looking to have 2 sound outputs at once.

tazzzZ

I have 2 displays connected. 1 monitor through dvi connection and 1 hdtv connected through hdmi.

basically i want to be able to have the sound on my hdtv come from the 5870 hdmi connection and then the monitors sound come from the xfi sound card. i have my doubts that this will be possible but if it is does any1 know how to do it??

Snowbat

Which OS?

In Linux you can do this with PulseAudio's Simultaneous Output.

Windows 7 doesn't support multiple simultaneous output but you can use Virtual Audio Cable to work around the limitation.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7hardware/thread/af25defc-7559-4c8d-9480-2ee7790492f1

lmimmfn

Snowbat wrote: »

Which OS?

In Linux you can do this with PulseAudio's Simultaneous Output.

Windows 7 doesn't support multiple simultaneous output but you can use Virtual Audio Cable to work around the limitation.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7hardware/thread/af25defc-7559-4c8d-9480-2ee7790492f1

eh? news to me, its easily done in windows 7 if you have onboard sound and a seperate dedicated card. You just set the player to use e.g. onboard while everything else defaults to the dedicated soundcard, e.g. in Windows Media Player go to Options/Devices, select Speakers and properties and select onboard sound( presuming dedicated is the default ) and bobs your uncle.

tazzzZ

thanks imimmfn that worked. thanks for that.

Tallon

Snowbat wrote: »

Which OS?

In Linux you can do this with PulseAudio's Simultaneous Output.

Windows 7 doesn't support multiple simultaneous output but you can use Virtual Audio Cable to work around the limitation.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7hardware/thread/af25defc-7559-4c8d-9480-2ee7790492f1

yes it does

I can output to my external speakers, my HDTV and my Turtlebeaches, all simultaneously

Snowbat

So why do Microsofties claim it is not possible in Windows 7 "by design"? One here notes that some *hardware* supports it (despite their design intentions) - is that what's happening?


http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7music/thread/4563a5f8-4be4-4463-b312-eff594a9ae49

As per the design you would not able to hear sound from both speakers and HDMI for a single application at one time.
Meghmala – Microsoft Support

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7hardware/thread/af25defc-7559-4c8d-9480-2ee7790492f1

Multiple audio output is not supported by windows 7. It is by design.
Thahaseena M
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7music/thread/018f4b0f-c3da-458d-b41f-a8e448f0dc77

Unfortunately, multiple audio output is not a supported feature in Windows 7.
Gokul – Microsoft Support

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7music/thread/4e57dd01-a68c-4ffe-af3e-66d7f895584b
(Output to 2 sound cards Simultaneously)

Unfortunately this cannot be accomplished, as it is by-design
I. Suuresh Kumar- Microsoft Support.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7music/thread/687306c9-56b2-412f-83a9-187880b0b9e8

Multiple audio outputs are not supported by windows 7. It is by design.

Some hardware supports it; however you may need to contact the computer manufacturer for checking the possibilities.
Diana
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

Tallon

It doesn't matter what people claim, if you try it yourself, you would see that it works just fine.

You can't just google an answer and back it up with your search results.

My W7 supports this nativly, and the OP has said his issue is resolved.

tazzzZ

Yup. It works fine. I can have video Playing on my HDTV with audio coming from the 5870 and I can play games on my monitor at the same time with audio coming from the xfi sound card. Works just fine.

Afraid ur wrong on this one snowbat!

marco_polo

Snowbat wrote: »

So why do Microsofties claim it is not possible in Windows 7 "by design"? One here notes that some *hardware* supports it (despite their design intentions) - is that what's happening?

When microsoft have no interest in supporting something you invariably get their generic 'Not a supported feature' reply.

Snowbat

tazzzZ wrote: »

Yup. It works fine. I can have video Playing on my HDTV with audio coming from the 5870 and I can play games on my monitor at the same time with audio coming from the xfi sound card. Works just fine.

Afraid ur wrong on this one snowbat!

I know per-application audio routing is available but can you play a video on your HDTV and have its audio coming from the 5870 and xfi at the same time? That's what I mean by "multiple simultaneous output".

Tallon

yes, as above, I have it through all 3

Capt'n Midnight

maybe you could get some cheapo USB sound cards and use cables to route stuff in addition to playing with the sound mixers on each

no idea if it works, but might be fun to play around, you can get splitters for the cables too