Hi Anouk, I think the basic problem is that Apple doesn't provide a way to separately redirect the output by application in its core audio setup. There have been workarounds -- Soundflower, Jack Pilot, and Plogue Bidule -- all of which you will find described under keywords such as audio routing software. Soundflower is an early version of this; it was written by Cycling 74 so they could route audio output from other applications to their audio processing applications by allowing Soundflower to be selected as the "default device" in the Audio/MIDI setup utilities for programs (like iTunes) that do not allow for selection of a specific device, and so has come to be widely used by podcasters. Rogue Amoeba includes Soundflower as a freebie with their Audio Hijack Pro, and other software distributions. Most of these programs are designed to send audio outputs as inputs to other audio programs, but might also reroute to different devices.
Ambrosia Software came out with WireTap Anywhere, which allows for multiple virtual reconnections: <begin quote> Overview: WireTap Anywhere provides you with a professional virtual audio patchbay for your Macintosh. Any program on your computer that generates audio can show up as a virtual audio input device, allowing you to record or process it in any other application that works with audio. For instance, you could record both sides of a Skype or iChat conversation directly into Peak for editing... or go the other way, and pipe the audio output of ProTools over Skype or iChat for a friend to listen to. With WireTap Anywhere, your applications are instantly transformed into audio inputs. Record the audio output of any application from within your favorite audio application. Tap your audio -- anytime, anyplace, anywhere. <end quote> This is somewhat expensive ($129), since it also includes features like an editor and live preview, and I'm not sure how accessible it is. I think the basic difference between WireTap Anywhere (and its less expensive counterpart, WireTap Studio $69) and the way that Audio Hijack Pro works is that you would have to hijack your audio sources separately and sequentially in Audio Hijack Pro. (I'm not expert in these programs, so someone may correct me). Also, for many uses of this audio redirection that are of interest -- e.g. real-time music mixing from multiple sources, rather than simply redirecting outputs to different devices, issues like low latency become major factors; having some music sources lag others would not be acceptable for performance. This is a major concern for some audio redirection efforts like JackOS X (a free download in version 0.84 available from MacUpdate at: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16162/jackosx but this is the Jack project ported from linux and mainly intended to answer the musician's request of sending many audio inputs to a single hardware device.) I think what you want can probably done, but not in the existing Mac core audio structure framework. You might be able to get a third- party audio redirection software solution to work. Basically, even pass-through monitoring of audio isn't supported by default in Mac's core audio, although several audio software programs have this feature. For example, when one list member wanted suggestions on how to record iPod performance for a podcast, I suggested getting the Line- In program from Rogue Amoeba's freebies download so the output of an iPod connected to a computer's line-in port could be played directly on the speakers without using a sound editing program to achieve simple pass-through. Maybe someone else will have better suggestions. My experience with the Wiretap software is that it's somewhat accessible, but might be better, and so I don't know how programs like Wiretap Anywhere might work. I think they have trial downloads, though. Cheers, Esther anouk radix wrote: > Hello, hmm even though it is not possible in voicover I thought > maybe it would be possible with the infovox ivox voices because they > are a different application... I guess I will mail them as well as > apple. > Greetings, Anouk, > Daniel Rowe wrote: > >> Hi Anouk. >> this isn't possible at the moment as far as i know. >> I sent Apple an e-mail asking them if they could put in a sound >> output device selector. I haven't had a reply yet. So, What I >> suggest is the more people who e-mail them to request this feature, >> the more likely it will be implemented in future versions of the Os. >> >> Dannie >> >> >> On 2 Dec 2009, at 14:43, Anouk radix wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> I was wondering if it is possible to hove voicover (infovox) speak >>> through my computer speakers while the rest of my audio such as >>> skype or vlc outputs through my external dac? >>> Thanks in advance for any information, >>> Greetings, Anouk, >>> >>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>> . >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >> . >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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