Surround sound + Headset

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:15 pm

Anyone know if I can have just TS running through my headphones and all other sound through my surround sound? My sound card is a Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeMusic and headset is Plantronics .Audio 70...The headset plugs into the soundcard...it is not a USB set.

StarLord · Post by **StarLord** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:20 pm

I doupt it... With a USB plug it would have been easy, but if you connect directly on the sound card... Go have a look in your sound card driver (You certainly have a software to manage it?) maybe you gonna find something there...

ChickenSalad · Post by **ChickenSalad** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:23 am

I'd say no. Games require you to tell em which sound hardware to use and TS does so too. So unless the XFi features 2 audio processors I doubt that's possible.

If you want to do the 5.1+HS (which I do recommend, been using such a setup for years), just get a cheap, additional soundcard for TS (seriously, I think any available card will do).

Post by **Ash2Dust** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:02 pm

Or even built in sound on most motherboards. Now getting 2 different sound cards and drivers to play nice with each other may be a different story.

ChickenSalad · Post by **ChickenSalad** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:42 pm

True, didn't think about that. I'm running an SB Live and an Audigy2 together - which is luckily the same driver (finally something Creative did right

).

DaGrooved1 · Post by **DaGrooved1** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:18 pm

I know a lot of people who use USB headsets for TS, and keep their ingame sound running through the speakers. My friend uses his PS2 USB mic, but I don't know of any easy way of doing it with a conventional microphone.

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:14 am

My uber Plantronics set is almost shot...Ill go for a USB set next. Thanks for input.