getAudioDevices

csoundengine.csoundlib.getAudioDevices(backend='')

Returns (indevices, outdevices), where each of these lists is an AudioDevice.

Parameters:

backend – specify a backend supported by your installation of csound. None to use a default for you OS

Return type:

tuple[list[AudioDevice], list[AudioDevice]]

Returns:

a tuple of (input devices, output devices)

Note

For jack an audio device is a client

Each returned device is an AudioDevice instance with attributes:

• index: The device index

• label: adc{index} for input devices, dac{index} for output devices.

  The label can be passed to csound directly with either the -i or the -o flag (-i{label} or -o{label})

• name: A description of the device

• ins: number of input channels

• outs: number of output channels

Backend	OSX	Linux	Win	Multiple-Devices	Description
jack	x	x			Jack
auhal	x			x	CoreAudio
pa_cb	x	x	x	x	PortAudio (Callback)
pa_bl	x	x	x	x	PortAudio (blocking)