[PD] Multiple Audio Devices

[Mika Ristimäki]

Hi,

Thanks for helping with this. I finally got it working, by changing  
the Octamic to ADAT2 and then defining all the channels from  
-audioindev  11.

Thanks alot for the help.

-Mika



Quoting marius schebella <marius.schebella at gmail.com>:

> hi mika,
>
> have you tried -audioindev 4,7 -inchannels 12? I think you should be
> able to use different soundcards, but maybe there is no possibility to
> use 4 from the one and 8 from the other, but rather all channels from
> both soundcards?? but I don't know about that. maybe -audioindev
> 4,5,7,8,9,10?
> on the other hand, if the octamic pre-amp is connected to adat1 can you
> do -audioindev 1, and -inchannels 36, does that give you all inchannels?
> marius.
>
> Mika Ristimäki wrote:
>> Hi again,
>>
>> I've been searching the list archives even more and I've found   
>> several posts that say that this can be done and that the   
>> instructions can be found from the archives. However I haven't been  
>>  able to find any  instructions. =) So any ideas how to do it in   
>> Windows XP? Sorry for  nagging, but I really like using Pd, but if   
>> there is not support for  my hardware I might have to change the   
>> software.
>>
>> -Mika
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a problem how to use multiple audio devices in Pd. I tired to
>>> search the archives but didn't find anything useful. Anyway...
>>>
>>> I have RME Fireface 800 audio interface and RME Octamic microphone
>>> pre-amplifier. Octamic is connected to Fireface with ADAT. I'm using
>>> Windows XP. I have connected 8 mics to Octamic and 4 mics to Fireface
>>> (it also has 4 mic level inputs). The problem is that I don't know how
>>> to get all 12 channels to work in Pd.
>>>
>>> when I start Pd with -listdev, I get
>>>
>>> audio input devices:
>>> 0. Live! Cam Optia AF (Mic)
>>> 1. Fireface Analog (1+2) MME
>>> 2. Fireface Analog (3+4) MME
>>> 3. Fireface Analog (5+6) MME
>>> 4. Fireface Analog (7+8) MME
>>> 5. Fireface Analog (9+10) MME
>>> 6. Fireface SPDIF MME
>>> 7. Fireface ADAT1 (1+2) MME
>>> 8. Fireface ADAT1 (3+4) MME
>>> 9. Fireface ADAT1 (5+6) MME
>>> 10. Fireface ADAT1 (7+8) MME
>>> 11. Fireface ADAT2 (1+2) MME
>>> 12. Fireface ADAT2 (3+4) MME
>>> 13. Fireface ADAT2 (5+6) MME
>>> 14. Fireface ADAT2 (7+8) MME
>>> 15. Fireface Analog (1+2)
>>> 16. Fireface Analog (3+4)
>>> 17. Fireface Analog (5+6)
>>> 18. Fireface Analog (7+8)
>>> 19. Fireface Analog (9+10)
>>>
>>> I can have the 8 Octamic channels if  start Pd with -audioindev 7
>>> -inchannels 8. Or the 4 Fireface channel by -audioindev 4 -inchannels
>>> 4. But when I try to define both like this, -audioindev 4,7
>>> -inchannels 4,8 pd gives an error "separate audio device choice not
>>> supported\; using sequential devices."
>>>
>>> -audioindev 4 -inchannels 12, does not work either.
>>>
>>> So is it impossible to get the two different devices working
>>> simultaneously or is there some kind of hack?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help
>>>
>>> -Mika
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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