If you start Pd with '... &', you get full control over
terminal window.
I'm sorry, but I didn't understood. Can you give me an example of the command line?
this should work: pd &
if you add any switches: pd -alsa -r &
(ps. I just realized, after reading the next question, that you must be on the OTHER os. I have no idea if the above examples will work in THAT os).
What I meant was if I could test the input into the program
from an
internal source (like cd or wave out from media player). The question was how to connect both ends.
you can test a CD. Put the CD in, press "play" and make sure your sound driver preferences are set to be ready to "record" from the CD output (usually there's a check box for that) and this way you should be able to catch the signal with [adc~]. However, that's not the same as using an external audio source (line-in); on some systems the CD trick will work but not line-in or mic-in or whatever. But on the OS I assume you're using you shouldn't have any problems with that.
to play .wav files within PD you can use arrays with [tabread4~], [tabread~], [tabplay~] or simply with [sfplay~] or [sfread~] if you have ggee (I believe).
HTH ./MiS