Recording audio while performing with jitter

Simone

Hello,

I am curious to get feedback on this. I will be performing live with hardware but using max / msp / jitter to run audio reactive visuals at the same time. The input audio for the jitter patch will either be direct from the board or from microphones into a zoom field recorder functioning as an audio interface.

I would like to have a recording of the show and thought I could just setup the patch to record the incoming audio. Is this risky with regards to the creating any hiccups in the visuals during the performance? I am using a relatively new M1 Mac from 2022.

thank you in advance for the input.

Wil

Not risky

If you test the limits of your patch

One remark,

I always set sample rate to 48000 - not 44100

video encodes at 48000

in the past- I recorded audio and video separately - go way out of sync when put together

Best solution is send both to OBS to record -> audio and reactive video

Simone

Thank you Wil! I really appreciate the feedback and tips on how to achieve best results. I will give it a shot!

Wil

to add...

I use syphon server (with M1 from 2022)

and blackhole to rout audio

in OBS will automatically see your video source as soon as you turn jit.world on (should also turn on output_texture 1)

and audio from max choose blackhole

in OBS set up receiver in preferences/settings

then start recording both together

do some tweeking/testing different recorded video file types and sizes

hope this helps

Rob Ramirez

and in case you do go the OBS route, and want to control it from your patch, this node-4-max tool was updated recently and should be working well again - https://github.com/robtherich/n4m-obs

Rob Ramirez

That being said, it is perfectly possible to do this all from Max, however you should test thoroughly before going live, rather than rely on the reports of others.