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    Audio Out through USB headphones AND internal headphone jack? Windows 8.1

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by HTWingNut, Jun 18, 2014.

  1. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    I'm curious if there is a way to output audio through both a USB audio device (Logitech G930) and built-in sound card headphone jack or speakers?
     
  2. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    I would say you can try Virtual Audio Cable, but your trying to output to both an analog and digital sink. I don't think Windows or any 3rd party program is capable of outputting to an analog and digital sink at the same time.
     
  3. HTWingNut

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    Thanks. It seemed to work, obviously the "Trial" would blurt out every ten seconds or so. But then all of a sudden it would say "trialtrialtrialtrial" nonstop... I can't figure it out. Glitch with the software or what?

    edit: seems to work now. Weird. Guess I'll have to pony up $35 as it works with what I want need. I don't want anything fancy and if I don't touch the other settings, it seems to work fine, because it has a lot of options that looks like I could screw things up easily.
     
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    Interesting. I will have to remember that. I was honestly skeptical about if it would even work. USB and 3.5mm output two very different signals. Good to know it actually does what its says.
     
  5. HTWingNut

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    Thinking about it though, all it does is route the audio to the VAC and then it distributes the signal to both audio cards, and those cards translate to digital or analog.
     
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    Those were my thoughts too, as long as you can send the same digital signal to any number of DACs, the audio will come through all devices.
     
  7. HTWingNut

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    Pretty nifty app actually, but not necessarily worth $35. Too bad they don't offer a lite version with just one line for like $10.

    Beamed from my G2 Tricorder