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December 04, 2005
Audio Tech update
As it stands, the best solution for consistent acceptible-quality audio outputted to the maximum amount of domes seems to involve Zach's audio-interface and all four Samson headphone amps. If we do this, we need to build four splitters — essentially single stereo quarter-inch male to two eighth-inch (mini-phone jack) male. This system provides 8 independantly max-controllable outputs with consistent audio quality.
Other solutions involve multiple different speaker amps, mixers, building a better amp circuit (att: Min)...
MAX MSP people working hard.
Below is the MAX code for 12 domes:
max v2;
#N vpatcher 249 44 1119 655;
#P origin 0 50;
#P setbglock 1;
#P user meter~ 488 379 501 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 416 379 429 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 396 379 409 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 642 379 655 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 583 379 596 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 612 379 625 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 558 379 571 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 540 379 553 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 520 379 533 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 462 379 475 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 441 379 454 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P user meter~ 370 379 383 439 100 0 168 0 104 104 104 255 153 0 255 0 0 217 217 0 153 186 0 12 3 3 3 3;
#P toggle 584 160 15 0;
#P window setfont "Fixedwidth Serif" 10.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 584 181 50 1441802 loop \$1;
#P toggle 643 223 15 0;
#P message 649 253 34 1441802 open;
#N sfplay~ 1 120960 0 ;
#P newobj 649 275 64 1441802 sfplay~;
#B color 5;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P newex 379 302 157 196617 gate~ 12;
#P number 379 275 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P toggle 379 202 15 0;
#P newex 379 180 78 196617 t i b;
#P message 447 223 14 196617 1;
#N counter 0 1 12;
#X flags 0 0;
#P newobj 379 250 147 196617 counter 0 1 12;
#P newex 379 223 62 196617 metro 1500;
#P toggle 379 150 15 0;
#P message 258 340 27 196617 stop;
#P message 183 340 65 196617 startwindow;
#P newex 379 457 157 196617 dac~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12;
#P connect 10 0 16 0;
#P lcolor 6;
#P connect 3 0 7 0;
#P connect 7 0 8 0;
#P connect 8 0 4 0;
#P connect 4 0 5 0;
#P connect 5 0 9 0;
#P connect 9 0 10 0;
#P connect 10 0 0 0;
#P lcolor 6;
#P fasten 1 0 0 0 188 379 384 379;
#P fasten 2 0 0 0 263 379 384 379;
#P connect 10 1 0 1;
#P lcolor 15;
#P connect 10 1 25 0;
#P lcolor 15;
#P connect 10 2 0 2;
#P lcolor 6;
#P connect 10 2 26 0;
#P lcolor 6;
#P connect 10 3 0 3;
#P lcolor 15;
#P connect 10 4 0 4;
#P connect 10 3 17 0;
#P lcolor 15;
#P connect 10 5 0 5;
#P connect 7 1 6 0;
#P connect 6 0 5 2;
#P connect 10 6 0 6;
#P connect 10 4 18 0;
#P connect 10 7 0 7;
#P connect 10 8 0 8;
#P connect 10 5 27 0;
#P connect 10 9 0 9;
#P connect 10 10 0 10;
#P connect 10 6 19 0;
#P connect 10 11 0 11;
#P connect 11 0 10 1;
#P connect 10 7 20 0;
#P connect 10 8 21 0;
#P connect 10 9 23 0;
#P connect 15 0 14 0;
#P connect 10 10 22 0;
#P connect 10 11 24 0;
#P connect 12 0 11 0;
#P connect 13 0 11 0;
#P connect 14 0 11 0;
#P pop;
Posted by at December 4, 2005 04:05 PM