Handling Recurring Audio Device Changes / Remapping

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2017/08/10 18:16:46 (permalink)

Handling Recurring Audio Device Changes / Remapping

Hi all,
 
Sorry if this is asked every other day. 
 
My requirement is to run Sonar using two different audio device connection "maps". I would like to be able to work on projects at home using a 2-channel USB output device. At rehearsals and gigs, the audio device is a 16-channel mixer connected via USB.
 
So if I have a project running on the mixer, I have Sonar tracks routed to several channels, but at home that device is missing and I have to manually re-assign all the outputs to my 2-channel interface, which is tedious at best.
 
What's the best way to handle going back and forth between two output device setups? I didn't see a way to save/load output maps, or maybe I missed it? Separate projects seems like it would be a headache. 
 
Thanks for any help!
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    shaggydawg
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    Re: Handling Recurring Audio Device Changes / Remapping 2017/08/12 19:36:22 (permalink)
    I guess no one moves between two I/O setups with their projects? Well my workaround is to just have a 2 copies of my projects folder with a different I/O configuration in each one. Kind of a pain because of having to maintain 2 versions of projects whenever an edit is made. Otherwise, if I launch a project, I lose all my I/O settings and they are reassigned and it's even more time-consuming to change all of those back and forth. *shrug*
     
    Unless someone's got a suggestion...
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    shaggydawg
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    Re: Handling Recurring Audio Device Changes / Remapping 2017/08/12 19:51:19 (permalink)
    Wait, I see something about using "friendly" driver names to make this work. I see plenty of references to friendly driver names in the setup dialogs, but not one clue as to how to create them. :-(
     
    EDIT: Oh, "Click on a friendly name to edit it" Well that's not strictly necessary. Checking the "Use friendly names to represent audio drivers" box should activate this feature. 
     
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    Re: Handling Recurring Audio Device Changes / Remapping 2017/08/12 20:01:23 (permalink)
    Check "Use friendly names..." in preferences, then double-click on the items in the "Friendly Names" column to edit.
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    Re: Handling Recurring Audio Device Changes / Remapping 2017/08/12 20:12:22 (permalink)
    Right. Just edited my post before seeing yours, scook. Thanks.
     
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