ChucK output bit depth, etc. (OS X)

Hi, What is ChucK's default output bit-depth? 16? every time I run it from the command line is resets the bit depth in OS X 10.4.7's Audio MIDI Settings to 16 bits. Is there a way to specify this? Also, when I run MiniAudicle (MacBook, 10.4.7), adding a shred containing access to the dac causes MiniAudicle to crash. I've tried numerous different settings in both the MiniAudicle preferences and in OS X's Audio MIDI settings. Also, generally, can anyone comment on the infuriating susceptibility of the OS X Audio MIDI settings to being overridden, reset, changed, etc., by practically any application? Obviously, I'm new to Mac/OS X, so any insight into how this affects the applications, themselves, would be appreciated, i.e., should I only worry about what the application audio settings/post is telling me? Thanks a lot, in advance... Matt

Hi Matt!
What is ChucK's default output bit-depth?
By default, ChucK talks to CoreAudio at 32-bit floating point.
16? every time I run it from the command line is resets the bit depth in OS X 10.4.7's Audio MIDI Settings to 16 bits. Is there a way to specify this?
Currently, there is no way to specify this. It would be worth adding! It's strange that it's getting set to 16-bit. Are you using the universal binary downloaded from site? Also, run --probe, which may tell you more about the available devices: > chuck --probe
Also, when I run MiniAudicle (MacBook, 10.4.7), adding a shred containing access to the dac causes MiniAudicle to crash. I've tried numerous different settings in both the MiniAudicle preferences and in OS X's Audio MIDI settings.
There is a bug in the intel version of the miniAudicle that causes real-time audio to crash. I believe Spencer has fixed this issue and will release a new version today.
Also, generally, can anyone comment on the infuriating susceptibility of the OS X Audio MIDI settings to being overridden, reset, changed, etc., by practically any application?
Can anyone else address this? I think this would be helpful for many OS X MIDI users. Best, Ge!
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Ge Wang
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