VoidLinkAudio / Ableton Link Audio CHOPs for TouchDesigner (mac + win)

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Hi everyone,

Released VoidLinkAudio v0.2.0, a multi-host integration of Ableton Link Audio that includes two custom CHOPs for TouchDesigner.

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Link Audio is the audio extension to Ableton Link, shipped with Live 12.4 (publicly released May 5, 2026). It lets you stream audio between Link peers on a local network, beat-synced, in addition to the tempo/transport sync Link has provided since 2016.

What you get in TD

  • LinkAudioReceive CHOP : subscribe to a remote channel; outputs L/R audio to your TD network
  • LinkAudioSend CHOP : publish a TD audio signal as a named Link Audio channel that other peers can subscribe to

Both CHOPs expose:

  • Channel name and peer name par

    ameters

  • Read/write tempo and transport (sync your TD project with all Link peers)

  • Full Info CHOP / Info DAT integration: peer count, traffic counters, Link timeline values

So your TD network can react to specific stems streamed from a Live session running on another machine, in tempo, with no audio interface or loopback driver between the two.

Use cases

  • Multi-machine live performance: Live driving the music on machine A, TD doing visuals on machine B, both synced over LAN
  • Hybrid installations: Pure Data or Max patches feeding audio into TD for spectral / generative visuals
  • Replace BlackHole / Loopback for inter-app audio routing on a single machine
  • Network jam sessions where each performer runs their own DAW or environment

Builds

  • macOS Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), Apple-notarized
  • Windows x64

Links

Same project also covers Max/MSP, VCV Rack, Pure Data, openFrameworks. VST3/AU plugin pack for DAWs coming next.

Happy to answer questions specifically about the TD integration or share more details on the implementation.

Cheers,
Julien

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This is fantastic. I hope Link Audio gets support on more platforms and hardware too.

Sample perfect network audio without Dante cost or AVB support limitations is a godsend for budget conscious artist / setups.

Thank you from bringing it to so many platforms already!

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I had a pause, working on something else related to this, but I’d like to make other connectors.
SuperCollider etc.

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Quick v0.3.0 update on VoidLinkAudio.

For those who haven’t come across it: VoidLinkAudio is an open-source multi-host integration of Ableton Link Audio (the audio extension shipped with Live 12.4, public release on May 5, 2026). The TouchDesigner side gives you two custom CHOPs, LinkAudioSend and LinkAudioReceive, with full state output on Info CHOP and Info DAT (traffic counters, peer list, Link timeline values).

What’s new in v0.3.0: Linux support landed for VCV Rack 2 and Pure Data (x86_64 + ARM64). No change for TouchDesigner: TD stays macOS Universal + Windows x64.

Why mention it here: if you’re running multi-host Link Audio sessions across machines, you can now have a Linux box in the mix as a VCV or Pd peer alongside your TouchDesigner machine. Same Link session, same sample-accurate sync, no driver and no virtual cable. Cross-platform Link Audio across Mac, Windows and Linux peers is now a thing.

For those discovering the project, Peter Kirn’s CDM coverage of the initial release:

Links:

Feedback and bug reports on the TouchDesigner integration specifically very welcome.

Cheers,
Julien
Ableton Certified Trainer · Max Certified Trainer