


VAC behavior is similar to the "Stereo Mix" ("What You Hear" or "What U Hear") feature of some hardware audio adapters (cards). Therefore, double digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversions are performed in case of such connection, and audio quality is degraded. However, the digital audio signal produced by the source application will come through a digital-to-analog converter, then through the electric cable, then through an analog-to-digital converter, and finally recorded by the destination application. Download Virtual Audio Cable for Windows PC now! VAC performs such signal transfer completely inside the computer, with no audio hardware, and with no quality loss (if no format conversion and/or volume control are involved). Then, you can select playback and recording endpoints in source and destination applications, so they become connected to each other.

You could create the same path, connecting the analog output of any audio adapter (sound card) to its own analog input by a plain electric cable. The "Virtual Cable" term is used only in the VAC description, actual device/endpoint names are different. VAC provides a set of virtual audio devices named Virtual Cables. You definitely know that traditional hardware audio devices (CD/LP player, FM receiver, equalizer tool, amplifier, etc.) may be connected together by electric (analog or digital) cables. What do I do wrong, or, in case this setup is not supported for some reason, what alternatives do exist? Every hint is welcome.With Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) free software, you can connect Windows PC audio applications together, routing audio signals between them. If possible I would like to stick with it. It was easy to install and did not need any configuration. VB-CABLE is using PortAudio V19.5.0 and supports several interface types (MME, Windows WASAPI and Windows Direct Sound).

The voice example works fine with input: 1 or input: 2 as well as without the input parameter at all.įinally, to make sure I’m not completely wrong, I used the “CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)” for 2 Channel Stereo input for recording the output of HELM in Audacity. I also tried without the input: parameter at all. On input: I tried any number from 3 to 9. I tried as follows: # live_audio :voice, input: 1 I downloaded and installed this software, but now I dont know how get live_audio input from it. Googling around for an audio loopback device I found a software called VB-CABLE, which is a virtual audio device working as virtual audio cable. However, I’m using Windows 10 and cannot get this to work. There is a tutorial on Youtube demonstrating how this can be done on a Mac. What I want to achieve is to send MIDI data to HELM and feed the output of HELM back to live_audio for input in Sonic-Pi. I’m currently trying to combine Sonic-Pi with HELM.
