soundflower

[abanze]

hi,
i want to use ableton live on stage as audio mixer ...

for audiotracks of a videoprogramm (modul8 or others)
and in ableton a usb microfon

... same time
i guess i have to use soundflower, but i don´t get it
a tutorial anywere?
please help

thanks
alf

[kleine]

Hello,

Can you specify what you don´t get - soundflower let´s you route audio from one application to another.

best,
Christian

[abanze]

hi,
i dont get the system.......

in the apple audio midi setup i created a new device NEW
selected soundflower 16 channel
selected the usb microfon
and audio out headphones

in the apple system settings audio out i selected soundflower 16
in the apple system settings audio in i selected soundflower 16

i also tried to select the device NEW

in the ableton audio settings i switch to soundflower 16 channel

i also tried to select the device NEW

in ableton i cannot select the usb microfone

thanks
alf

[kleine]

What audio do you want to route where?
Usually it works like this - e.g. you want to record audio from VLC:
- install Soundflower
- select Soundflower as audio out in VLC
- select Soundflower as audio in in Live and record....

Best,
Christian

[abanze]

yes i know,

but i want to record the usb microfon in at the same time:
VLC (ableton channel 1)
and microfon (ableton channel 2) ...

best
alf

[kleine]

AFAIK it won´t work this way - Soundflower is for inter-application Audio Routing, you can´t use
it for external inputs. You could send out the audio from VLC to small mixer, connect the
Mic with the Mixer as well and send the sum to Live to record it.
On the other hand, i haven´t checked the "Soundflowerbed" yet. See this page for more info:
http://cycling74.com/products/soundflower/

best,
Christian

[huzzam]

AFAIK it won´t work this way - Soundflower is for inter-application Audio Routing, you can´t use
it for external inputs. You could send out the audio from VLC to small mixer, connect the
Mic with the Mixer as well and send the sum to Live to record it.
On the other hand, i haven´t checked the "Soundflowerbed" yet. See this page for more info:
http://cycling74.com/products/soundflower/

best,
Christian

You could, however, create an aggregate device in Audio Midi Setup — just pick the "new aggregate device" menu item, and select both soundflower & internal mic. Then in Live you'll set that aggregate device as your input, and Built-in Speakers (or whatever you have) as your output. You can then do as Christian says, but you'll also have the Built-in Mic available as an input in Live.

~peter in oakland