how to split audio between speakers and headphones

Basically, this is so my kid can watch on a separate screen, hear the audio, and I have the show recorded in case he really loves it I can save it to a tablet for car rides.

I want to be able to watch YouTube videos on a desktop via Chrome, listening via a headset, recording via OBS Studio, but not recording the mic.

Please be so kind as to tell me whether I'm understanding this correctly.

PS: JACK0R, thank you for The Helping Squad, it helped me a lot!Įdit: I watched the YouTube video again and I think I understand - YouTube, being in a Chrome browser, cannot be separated / split at all, so it's impossible to do what I want to do. Rolls is from North America, so if you are in Europe you can find this mixer on the online store: thomann. The rest were mono, or no longer in production. (IMO)īTW, the Rolls stereo mixer I have is the only mini jack stereo mixer I could find without a power brick. Then traded that gear for my current setup, and it is a significant improvement, simple, and efficient. It was OK, but lacked input and output features. Later I traded my mixer for an external soundcard: Focusrite Scarlet 2i2. I do not recommend mixers like the Behringer Xenyx or anything remotely similar cause of extra power brick, unbalanced TRS, mono audio inputs, etc. First I had a small Behringer Xenyx mixer and a SE-X1 XLR microphone. (EG: Ch1:FrontIO/LineOut, Ch2:RearIO.)īefore this setup I had other gear, and I will briefly explain why this is the best out of what I tried. You can set it up for those devices if they appear on your audio device list. Note: the PCIe soundcard is not necessary if your motherboard has support for seperate channels like: front io sound, rear io sound, and/or an extra line out port. Maybe use a splitter cable, I stick to unplugging to switch between the 2. The headphones will become a pick up, like a microphone, potentially causing feedback. Never both.* If you noticed that the Rolls mixer has both mini jack and TRS jack, do not use an adapter to output to speakers and headphones. Next right click the soundcard you want to hear VoIP, and select Set as Default Communications Device. Right click the soundcard you want to hear game sounds, and select Set as Default Device. ○On Windows 8 go to the audio devices window (right click the speaker icon in the system tray and select devices). Next connect your speakers or headphones. Connect the AUX cables to the stereo Rolls mixer. ○first plug in the AUX cables to devices (soundcards, music device, microphone monitor). ○Mp3 player/smartphone/tablet/whatever has my jams. I am going to mention an alternative, which is my current setup, and share my experiences. I spent several days researching this subject of seperate audio channels.

How to split audio between speakers and headphones