Transmitting sound from Ableton to Max 6 via M4L

bassik · Post by **bassik** » Tue May 29, 2012 11:06 am

Hello all,

Tried to look for this but I haven't found anything around.

I am preparing a multichannel audio installation and I would need to transmit sound from ableton to max 6 where my multichannel processing recides.

I have already tried soundflower (I am on OSX) and Jack OSX with average results but I was wondering if there is a way of using send~ and receive~ objects or any other clever way to do it without dealing with latency (in the exchange between ableton and max?

Any experience?

thank you

Bassik

bassik · Post by **bassik** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:22 am

BUMP!!!

I cannot believe no one had this problem before...come on guys...:OP

Waiting for your responses...

thanks

broc · Post by **broc** » Wed May 30, 2012 11:09 am

You just have to accept that there is no solution without latency.

bassik · Post by **bassik** » Wed May 30, 2012 1:15 pm

Hi,

thanks...no problem about latency.
Send~ and receive~ objects insert 1 vector size latency I know...
My issue is that I am having problems with Jack OSX that gives me cracks and audio dropouts...

Anyone used M4L to Max with more success?
Sharing a patch?

CHeers

broc · Post by **broc** » Wed May 30, 2012 2:22 pm

For me Soundflower works very well. I've also used AUNetSend/Receive with success.

M4L doesn't help since Max within Live and Max alone are considered as different apps.

bassik · Post by **bassik** » Wed May 30, 2012 2:42 pm

Thanks Broc.

This is what I was looking for. M4L and MAx do not communicate each other in a direct way...what a shame...

Soundflower gives me problem as I am transferring 16 audio channels from Live to MAx, at low latency...but the result do not change if I change the samples number.

As the things stands Jack OSX is the best solution so far...will try AUNetSend/Receive...

CHeers

Bassik

broc · Post by **broc** » Wed May 30, 2012 4:07 pm

Yes, I think that soundflower uses a fixed audio buffer of 512 samples.
Jack OSX is probably more flexible in this regard.

Note also that AUNetSend/Receive is primarily meant for simple semi-automatic connections.
I wouldn't recommend it for static and reliable multichannel installations.

bassik · Post by **bassik** » Wed May 30, 2012 4:19 pm

Ok thanks...

I believe I should think about another solution if I cannot solve the Jack osx problem then.

Thank you for your help

Bassik

Transmitting sound from Ableton to Max 6 via M4L

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