@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ function(Tone){
 			//connect the control signal to the oscillator frequency & detune
 			this.oscillator.connect(this.output);
 			this.frequency.connect(this.oscillator.frequency);
-			this.oscillator.frequency.value = 0;
 			this.detune.connect(this.oscillator.detune);
-			this.oscillator.detune.value = 0;
 			//start the oscillator
 			this.oscillator.start(this.toSeconds(time));
 			this.oscillator.onended = this._onended.bind(this);