Author Topic: Seperate sound outputs (Read 645 times)

Treize69 · « **on:** November 28, 2005, 02:23:00 AM »

I'd like the ability to run VOX out a seperate port from my in-game sounds. Would be great to be able to hook the headphones up and hear VOX seperate from the airplane sounds coming from the speakers.

Maybe then I could actually hear poeple talking without having to almost mute my engine sounds.

Either that or a ".make people stop mumbling" command.

Skilless · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2005, 02:48:42 PM »

I've been asking about this for quite some time. This is the only thing I could get out of skuzzy.-

"Windows gets very confused and annoyed when you have more than one sound card/device in the computer system."

I don't want to argue with the guy but this answer didn't really tell me if it could be done or not.

I have a USB surround decoder, and a USB wireless system that sends sound files to my home stereo. I often have music playing with media player to my home stereo while I'm using my USB surround decoder to play AHII with no perceived loss of gameplay. I've also got a USB headset/mic that would work great for what we are talking about. It's just a matter of figuring out how to send different parts of the game audio to different sound devices. This would be even easier if what I've been told is true and that the vox program is totally seperate from AH.

Hopefully this thread won't die the quick silent death that mine did.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2005, 03:12:52 PM »

It cannot be reliably done in a game. Windows cannot reliably use two different sound devices, in a game. It is not designed to be able to do so.

If you are using a USB based sound thing, you are losing some performance in Aces High II, whether you know it or not.

Krusty · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2005, 03:18:02 PM »

Skuzzy, how about this:

Give us the option to put the vox on a different set of channels. Most cards have more than 2.0 support, I'm using 2.1 speakers but can support 5.1 setup. Why not allow the vox to be in "surround" so I can theoretically hook a headset to that chanel's "out" and still have game sounds coming out of the speakers? Just a thought.

g00b · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2005, 04:06:25 PM »

You know there's an adjustable volume for general game sounds while someone is speaking on VOX right?