Author: MikeS
Subject: Dual Audio Outputs
Posted: 18 Feb 2017 at 12:23am
As you may have seen, in the Windows Sound settings in Control Panel, you are allowed to select one default audio device. Which is what makes it difficult or impossible to configure multiple audio devices at the same time. Or have you configured your audio in a different way?
I HAVE AT TIMES MANAGED TO DEFINE MY ARRANGEMENT AS QUADROPHONIC WHICH BRING UP 4 SPEAKERS IN THE SOUND CONFIGURATION WINDOWS. CLICKING THE TEST BUTTON GETS A TEST CHIME TO PLAY FROM EACH OF THE SPEAKERS SHOWN ONE AFTER THE OTHER. BUT WHEN I START MCE AND PLAY MUSIC I ONLY GET AUDIO FROM THE 3.5MM JACK - THE HDMI IS SILENT.
Not a lot of details about the hardware being used. You mentioned the HDMI output to your TV, is that on the board's IO panel? Or from a video card?
ON BOARD HDMI
Which also brings us to the video source. Is that the Intel iGPU, or video card?
ON BOARD VGA
You mentioned the Realtek audio, but the Intel iGPU output has its own audio source. Not to mention potential audio signals from a video card. The question is which one are you using?
THE 3.5MM SOCKET ON THE I/O PANEL WHICH IS RECOGNISED (WHEN I PLUG IN ) BY REALTEK AUDIO MANAGER AS "SPEAKERS L R"
What cables do you use to connect the PC to your stereo system, and where are they connected?
FROM 3.5MM JACK TO LINE INPUTS ON STEREO
Does your PC case have front panel audio connections, and is it connected to the board?
YES CONNECTED BUT NOT IN USE
( I HAVE SEEN AN OPTION FOR FRONT CONNECTOR AS "ALLOW DIFFERENT AUDIO STREAMS" ??)
Does your stereo only have analog inputs? No digital input or decoding of a SPDIF digital signal via a TOSLINK connection?
ONLY ANALOG - I HAVE THOUGHT OF BUYING A SPDIF TO ANALOGUE CONVERTER AND MAY END UP DOING THIS IF I CANNOT SOLVE ISSUE ( MY PREVIOUS HPTC DID ALLOW THIS FEATURE BUT IT WAS HDMI1.2)
I HAVE SEEN MENTION ON THE ASROCK SITE OF MIXER TOOL WHICH IS ALLEGED TO ENABLE MULTIPLE STREAMS OF AUDIO BUT I DO NOT HAVE MIXER TOOL??
TKS
Subject: Dual Audio Outputs
Posted: 18 Feb 2017 at 12:23am
As you may have seen, in the Windows Sound settings in Control Panel, you are allowed to select one default audio device. Which is what makes it difficult or impossible to configure multiple audio devices at the same time. Or have you configured your audio in a different way?
I HAVE AT TIMES MANAGED TO DEFINE MY ARRANGEMENT AS QUADROPHONIC WHICH BRING UP 4 SPEAKERS IN THE SOUND CONFIGURATION WINDOWS. CLICKING THE TEST BUTTON GETS A TEST CHIME TO PLAY FROM EACH OF THE SPEAKERS SHOWN ONE AFTER THE OTHER. BUT WHEN I START MCE AND PLAY MUSIC I ONLY GET AUDIO FROM THE 3.5MM JACK - THE HDMI IS SILENT.
Not a lot of details about the hardware being used. You mentioned the HDMI output to your TV, is that on the board's IO panel? Or from a video card?
ON BOARD HDMI
Which also brings us to the video source. Is that the Intel iGPU, or video card?
ON BOARD VGA
You mentioned the Realtek audio, but the Intel iGPU output has its own audio source. Not to mention potential audio signals from a video card. The question is which one are you using?
THE 3.5MM SOCKET ON THE I/O PANEL WHICH IS RECOGNISED (WHEN I PLUG IN ) BY REALTEK AUDIO MANAGER AS "SPEAKERS L R"
What cables do you use to connect the PC to your stereo system, and where are they connected?
FROM 3.5MM JACK TO LINE INPUTS ON STEREO
Does your PC case have front panel audio connections, and is it connected to the board?
YES CONNECTED BUT NOT IN USE
( I HAVE SEEN AN OPTION FOR FRONT CONNECTOR AS "ALLOW DIFFERENT AUDIO STREAMS" ??)
Does your stereo only have analog inputs? No digital input or decoding of a SPDIF digital signal via a TOSLINK connection?
ONLY ANALOG - I HAVE THOUGHT OF BUYING A SPDIF TO ANALOGUE CONVERTER AND MAY END UP DOING THIS IF I CANNOT SOLVE ISSUE ( MY PREVIOUS HPTC DID ALLOW THIS FEATURE BUT IT WAS HDMI1.2)
I HAVE SEEN MENTION ON THE ASROCK SITE OF MIXER TOOL WHICH IS ALLEGED TO ENABLE MULTIPLE STREAMS OF AUDIO BUT I DO NOT HAVE MIXER TOOL??
TKS