[PD] max midi in devices

[Miller Puckette]

Limit is 32 devices, in and out.  I don't think there's any way to control the
order they appear in, unless the OS has something for that.

cheers
M

On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 11:46:54PM -0300, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
> Ok, and is there a limit for maximum number of inputs? I think so, but
> maybe not
> 
> I'm still curious how the devices are numbered in the sequence they show up
> - and I wonder if there's a way to control the order.
> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> 2014-08-23 20:50 GMT-03:00 Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu>:
> 
> > ... and indeed I can't get it to work either.  So the only way in the GUI
> > to
> > specify it is numericaly (like -midiindev 1,2,3,4,5).  It can be done on
> > the
> > sommand line (from a "terminal window" like this:
> >
> > [...]/Pd-0.46-0test3.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd \
> > -midiaddindev "Logidy UMI3" \
> > -midiaddindev "nanoKONTROL2 SLIDER/KNOB" \
> > [etc...]
> >
> > but I don't have enough MIDI devices to test it out past 4 of them.
> > To get their names run
> >
> > "[...]/Pd-0.46-0test3.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd -listdev
> >
> > cheers
> > Miller
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 09:46:04AM -0300, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
> > > Mac Os 10.9
> > >
> > >
> > > 2014-08-23 2:26 GMT-03:00 Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu>:
> > >
> > > > What OS are you on?  (I just found out there are problems finding MIDI
> > > > devices by name in linux, FWIW)
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > Miller
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:21:19PM -0300, Alexandre Torres Porres
> > wrote:
> > > > > hey, works, thought I had tried it exactly like this too, but maybe
> > not.
> > > > > Now, I couldn't do it by calling the devices by name, how should I
> > do it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Cool, now I'm running 5 inputs, but the midiin dialog only shows the
> > > > first
> > > > > 4 devices. Is there a way to make it show more than that?
> > > > >
> > > > > What is the maximum number of inputs now? I assume there is a limit.
> > > > >
> > > > > I also always wondered how the devices are numbered in a sequence - I
> > > > >  mean, why they are listed in the order they show up. Is there a way
> > to
> > > > > control the order? Same doubt applies to audio soundcard input.
> > > > >
> > > > > This might be useful because MIDI channel number depend on this
> > order,
> > > > > right?
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 2014-08-22 21:26 GMT-03:00 Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu>:
> > > > >
> > > > > > The startup flags should just be "-midiindev 1,2,3,4,5" (without
> > the
> > > > "pd").
> > > > > >
> > > > > > cheers
> > > > > > M
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 08:23:23PM -0300, Alexandre Torres Porres
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > "just do for midi input:
> > > > > > > pd -midiindev 1,2,3,4,5"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > doesn't seem to work, is this exactly what I need to insert in
> > the
> > > > > > startup
> > > > > > > flags?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > cheers
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2014-08-22 15:44 GMT-03:00 Nicolas Montgermont <
> > > > > > nicolas_montgermont at yahoo.fr
> > > > > > > >:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  just do for midi input:
> > > > > > > > pd -midiindev 1,2,3,4,5
> > > > > > > > n
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Le 22/08/2014 19:41, Alexandre Torres Porres a écrit :
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > hmm, I'm curious about that nicolas - one way or another I
> > think
> > > > it'd
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > good to epxand this limit by default, I don't see what would
> > be the
> > > > > > problem
> > > > > > > > for that, right?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  don't know any midi merger software, any recommendations?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  cheers
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2014-08-22 13:09 GMT-03:00 Nicolas Montgermont <
> > > > > > > > nicolas_montgermont at yahoo.fr>:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> IIRC you can have more than 4 devices if you ask for them in
> > > > command
> > > > > > line.
> > > > > > > >> It's just the graphical interface that is limited to 4
> > > > > > > >> n
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Le 22/08/2014 17:41, IOhannes m zmölnig a écrit :
> > > > > > > >> > On 22. August 2014 09:37:54 MESZ, Alexandre Torres Porres <
> > > > > > > >> porres at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >> >> Hi, can we only have 4 multiple midi inputs in od?
> > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > >> >> what is the workaround?
> > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > >> > A midi merger (either hard or software)
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >>
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