[PD] cheapest possibility, many audio players or outputs

[carmen r]

On Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 06:42:28PM +0200, simone-www.io-lab.org wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 5:57 PM, smilingmolecule <smilingmolecule at web.de> wrote:
> > hallo list,
> >
> > i know this is not a special pd question but i think there are some
> > points which touch pd. i ask this question here cause i think maybe here
> > are some people which are familiar with this.
> >
> > i am planing to do something like an art sound installation.
> > many different speakers should be placed in a room, and every speaker
> > should do a different sound.
> >
> > now i need a cheap possibility to get as many audio units as possible.
> >
> > i am thinking about two ways of realizing that stuff.
> >
> > first version of my project works with autark/isolated sound. so for
> > example, every sound objekt in the instalation has an audioplayer and a
> > speaker.
> how would you trigger the sound in this case? or would it be just random?
> >
> > the second version is that all speakers are connected to a computer, so
> > i need many outputs at the sound card, and only many speakers. in this
> > version the speakers could for example interact, or do other serialized
> > actions, managed by puredate.
> multiple outputs on a soundcard is usually expensive, but it would be
> the most interesting solution

i donno. surely yo can find some cheap 7.1 usb device for like $29?

> >
> > i dont have so much money.
> > what do you think is the cheapest way to realize what i want to do.
> >
> > the sound doesnt have to be verry good and mono is enough.
> >
> > a friend of mine owns a little key hanger, on which you can press to get
> > some funny spoken words of a german singer artist. i think it was very
> > cheap.
> > maybe an advanced version of this would be enough for my needs.
> >
> > have a nice day
> >
> > best regards
> > robert grah
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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