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Having separate audio sources go to separate audio devices.

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  • TV
  • Audio
  • Devices
  • Windows 7
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June 20, 2013 12:56:56 AM

Alright, let's get complicated. Here's what I want to do.

I have a video card with HDMI out that I have running to my TV, so I can watch Netflix or Youtube on my TV. I also have computer speakers plugged into the 1/8 jack on my motherboard. I can switch between the two easily in playback devices by changing the default device. (if you know a better way, lemme know)

What I would LIKE to do if possible is, for example, be playing Youtube up on my TV with the sound from the video coming out of the TV, and be playing a game on my computer monitor and have the audio from the game coming out of the computer speakers.

I haven't been able to find a way. I'm hoping that someone out there knows of a program that directs where the audio from multiple applications go, sort of like the volume mixer and the playback devices fused together. Or maybe there's a way to do this in Windows itself. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm hoping this is possible. :/ 


Edit: I have achieved this by tricking the computer, but would still like to know if there is an easier way. I set my speakers to be the default device and started a game. The game played through my speakers, and then I switched the default device to be the TV instead. The game continued to play through the computer speakers, and when I started a Youtube video, it played through the TV speakers. I had them running simultaneously, perfectly. So it IS possible to have it routed this way, problem is that it's a giant pain of a process to do a lot. :/ 

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June 20, 2013 1:07:41 AM

As far as i know, there is no way, because windows can only handle one playback device at a time. The only way to get close to what you want to do is, if the playback device handles multiple streams, like some Realtech chips / drivers do.
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