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Using multiple sound devices?
I'm new to Vista. I use a headset to communicate to others. At the same
time, I could have music playing out my PC speakers. I use Ventrilo and a USB headset, and when the other person would talk back to me, I could get the sound out of the headset earpiece. However, now I can only set up the sound devices it seems to have all the sound come out either the speakers, ot the headset. I cant figure out how to manage both devices so I can set up Ventrilo for the earpiece only, and have all other computer sounds come from the speakers themselves. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TY!! |
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Using multiple sound devices?
"id2663" wrote in message
... I'm new to Vista. I use a headset to communicate to others. At the same time, I could have music playing out my PC speakers. I use Ventrilo and a USB headset, and when the other person would talk back to me, I could get the sound out of the headset earpiece. However, now I can only set up the sound devices it seems to have all the sound come out either the speakers, ot the headset. I cant figure out how to manage both devices so I can set up Ventrilo for the earpiece only, and have all other computer sounds come from the speakers themselves. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TY!! This should be very easy. The majority of games will not allow you to select which sound device they are going to use, and just pump everything out of the "default" device. If you want to check/set your default device you can do this by right-clicking on the speaker icon in your taskbar. Those nice people at Ventrillo (and teamspeak for that matter) are not unfamiliar with your needs and so have their programs set-up so that you can explicitly specify which device you want their input (mic) and output (headphones) to use. I've been doing this sometimes myself, with my Creative X-Fi setup to play gamesound from surroundsound speakers and using the mobo "High Definition Audio" (ADI 1988B) for the microphone-headset. If I'm just using the one device, it has to be the X-Fi, there is no comparison between the specialization and clarity of the two audio systems in my PC. Crimliar |
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Using multiple sound devices?
I'm still having the difficulty. I have made the output selection on the
Ventrilo options to the headset, but having the speakers set on 'default' on the control panel still overrides my choice. The only way I can get sound to the headset still seems to be to set the earpiece to 'default sound device', but then ALL sound comes out. This is an unique problem I've had with Vista only. I didnt have this difficulty with XP. "CrimLiar" wrote: "id2663" wrote in message ... I'm new to Vista. I use a headset to communicate to others. At the same time, I could have music playing out my PC speakers. I use Ventrilo and a USB headset, and when the other person would talk back to me, I could get the sound out of the headset earpiece. However, now I can only set up the sound devices it seems to have all the sound come out either the speakers, ot the headset. I cant figure out how to manage both devices so I can set up Ventrilo for the earpiece only, and have all other computer sounds come from the speakers themselves. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TY!! This should be very easy. The majority of games will not allow you to select which sound device they are going to use, and just pump everything out of the "default" device. If you want to check/set your default device you can do this by right-clicking on the speaker icon in your taskbar. Those nice people at Ventrillo (and teamspeak for that matter) are not unfamiliar with your needs and so have their programs set-up so that you can explicitly specify which device you want their input (mic) and output (headphones) to use. I've been doing this sometimes myself, with my Creative X-Fi setup to play gamesound from surroundsound speakers and using the mobo "High Definition Audio" (ADI 1988B) for the microphone-headset. If I'm just using the one device, it has to be the X-Fi, there is no comparison between the specialization and clarity of the two audio systems in my PC. Crimliar |
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Using multiple sound devices?
I may have narrowed it down a bit. Looking on my old PC, I would start the
game, which would bring sound out my speakers. Then I could plug in my USB headset, which would allow sound from Vent, since I wouldnt start Vent until after I started the game and tabbed-out. Looking at my control panel, when I plugged the USB set in, the default sound device automatically changes to the USB set. The Vista version doesnt change the default, no matter what order I plug it in. It only reads that a device is plugged in, and doesnt automatically go to it for future programs run. Again, I have to manually change it, however, all programs are switched. How can I get around that? "CrimLiar" wrote: "id2663" wrote in message ... I'm new to Vista. I use a headset to communicate to others. At the same time, I could have music playing out my PC speakers. I use Ventrilo and a USB headset, and when the other person would talk back to me, I could get the sound out of the headset earpiece. However, now I can only set up the sound devices it seems to have all the sound come out either the speakers, ot the headset. I cant figure out how to manage both devices so I can set up Ventrilo for the earpiece only, and have all other computer sounds come from the speakers themselves. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TY!! This should be very easy. The majority of games will not allow you to select which sound device they are going to use, and just pump everything out of the "default" device. If you want to check/set your default device you can do this by right-clicking on the speaker icon in your taskbar. Those nice people at Ventrillo (and teamspeak for that matter) are not unfamiliar with your needs and so have their programs set-up so that you can explicitly specify which device you want their input (mic) and output (headphones) to use. I've been doing this sometimes myself, with my Creative X-Fi setup to play gamesound from surroundsound speakers and using the mobo "High Definition Audio" (ADI 1988B) for the microphone-headset. If I'm just using the one device, it has to be the X-Fi, there is no comparison between the specialization and clarity of the two audio systems in my PC. Crimliar |
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Using multiple sound devices?
"id2663" wrote in message
... I may have narrowed it down a bit. Looking on my old PC, I would start the game, which would bring sound out my speakers. Then I could plug in my USB headset, which would allow sound from Vent, since I wouldnt start Vent until after I started the game and tabbed-out. Looking at my control panel, when I plugged the USB set in, the default sound device automatically changes to the USB set. The Vista version doesnt change the default, no matter what order I plug it in. It only reads that a device is plugged in, and doesnt automatically go to it for future programs run. Again, I have to manually change it, however, all programs are switched. How can I get around that? Reading this, I'm not sure that you have set up the default device, if you have I'm sorry, I'm just trying to cover all bases. Firstly make sure that both your sound devices are connected, every time you connect or disconnect them there is the possibility that the drivers will try to re-set it to be the default device (and ruin your work). Ok then, right click on the speaker icon in your taskbar select "playback devices", and click on the device/speakers/whatever you want to be the default device, and then on the set default button. Before you close the dialogue, click on the "recording" tab and use the same sequence to select your own choice of "default" device. You need to do this as dependant on your system Vista may well not have set up the speakers to be the default. From now on, any program that doesn't give you the choice to explicitly choose another playback or recording device will use those defaults. Ventrillo, gives you the ability to explicitly specify playback/recording devices and so you can set it up to use your headset. Crimliar |