Can't use front panel audio while main in use?

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Hello both the motherboard's and the front panel's audio inputs work just fine. I have my Speakers connected to the motherboards audio input and my headphones on the front panel input. Whenever i only have the speakers connected but not the headhpones in the front it works fine, whenever i put my headphones on the front but not the speakers on the mobo... still it works fine. Whenever both speakers and headphones are connected the system only gets sound through headhpones...on my old system i could hear from both speakers and headphones at the same time... i dont want to plug and un-plug all the time... any suggestions?

PS: I thought maybe its some kind of driver thing cause this is a brand new pc...i might be missing something.

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

I'm assuming you are using motherboard audio, there is a setting in Realtek settings that mutes other outputs when the front panel Audio is hooked up. Look around in the Sound settings or "Realtek" settings in control panel it is in there.

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

Nope, sadly i can't find any options in the sound settings that fix the problem... any more detailed ideas maybe?

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

Is it a prebuilt PC like HP or you built it yourself?

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

Custom PC made by me.

Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5 6400
Motherboard: Gigabyte H110M-DS2
RAM: 2 x HyperX Fury 8Gb Dual-Channel
GPU: GeForce GTX 960 4Gb
PSU: XFX-TS 550 W

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

Ok yeah thats Realtek, you gotta look for Realtek HD Audio Manager and then on the Audio I/O tab look for connector settings, then there is a checkbox for mute rear panel. Uncheck that.

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

Ye i also came across a solution that said i should go change the settings on the Realtek HD Audio manager but i cant find it anywhere.. i see it on the hidden tray icons (which is not hidden ive set it to "icon and notifications" but it still doesnt appear on the task manager next to the clock). Also if i even search "realtek" on the search option in the windows button..it doesnt find anything... ive checked my control panel...still nothing, getting kinda desperate at this point

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

HuskyPsycho :

Have you installed all of the Gigabyte provided Audio drivers and software?

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5492#driver

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

HuskyPsycho :

Have you installed all of the Gigabyte provided Audio drivers and software?

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5492#driver

i just did. Everything was completed succesfully now in the "sounds" menu i can see both speakers and Headphones but still.... one cancels the other... i only get to choose which is the default and the other one is muted.

PS: Still no Realtek Audio Manager

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

Maybe renamed Gigabyte Audio manager in Control Panel?

Unfortunately without that there is no way to disable this feature.

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

nope nothing like it.

can't i do anything from a third-party program or even from the "sound settings"?

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

HuskyPsycho :

You can look around in sound settings I have never seen that in there, but maybe its buried in a menu somewhere.

There really are no third party sound configuration programs.

Nigel Spike · May 3, 2016

I have an ASUS Z97-A mobo with Realtec HD sound, and I reach Realtec HD-sound configuration in either of the ways below:

A. Control Panel -> Realtec HD Sound configuration

B. Systray icon Realtec HD Sound configuration - Right click, choose topmost item (not sure of the English term).

C. Remove and reinsert speaker/headphone plug on Mobo back plate.

D. Insert headphone plug on case front plate.

When in the Realtec HD-sound configuration, click the cog wheel in top right corner of window to get to settings. Here I find the tickbox mentioned by Rogue Leader.

Edit: Filepath = C:\Windows\system32\RTSnMg64.cpl

Nigel

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Nigel Spike :

Here's the thing... i dont have ANYTHING that is related to "Realtek" in my Control Panel.

Screenshot:
http://prnt.sc/aztlz0[

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Through a trick i managed to find the audio Manager!!! Now... what do i need to do to make sound come out of both headhpnes and speakers? Snapshot attached below!

http://prnt.sc/aztq3w

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

HuskyPsycho :

That little settings wheel (bottom right corner first icon) should give you the configuration

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

Man thanks for everyhting! I found it and clicked on it... but STILL it wont play on both devices... im sure the aanswer is right here...i just cant see it!!

Rogue Leader · May 3, 2016

HuskyPsycho :

Rogue Leader :

Man thanks for everyhting! I found it and clicked on it... but STILL it wont play on both devices... im sure the aanswer is right here...i just cant see it!!

Hmm I don't know, I mean thats the setting, not sure what else can be done.

HuskyPsycho · May 3, 2016

Rogue Leader :

SOLUTION FIGURED OUT.

ANY OF YOU OUT THERE HURTING YOUR BRAIN ON HOW TO ENABLE SOUND ON BOTH SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES, HERE'S THE ANSWER.

1) R click on your speaker icon, select 'Recording Devices' (if you have the sounds dialog up, it's the 2nd tab 'Recording')
2) R click in the white space, be sure that BOTH "show disabled devices" AND "show disconnected devices" are checked.
3) **Now this step is going to take a little bit of thought for each computer being used: I get a device "Stereo Mix", ENABLE this device.
4) Click on Properties, go to the tab 'Listen'
5) Check the box "Listen to this device", also change the drop-down box below "Playback through this device" to be your second audio device
-- To verify that you've done this correctly, go back to the Sound dialog tab Playback, you should now see both of your audio devices showing the little green graphs moving.

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