Some ASIO troubles.

[Lucarda]

This is my device list

pd -asio -listdev

audio input devices:
1. MMIO:Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input
2. MMIO:Microphone (Mixing Driver 1 for
3. MMIO:Microphone (Mixing Driver 2 for
4. MMIO:Microphone (US-4x4)
5. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
6. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver
audio output devices:
1. MMIO:Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output
2. MMIO:Speakers (Mixing Driver 1 for U
3. MMIO:Speakers (US-4x4)
4. MMIO:Speakers (Mixing Driver 2 for U
5. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
6. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver
API number 4

When opening Pd like this:

pd -noprefs -asio -blocksize 256 -audiobuf 6 -audiodev 6

or this:

pd -noprefs -asio -blocksize 256 -audiobuf 6 -audioadddev "ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver"

I get Pd audio settings with wrong driver “ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4”

I can select from GUI the "ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver"

But when I save prefs they take me back to the wrong “ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4”

pref file:

audioapi: 4
noaudioin: False
audioindev1: 4 2
audioindevname1: ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
noaudioout: False
audiooutdev1: 4 2
audiooutdevname1: ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
audiobuf: 6
rate: 44100
callback: 0
blocksize: 256
midiapi: 0
nomidiin: True
nomidiout: True
path1: C:/Users/Luccarda/Downloads/Pd-0.48-1-all-w64
path2: C:/Users/Luccarda/Downloads/Pd-0.48-1-all-w64/cyclone
npath: 2
standardpath: 1
verbose: 0
loadlib1: C:/Users/Luccarda/Downloads/Pd-0.48-1-all-w64/cyclone
nloadlib: 1
defeatrt: 0
flags: 
zoom: 1
loading: no

So I'm not sure if I get sound from "ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver"

[Atavic]

You should select:

ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4

Then the system calls the ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver automagically. You should select the actual hardware device and not its drivers, IMHO

[Lucarda]

Then the system calls the ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver automagically.

No I don't think so. On other apps I can select which ASIO driver from those 2.

[Atavic]

audioindevname1: ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
audiooutdevname1: ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4

audio... devname1 means the hardware device, so the choice is right.

On pd -noprefs -asio -blocksize 256 -audiobuf 6 -audiodev 6

I'd use 5. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 instead.

[umlaeute]

is this still an issue with Pd-0.49?

also the -audiodev flag is known to be 1-off depending on the platform. is this just one of these issues? that is: does -audiodev 3 give you MMIO:Speakers (US-4x4) (or is it -audiodev 2 or -audiodev 4)?

[Lucarda]

Is still happening with this sound card. May be is an issue for this device only.

pd -noprefs -font 12 -asio -listdev -blocksize 256 -audiobuf 6 -audiodev 6

audio input devices:
1. MMIO:Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input
2. MMIO:Microphone (Mixing Driver 1 for
3. MMIO:Microphone (Mixing Driver 2 for
4. MMIO:Microphone (2- High Definition
5. MMIO:Microphone (US-4x4)
6. ASIO:ASIO4ALL v2
7. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
8. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver
audio output devices:
1. MMIO:Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output
2. MMIO:Speakers (Mixing Driver 1 for U
3. MMIO:Speakers (Mixing Driver 2 for U
4. MMIO:Speakers (2- High Definition Au
5. MMIO:Speakers (US-4x4)
6. ASIO:ASIO4ALL v2
7. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4
8. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4 Mixing Driver
API number 4

Starting with -audiodev 6 gives me the correct "6. ASIO:ASIO4ALL v2".

when starting -audiodev 8 i get "7. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4".

I can select the "8 mixing driver" from the GUI and I get sound but not sure from where because when reopening the GUI "ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4" is displayed.

May be there's something portaudio don like about the sound card ( The mixing driver is kind of strange but I can use it with other apps):

May be we can close this issue.

[Lucarda]

Oh, see pic above. Same resutls if "External Effects(asio)" is bypassed or not.

[Lucarda]

Something more:

All tests with 32 and 64 Pd's. I have 2 other cards (tascam:us122 / M-audio:fast-track-pro) and I have no trouble with them.

[Atavic]

when starting -audiodev 8 i get "7. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4".

That's correct. The Driver is not an output device. It is the mixer for "7. ASIO:US-2x2 & US-4x4".

You shouldn't choose 8 but 7 IMHO.

[Lucarda]

But I can use the "Mixing driver" e.g on Ableton Live. IIRC if using this driver other apps can also have sound.

[Lucarda]

I'm closing this issue as it seems to be something specific with the Tascam 4x4 device.