Hi Andrew and Joao, thanks for your 
replies.
In the bin directory 
there are 2 different PD executables, one of which provides a msDOS command 
prompt which displays errors as you go. I can also test the results of 
changes that I make using the provided test audio and midi patch, which has 
built into it a way of addressing a test tone to the different dac~ outputs you 
mention.  
Now, by using the flag -audioindev 16, I can get 8 audio 
inputs with the "ASIO fireface" driver setting the channel numbers to 8 in 
the audio options, but only provided I disable audio output. Otherwise 
trying to set any of the devices under output I get the error "illegal 
combination of I/O objects"
For some reason the "ASIO fireface" driver does not appear as an 
option under the outputs. This seems inconsistent with a 2 channel usb one 
card that shows the ASIO driver as available both under inputs and 
outputs.
 
here is the listdev output....
 
audio 
input devices:
1. (0)Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input
2. (0)Microphone 
(Realtek High Defini
3. (0)Fireface 400 Analog (1+2) MME
4. (0)Fireface 
400 Analog (3+4) MME
5. (0)Fireface 400 Analog (5+6) MME
6. (0)Fireface 
400 Analog (7+8) MME
7. (0)Fireface 400 SPDIF MME
8. (0)Fireface 400 ADAT 
(1+2) MME
9. (0)Fireface 400 ADAT (3+4) MME
10. (0)Fireface 400 ADAT (5+6) 
MME
11. (0)Fireface 400 ADAT (7+8) MME
12. (0)Analog (1+2) (RME Fireface 
400)
13. (0)Analog (5+6) (RME Fireface 400)
14. (0)Analog (7+8) (RME 
Fireface 400)
15. (0)Analog (3+4) (RME Fireface 400)
16. (1)ASIO 
Fireface
audio output devices:
1. (0)Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output
2. 
(0)Speakers (Realtek High Definiti
3. (0)Fireface 400 Analog (1+2) MME
4. 
(0)Fireface 400 Analog (3+4) MME
5. (0)Fireface 400 Analog (5+6) MME
6. 
(0)Fireface 400 Analog (7+8) MME
7. (0)Fireface 400 SPDIF MME
8. 
(0)Fireface 400 ADAT (1+2) MME
9. (0)Fireface 400 ADAT (3+4) MME
10. 
(0)Fireface 400 ADAT (5+6) MME
11. (0)Fireface 400 ADAT (7+8) MME
12. 
(0)Analog (3+4) (RME Fireface 400)
13. (0)SPDIF Interface (RME Fireface 
4
14. (0)ADAT1 (7+8) (RME Fireface 400)
15. (0)Realtek Digital Output 
(Realtek
16. (0)Speakers (RME Fireface 400)
17. (0)ADAT1 (5+6) (RME 
Fireface 400)
18. (0)Analog (5+6) (RME Fireface 400)
19. (0)ADAT1 (3+4) 
(RME Fireface 400)
20. (0)ADAT1 (1+2) (RME Fireface 400)
API number 
4
 
Nick.
 
 
I might have this wrong, but the audio options offer a prescribed 
number of chanels, you can change those to 8. 
 
Then follow the 
[dac~] and [adc~] boxes with an argument for chanel number or a 
list
 
E.G. [dac~ 1 3 5] would be outputs 1, 3 and 5.
From: tectp@telefonica.net
To: pd-list@iem.at
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 
20:31:52 +0100
Subject: [PD] rme fireface 400
Hello List, I have 
trouble with an RME fireface 400 using the windows ASIO driver on a laptop. 
It works fine under 
Ableton Live on the same machine, giving me the prescribed 8 inputs and 8 
outputs, but with PD i am limited to 2 in and 2 out.
I have tried using the 
channels, audioindev and audiooutdev flags to no avail.
Failing that, is there 
an alternative audio card anyone can recommend to give me those 8 ins and 
outs with pd on a windows xp or vista machine...?
Nick.
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