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What I want (this is probably hard for most to answer, as this is a very unique setup) is to have two different streams (this means audio splitter is not an option, as it will still only be one stream) of audio - one through the headphones and one through the main speakers. I can do the audio rerouting using virtual audio cables, however the problem is this: i cannot get both headphones AND speakers to play even just one stream, let alone two seperate ones. using "split front and back audio into seperate streams is not an option, as the actual MB F_PANEL is faulty (nothing to do with the case front panel, just so you know. that works fine)
So, first things first. I need it to recognise the headphones as a seperate audio device so that Virtual Audio Cables will detect it and allow me to route the necessary audio to the headphones only. I also need to be able have sound play through speakers and headphones together
what i want to achieve overall, is this:
have the ENTIRE computer's sounds picked up by VAC, and stream them to Line1. then have Line1 stream to the headphones. that way whatever's being streamed is heard through the headphones, while the entire system sounds (including those not streamed) are played through speakers.
What's your actual aim here? There may be a simpler solution. Do you want to have music playing on your speakers and something like Skype through the headphones?
You're motherboard probably has inbuilt HD sound already, likely what your using so honestly the easiest soltion is going to spend $10 on an older SoundBlaster card so you have two devices shown on your system. – Amicable – 2012-08-29T10:23:09.643
actually my aim is tohave say a skype call playing whatever is being streamed to my default communication device (in this case Line 1, virtual device created by VAC) playing through my headphones, while anything else, such as error message sound, or incoming skype instant message through the speakers (different audio stream). in order to do that, i need the computer to see headphones and speakers as two audio devices. also, wouldn't an addon sound card disable the onboard one? – Sylvester the Cat – 2012-08-29T10:38:50.757
No, it would be fine you would just have more devices to choose from. I'm going to post this as an answer now I understand you're question better. – Amicable – 2012-08-29T10:55:41.757