[PD] Multiple Audio Devices

Roman Haefeli reduzierer at yahoo.de
Wed Jun 11 13:36:07 CEST 2008


hi mika

On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 11:53 +0300, 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.

a friend of mine successfully used exactly the same setup on mac osx.
she also used 12 mic inputs simultaneously in pd, which worked well over
jackosx. 

> -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.

can you elaborate that a bit? i am not too used to windows anymore, but
iirc, using all mme devices sequentially, that are actually driven from
the same card and from the same clock, is supposed to work well.
you might already have tried that: what about accessing just _ALL_
inputs of the card? i don't know, where your octamic is connected to,
adat1 or adat2. if it is on adat2, -audioindev 4 -inchannels 12 wouldn't
work, since this would access actually the analog inputs and some adat1
inputs. try:

-audioindev 1 -inchannels 28

then the [adc~] numbers in pd are not continous, but this wouldn't cause
any harm, would it?

roman



		
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