changing audio outputs

Kim Cascone's icon

OS X 10.4.7
G4 PB 1.67GHz
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Max/MSP 4.6.2
Jitter 1.6.2
Pluggo 3.6.0

- launch Max/MSP
- start a file playing using the sfplay~ object
- open audio prefs
- switch from 'iMic USB audio system' to 'Internal speakers'
- the sound remains routed to the USB iMic

am I correct in assuming that the audio prefs won't switch the
outputs when Max/MSP is routed to a particular output?
e.g., Max/MSP makes calls to CoreAudio to switch outputs but doesn't
pick up calls from CoreAudio?

sorry if this has been discussed already -- I searched my maxmsp list
emails and couldn't find anything w/r/t this issue...

Stefan Tiedje's icon

Kim Cascone wrote:
> am I correct in assuming that the audio prefs won't switch the outputs
> when Max/MSP is routed to a particular output?
> e.g., Max/MSP makes calls to CoreAudio to switch outputs but doesn't
> pick up calls from CoreAudio?

Yes, and its what everybody needs/wants. You'd always prefer to switch
it locally, or wait till you restart the program. Either switch it
within Max, or restart Max...

Makes sense for me...

Stefan

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Kim Cascone's icon

yes, it does make the most sense...I was just curious since I don't
remember the system audio switching behaving this way in previous
versions

thanks!

On Oct 1, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Stefan Tiedje wrote:

> Kim Cascone wrote:
>> am I correct in assuming that the audio prefs won't switch the
>> outputs when Max/MSP is routed to a particular output?
>> e.g., Max/MSP makes calls to CoreAudio to switch outputs but
>> doesn't pick up calls from CoreAudio?
>
> Yes, and its what everybody needs/wants. You'd always prefer to
> switch it locally, or wait till you restart the program. Either
> switch it within Max, or restart Max...
>
> Makes sense for me...
>
> Stefan
>
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