Changin audio output

Using Cinder
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Hi, I’m trying to make an audio output selector, but it only works for the first time it chooses one of the available output devices (I’m in windows).

I also have an input selector that works fine. Every time I choose a diferent input it just works, I can several input lines working at once. But when I try to change the output the inputs freezes and stops proceesing.

This is how I change the output:

void changeOutput(string output)
{
	auto ctx = ci::audio::master();
	auto device = ci::audio::Device::findDeviceByName(output);
	if (device)		
	   ci::audio::OutputDeviceNodeRef outputDevice = ctx->createOutputDeviceNode(device);
	ctx->setOutput(outputDevice);
}

Where output is sleceted from one of ci::audio::Device::getOutputDevices()

then I try to update the connection of a BufferPlayer node

void updateConnection(){
       auto ctx = ci::audio::Context::master();
	if (mGain) {
		if (mGain->isConnectedToOutput(ctx->getOutput())) {
			mGain->disconnect(ctx->getOutput());
		}
	}

	mGain = ctx->makeNode(new ci::audio::GainNode(1.0f));
	mSoundBufferPing >> mGain;
	mGain >> ctx->getOutput();
	ctx->enable();
}

Where:
ci::audio::GainNodeRef mGain;
ci::audio::BufferPlayerNodeRef mSoundBufferPing;

The sound is loaded like this:

void AudioInputSelectApp::loadPing()
{
	
	auto ctx = ci::audio::Context::master();
	try {

		auto audioTrack = ci::audio::load(ci::loadFile(ci::app::getAssetPath("ping.mp3")), ctx->getSampleRate());

		ci::audio::BufferRef buffer = audioTrack->loadBuffer();
		mSoundBufferPing = ctx->makeNode(new ci::audio::BufferPlayerNode(buffer));
		
	}
	catch (ci::Exception &exc) {
		ci::app::console() << "[xumo::AudioModule::loadPing] failed to load sound." << exc.what() << std::endl;
	}
	ci::app::console() << "[xumo::AudioModule::loadPing] laoaded" << std::endl;
}

Then, this works:

loadPing();
changeOutput("Correct output device name");
updateConnection();
mSoundBufferPing->start();

That plays a sound correctly, but then calling:

changeOutput("Another correct output device name");
updateConnection();
mSoundBufferPing->start();

This doesn’t work anymore.

Anyone knows how to do this?

2

Hi, sorry for the delay…,

First, I think it’s best to disable() the audio::Context before changing the output. Ideally this wouldn’t be necessary but to be safe…

Then, can you also try a Context::printGraphToString() and paste the output, when you can no longer hear anything?

Lastly, try placing a breakpoint in the OutputDeviceNodeWasapi’s render method and see if that is firing.

cheers,
Rich

3

Disabling the audio::Context before changing the output does the trick. Thanks.

Just uploaded a quick tool a made. I use it to find out if the audio setup in a pc can work with my Cinder apps, very usefull when I’m not able to be on site.

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