Audio Device Reader

The output of the Audio Device Reader block is determined by the block’s parameters. If the block output is a matrix, the columns correspond to independent channels.

Data Types: single | double | int16 | int32 | uint8

This port outputs the number of samples overrun while acquiring a frame of data (one output matrix).

Dependencies

To enable this port, select the Output number of samples overrun parameter.

Data Types: uint32

ASIO and WASAPI drivers do not provide sample rate conversion. For ASIO and WASAPI drivers, set Sample rate (Hz) to a sample rate supported by your audio device.

This parameter applies only on Windows machines. Linux machines always use the ALSA driver. Mac machines always use the CoreAudio driver.

The device list is populated with devices available on your computer.

This button opens a dialog box that lists your selected audio driver, the full name of your audio device, and the maximum input channels for your configuration. For example:

The possible range of Sample rate (Hz) depends on your audio hardware.

The number of input channels is also the number of channels (matrix columns) output by the Audio Device Reader block.

Dependencies

To specify which input channels your audio device acquires, on the Advanced tab, select the Use default channel mapping parameter.

Samples per frame is also the device buffer size, and the frame size (number of matrix rows) output by the Audio Device Reader block.

Data type used by device to acquire audio data, specified as a character vector or string.

When you select this parameter, the block uses the default mapping between the sound card’s input channels and the matrix columns output by this block. When you clear this parameter, you specify the mapping in Device input channels.

Nondefault map of device channels and matrix output by the Audio Device Reader block, specified as a scalar or vector. For example:

If Device input channels is specified as 1:3, then:

If Device input channels is specified as [3,1,2], then:

Dependencies

To specify a nondefault mapping, clear the Use default mapping between sound card’s input channels and columns of output of this block parameter.

When you select this parameter, an additional output port, O, is added to the block. The O port outputs the number of samples overrun while acquiring a frame of data (one output matrix).

Data type of the output.