Sending to soundcard outputs via audio busses

[ahonoe]

I'd like to send audio from each rack to specific outputs on my sound card rather than the output attached to rack's default audio out. (I want to route any rack output to any sound card output.) I seem to recall reading that creating audio buses places more demand on the CPU than audio outs. Can anyone tell me if this is true, or suggest an alternative design?

Thanks.

[nay-seven]

A better idea will be to create devices..? ( there's a chapter about this in the pdf manual)

[sephult]

You beat me to it nay, I tried to reply last night...but for some reason my internet went down here when I submitted my reply.

ahonoe-
I once created a distribution system that was actually quite powerful, however even internally using my distribution system I found HH to best be used with the Devices, and Drag & Drop from rack to rack for IO patching. I just naturally after awhile found myself not even using my audio bus. I do not specifically have any collected data regarding CPU tax I paid for the distribution system, however when you start to get up there you start to be really conservative not to push it.

You should be able to enable all of your soundcard outputs, and in the device panel you should be able to have all of these available to your disposal to patch whatever your need. Like Nay said the pdf manual has information...If you have some creative or more detailed use let me know I will help and bounce some ideas back and forth too.

-S

[ahonoe]

Thanks for the replies, Nay and sephult.

I was in the midst of my long-winded reply on how customized devices won't work for my purposes when the solution struck me like a lightning. (Isn't it always the way?)

Thanks for providing a sounding board for my "eureka" moment.

[sephult]

No problem ahonoe....I spend most of my times with "Eureka....uh..oh..test....Eureka...Okay...got it".....constantly

-S

[ahonoe]

Actually, I may have spoken too soon...

Can you tell me, is the Audio 1 input the device patch global to HH? (If it is, is still have my problem.)

[nay-seven]

Sorry for the delay , have you solve this issue, ahonoe ?

[ahonoe]

Hi Nay,

I haven't really solved the matter because it is more of a question. I decided to with the default Audio outs, rather than using audio buses because I wanted to take advantage of the built in Mute & Solo controls in the Rack Settings module. I'm still interested to know if Audio outputs scope can be set to "rack", rather than "global".

Thanks.

[oli_lab]

yes you can !

say you use a 8 output device at the end of your rack.

nox, if you want to use the third output with this particular rack just drop 3 audio outputs in your patch and only use the third one.

hope it helps

cheers