Sending application audio output to different sound cards

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zman5

Discussion Starter · May 24, 2007

I am using dual monitor inputs from my video card to my HDTV and I also have a six-channel output from my motherboard audio and a two-channel output from an additional sound card going into my receiver.

I want to have the PCI sound card output and secondary video output playing an internet video stream 24/7 using Media Player Classic. I want the primary screen and motherboard six-channel audio for everything else.

I have tried fiddling with the settings in Media Player Classic but it will only play on the default sound device. I am still trying to get used to Windows Vista but so far I don't see the option I need.

Any ideas?

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umdivx

· #2 · May 24, 2007

open up MPC, then go to view menu, then options.

once your in the options menu, you'll see the playback menu, and then output as a sub-menu, click on output.

in that menu you will see directshow audio with a drop down menu.

by default, its always set to system default, use the drop down menu, and choose the secondary sound card, whatever brand name, model number it is.

and you should now be good to go.

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zman5

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 25, 2007

It turns out that your suggestion does work, but not for this particular real media stream.

I rely on a program called Real Alternative to play real media content in Media Player Classic. Apparently, Real Alternative controls the output of the sound, since specifying different audio devices in MPC has no effect. Although Real Alternative has an option in its configuration for Direct Sound, it must be using the system default audio device as it also has no effect.

I tried the official Real Player 10.5 Gold software but it crashes each time when I select 'Hardware' in its' options. It may be an imcompatibility with Vista.

I hope I do not have to set up a second system for simply playing this media stream.

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zman5

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 26, 2007

If i can't control output direction from the application directly, isn't there a way with some utility that I can transfer this output to another sound card?

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zman5

Discussion Starter · #5 · May 27, 2007

Nothing at all? I should use a second system?

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greggplummer

· #6 · May 29, 2007

You might want to take a look at Virtual Audio Cable . I have no experience with this, but based on it's name, it might be what you are looking for.

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Herc

· #7 · May 30, 2007

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Originally Posted by zman5 /forum/post/0

If i can't control output direction from the application directly, isn't there a way with some utility that I can transfer this output to another sound card?

Change the default soundcard to the "other" soundcard

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