audio combiner?
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Hi all,
I often use my tv and laptop at the same time - playing gta through the tv and havibng a skype conversation through the computer. I can only listen to one set of headphones at once, so something has to be on loudspeaker which is antisocial late at night.
I know you can get hordes of different headphone splitter, that take 1 input to 2 outputs. What I am after is the reverse - something to combine 2 inputs to one output.
I know you cannot simmply use a splitter in reverse, as each input tries to drive the other one the wrong way down the wire.
So does a cheap, effective headphone mixer exist? I'm not after a 100 quid dj mixing deck, just a fiver or so's box of tricks and cabling.
Does such a thing exist?
I often use my tv and laptop at the same time - playing gta through the tv and havibng a skype conversation through the computer. I can only listen to one set of headphones at once, so something has to be on loudspeaker which is antisocial late at night.
I know you can get hordes of different headphone splitter, that take 1 input to 2 outputs. What I am after is the reverse - something to combine 2 inputs to one output.
I know you cannot simmply use a splitter in reverse, as each input tries to drive the other one the wrong way down the wire.
So does a cheap, effective headphone mixer exist? I'm not after a 100 quid dj mixing deck, just a fiver or so's box of tricks and cabling.
Does such a thing exist?
Sounds to me like you need an audio switch... here's a cheap chinese one, better ones available if you want to spend more...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5mm-2-Port-female-2-1-...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5mm-2-Port-female-2-1-...
Fotic said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Hi all,
I often use my tv and laptop at the same time - playing gta through the tv and havibng a skype conversation through the computer.
HiI often use my tv and laptop at the same time - playing gta through the tv and havibng a skype conversation through the computer.
What sort of person talks on a face-to-face thing like skype whilst still playing a computer game?
Rhetorical.
Anyway, thanks for the other suggestions chaps. Does a computer automatically route any line-in sound back out of the headphone jack or does this need specifically configuring?
ChemicalChaos said:
Fotic said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Hi all,
I often use my tv and laptop at the same time - playing gta through the tv and havibng a skype conversation through the computer.
HiI often use my tv and laptop at the same time - playing gta through the tv and havibng a skype conversation through the computer.
What sort of person talks on a face-to-face thing like skype whilst still playing a computer game?
Rhetorical.
ChemicalChaos said:
Anyway, thanks for the other suggestions chaps. Does a computer automatically route any line-in sound back out of the headphone jack or does this need specifically configuring?
You'll probably need to open the sound mixer application. Normally a double click on the speaker icon down in the notification area bottom right.Gassing Station | Home Cinema & Hi-Fi | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff