How to split sound between speakers and headphones

The sound reproduction system is one of the most important things in a computer, without which its use will become much less comfortable. Both headphones and speakers can be used to reproduce sound - both of these accessories are suitable for almost all models of modern devices. But is it possible to turn them on at the same time, to separate them? What will be required to complete this task and will a beginner be able to cope? You will learn about all this in this article.

How to connect speakers and headphones at the same time

First you need to figure out why you need to connect speakers and headphones at the same time. This may be necessary when there are a lot of notifications or other system sounds on the computer, and they constantly distract from listening to music or watching movies/other media files.

An excellent option would be to turn on notifications in the speakers, reducing the sound to a minimum, and listen to the desired tracks exclusively using headphones or vice versa. But is it even possible to do this? How exactly? There are two methods that can be used by an ordinary user, far from the secrets of technology.

One sound source

This method is suitable for cases when you need to play one audio track on several devices at once.For example, if you want to listen to music with a friend, but a child is sleeping in the next room or several people are going to watch a movie with headphones.

Any accessories can be used - both headphones and speakers, everything that is currently connected to the computer.

IMPORTANT. The advantage of such instructions is that you will succeed even if you use two different sound cards. They can be external and internal.

Please note that for such a “disconnection” of sound, you must download a special application to your computer in advance - Virtual Audio Cable.

An important point will be saving the file to a folder, which rarely anyone pays attention to, but sometimes users still change the location of the file. It is better not to do this so that the program works correctly.

After installation, if everything was done correctly, a new device will appear in the list of connected devices, with which the recording will be played. After this, you need to open the folder with the file, click on the first line that opens and select Line 1 as the input device.

When exiting, select one of the desired devices. Then create another similar repeater and select the second device as the output one. This way, you can easily listen to the same track using different accessories.

Different sound sources

In order for different sounds to be played through headphones and speakers, you will need another application - Auduo Router. It resembles the standard Windows mixer, but has many more useful features.

Following the download link you will find two versions of the program. Having chosen the one that suits you, you can get to work.No installation is needed here, so you need to immediately copy the received files to a folder created in advance.

Then you need to launch the software, and all connected devices and programs will appear on the screen.

IMPORTANT. In order for an application to appear on the system, it must be launched. This could be a video player or a file from the browser - in any case, turn it on first.

Then click on the rectangle under the desired program and click Route. Select the device with which you plan to play the track. The same must be done with the second program or browser.

This is how you can simply achieve an incredible result, as it seemed quite recently - to use not only headphones or just speakers at the same time, but all of it together. Installing the necessary applications does not require any special skills or experience - any PC user can handle it.

After this, you can enjoy movies or music without distracting others or, on the contrary, doing it together with them, using several computer accessories at once.