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[aeroflot]

I just had an idea of taking advantage of multiple audio outputs in Milky Tracker.
Many soundcards have at least two separate stereo outputs, why not adding a multichannel support to Milky Tracker and thus making it a live instrument? You could use the first output to send audio into a soundsystem and the second to monitor the stuff.

The trickiest part is to decide how to manage what signals will be sent to the main out and what to the monitors (=user interface).. How about adding a "Monitor" selection to the spectrum analyzer, just like the "REC" selection. Check the attachment and you'll know what I mean.

It would be fun to use Milky in front of a live audience, but you don't want the crowd to hear you tweaking those samples and chip-loops, do you? :/

[raina]

aerobaby, last night at the gig I was just thinking about that live tracking thing we were planning since like the beginning of time. With Milky it would (and WILL) already be cooler thanks to being able to simultaneously play and edit. Your idea would enhance live use for sure but before that can happen, MilkyTracker first needs to become aware of the audio devices available in a system because currently it only uses default devices. This has been discussed and is likely to happen. Maybe it's time to discuss multiple outputs after that.

[Kmuland]

Other posts related to multichannel output:
http://milkytracker.net/milkyboards/viewtopic.php?t=667
http://milkytracker.net/milkyboards/viewtopic.php?t=693&highlight=rewire
http://milkytracker.net/milkyboards/viewtopic.php?t=683&highlight=rewire

about rewire, Propellerheads page say:

I'm a software developer - can I include ReWire in my programs?
   

Yes, ReWire is a free piece of technology. Propellerhead Software will issue licenses to companies in the audio or music industry interested in creating commercial ReWire applications, free of charge

OK milky is not a "commercial" program..
but I could ask to propellerhead guys about Milky+rewire (maybe they love it   )


EDIT:.- JACK for windows, linux, osx
http://www.grame.fr/~letz/jackdmp.html

pic of JACK linking other windows audio tools like Ableton live or Samplitude
http://www.grame.fr/~letz/jack_windows.bmp