
Alternately, you can choose Audio Status. To open theĪudio Status window, just double-click on any dac~ or adc~ object in a Later in thisĬhapter we will discuss aspects of specific audio drivers that are available to you in MSP.įirst we'll discuss the Audio Status window and how to use it to get information about yourĪudio hardware and set parameters for how MSP handles audio input and output.Īll global audio parameters in MSP are displayed in the Audio Status window. We will begin with a discussion of audio input/output in MSP in general. These object files must be in thisįolder (which stands for audio driver), otherwise MSP will be Resources/Externals folder inside the Max application folder. MSP audio driver objects are located in the ad folder located in the

The limit of how much processing you can do with your CPU in real time. Also, a non real-time driverĪllows you to use MSP as a disk-based audio processing and synthesis system, removing Some of these driversįacilitate the use of MSP with third- party audio hardware.

Each of these methods involves using what we call aĭriver, which is actually a special type of Max object.

In addition to Core Audio or MME on Windows, there are a number of other ways to getĪudio into and out of Max. If you don't have any special audio hardware and have no need for inter-Īpplication audio routing, the default driver on your system will give you stereo full-ĭuplex audio I/O with no special configuration on your part. MSP interfaces with your computer's audio hardware via the dac~ andĪdc~ objects and their easy-to-use equivalents ezdac~ andĮzadc~.
