In Pd-extended, check out:

Help -> Browser -> hcs -> get-audio-dialog-help.pd

You can use that to grab the settings from the Audio dialog and embed
them in the patch.

.hc

On Jan 29, 2011, at 6:59 AM, Marco Donnarumma wrote:

You could use the -audiodev flag (http://en.flossmanuals.net/PureData/AdvancedConfig ) but I never used it on Mac, so I'm not sure whether it is
appliable; with flags you could also specify sound servers/API to
playback with. So another solution could just be to use jack (I
usually reccommend to install jack on Mac for better flexibility and
efficiency). Then you would start jack with an appropriate profile
and Pd with -jack and -channels flag and you're done. http://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jackosx/JackOSX/0.87/JackOSX.0.87.D...

best, Marco

i need to tell a patch to select an external sound card when it loads. what's the most efficient method? flags? im on osx, pd-extended, card is a focusrite saffire pro 24. cheers

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