# hs.audiodevice.datasource

Inspect/manipulate the data sources of an audio device

Note: These objects are obtained from the methods on an `hs.audiodevice` object

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## API Overview
**Methods** - _API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor_
 * [name](#name)
 * [setDefault](#setdefault)

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## API Documentation

#### Methods

### [name](#name)

|                                             |                                                                                     |
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| **Signature**                               | `hs.audiodevice.datasource:name() -> string`                                                                    |
| **Type**                                    | Method                                                                     |
| **Description**                             | Gets the name of an audio device datasource                                                                     |
| **Parameters**                              | <ul><li>None</li></ul> |
| **Returns**                                 | <ul><li>A string containing the name of the datasource</li></ul>          |
| **Notes**                                   | None |
| **Examples**                                | None |
| **Source**                                  | [extensions/audiodevice/libaudiodevice.m line 1806](https://github.com/CommandPost/CommandPost-App/blob/master/extensions/audiodevice/libaudiodevice.m#L1806) |

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### [setDefault](#setdefault)

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| **Signature**                               | `hs.audiodevice.datasource:setDefault() -> hs.audiodevice.datasource`                                                                    |
| **Type**                                    | Method                                                                     |
| **Description**                             | Sets the audio device datasource as the default                                                                     |
| **Parameters**                              | <ul><li>None</li></ul> |
| **Returns**                                 | <ul><li>The `hs.audiodevice.datasource` object</li></ul>          |
| **Notes**                                   | None |
| **Examples**                                | None |
| **Source**                                  | [extensions/audiodevice/libaudiodevice.m line 1827](https://github.com/CommandPost/CommandPost-App/blob/master/extensions/audiodevice/libaudiodevice.m#L1827) |

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