Hello list,
I worked w/MAX already and now I'm evaluating PD for a interactive installation. The system will play multiple soundfiles over 8 outputs simultaneously. The sample playback is modified real-time by the properties of sound that is recorded over microphones on 8 other channels (possibly fft?). The mapping of in and out is partially dynamic.
My questions are: does PD work with other HW than hammerfall (win or linux)? Can I use DSP cards with PD? And witch OS is generally recommended (not to hack PD, but to have a easy-to-handle and efficient system for a short time project)? How's the overall performance with multiple simultaneous in and outs/sound analysis/realtime sample playback, especially compared to MAX on an apple?
Many thanks for your help! I really hope to be able to use PD as a opensource sound solution.
daniel