# Sound input name
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/sound-input-name/44862
**Category:** Libraries
**Created:** [July 30, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sound-input-name/44862 "2024-07-30T03:26:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@larry](https://discourse.processing.org/u/larry)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sound-input-name/44862/1 "2024-07-30T03:26:21Z")
Is it possible to specify the sound.inputDevice by name and not by number? The order of the input devices shifts on my computer but when I try and enter a device name I get an error saying inuptDevice only accepts an integer.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sound-input-name/44862/2 "2024-08-04T18:10:38Z")
Hi @larry,
You can use this and select by your device name.
> **[list() / Libraries](https://processing.org/reference/libraries/sound/sound_list_)**
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> Print and return information on available audio devices and their number of input/output channels. Under normal circumstances you will not want to call Sound.list() in your actual sketch code, …
Cheers
— mnse
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### Author:  [@larry](https://discourse.processing.org/u/larry)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sound-input-name/44862/3 "2024-08-06T02:38:22Z")
Hi Mnse
Thanks for your response.
I’m having trouble using sound.list(filter).
If I use sound.list(“Default Audio Device”) I get the error - the function “list()” does not expect any parameters.
Thanks
Rhian
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### Author:  [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sound-input-name/44862/4 "2024-08-06T05:34:23Z")
Hi @larry,
Which version of processing and processing sound you are using?
Cheers
— mnse