using headset and speakers sametime

Aman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

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Warriors of Narsil

R/Mo

Is it possible for me to hear guild wars out of my computer speakers and use my headset for teamspeak only at the same time?

[Morkai]

[Morkai]

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

Heroes of Elonia [HE]

W/Rt

Yes, green wire from speakers into Soundcard, pink wire from mic into soundcard. Headset on. You will hear sounds through the speakers and the mic will work as normal.

Aman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

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Warriors of Narsil

R/Mo

but i want to hear the people talking from headset but the guild wars sound from speakers

eggrolls

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aman
but i want to hear the people talking from headset but the guild wars sound from speakers
if you want your headset to have only teamspeak but no guild wars sounds...
and your speakers to have only guild wars but no teamspeak sounds...

I do not think that would be possible. If you have two sound cards, then it might be possible. I'm thinking that you can set teamspeak's default output device to the first card and GW's to the second card, hook up the headset to the first and speakers to the second.

Another option is to use the headset only and turn down the volume in GW so you can hear voices in teamspeak.

Nanood

Nanood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Supermans Crystal Palace

Legion Of The Dark Sun

Since you cant split the audio output signal Eg music out one port, voice out another the answer i believe is no. Even with dual sound devices your pc is still only outputting a single sound stream. I cant think of a way to do it even with 5.1 or higher since you are working with a logic system and not just a mixed input of sounds to be seperated.

So my answer would be no.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

My last headset was a mikomi usb digital from argos stores, that came with its own built in soundcard.

It certainly wouldn't use the soundblaster card in my pc, something I found annoying, but it might be what your looking for.

lordpwn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanood
Since you cant split the audio output signal Eg music out one port, voice out another the answer i believe is no. Even with dual sound devices your pc is still only outputting a single sound stream. I cant think of a way to do it even with 5.1 or higher since you are working with a logic system and not just a mixed input of sounds to be seperated.

So my answer would be no.
Um, no. Windows has supported multiple audio outputs since Windows XP at least.

Most VoIP apps let you choose the sound device to use, while Guild Wars doesn't, so set the device you want to handle the game's audio as your primary sound device in the Control Panel, then configure the VoIP app to use the other one.

tasha

tasha

Auctions Mod

Join Date: Jan 2006

UK

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

I do this with Ventrilo, but I've never worked out how to do it on Teamspeak and this is part of the reason I don't use it. I'll be watching this with interest to see if anyone has a more detailed response as to the how.

Two Dawgs

Two Dawgs

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2008

Atlanta area GA

Fellows of Mythgar (FOM)

R/

I did it by accident. Used a usb headset, set input/output device in TS server to the usb in/out and have TS on headset, game audio on speakers through my sound card.

tommarrow

tommarrow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shyft Machine [MYTH]

E/

I noticed with mine if GW was already running then I plugged in my headphones GW would still play through the speakers.

Nanood

Nanood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Supermans Crystal Palace

Legion Of The Dark Sun

Quote:
Originally Posted by tommarrow
I noticed with mine if GW was already running then I plugged in my headphones GW would still play through the speakers.
Mine too. Always needed to shutdown GW and restart.

But thanks to other comments in this thread I'm going to be trying to split the audio up and see how it goes. Forums are a great place for info !