[PD] multichannel with SB Audigy 2 (winXP)

[Andres Cabrera]

Hi,
It could be that you are using MME, which only supports 2 channels per 
device, you need ASIO for this. I believe that if your card doesn't have 
ASIO and doesn't show up as several outputs when using MME, pd cannot 
talk to it multichannel. You couls try asio4all, but I think I've heard 
it's not working multichannel...
Cheers,
Andres
> Subject: [PD] multichannel with SB Audigy 2 (winXP)
> 
> hello
> i'm a new user of Pd. I use the 0.37.2 version on winXP with a Sound Blaster 
> Audigy 2.
> my problem start when I try to use 4 (or more than 2) audio outputs. I check 
> the -listdev and it shows something like this:
> 
> input devices:
> 1. SB Audigy Audio [DC00]
> 2. Lýnea #0 del modem
> output devices:
> 0. SB Audigy Audio [DC00]
> 1- Lynea #0 del modem
> API number 3
> 
> midi devices work fine, thats why I dont include them.
> the only way that Pd works fine is when I run it with -audiodev 0 
> -outchannels 2
> but if I run it with other configuration like -outchannels 4, or -inchannels 
> 2 -outchannels 4, or others specifications of de audio device it appears an 
> error, it's something like this: (It has been translated from spanish, so I 
> hope it's understable for you)
> 
> 12 audio buffers:
> waveInOpen: the specify format is not compatible or can not be traduce. Use 
> the capacities function for determine the compatible formats.
> Wave out open device 0 + 1
> waveOutOpen device: the specify format is not compatible or can not be 
> traduce. Use the capacities function for determine the compatible formats.
> resyncing audio
> 12 audio buffers
> 12 audio buffers
> 
> Pd audio works but only stereo, the dac~ 1 and 3 sounds together, the same 2 
> and 4.
> I tried some solutions that appears on the list, but anyone serves me. the 6 
> outputs of the SB works fine in other programs, but Pd only use 2 of them.
> if you have any answer, or question about this problem, tell me please!!!!!
> 
> best regards
> 
> R. Canedo
>