Mixing Laptop and PC Audio into 1 headset?

Barney6262

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Hello all,
So I have always wanted to play a game on my PC while having a film/video on a second screen.
I have been using my laptop as a way to watch youtube videos, but I have always had the problem of not having both audio streams come into my headset.

So, how can I mix the laptop and PC audio and listen to both through one headset.

I have a hyperx cloud 1 headset plugged into an asus xonar sound card in my PC.

Thanks for any help,
Barney6262.
 

warhead0

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You'll need extra Hardware to do this properly.

Unfortunately the sound card does not allow two outputs at the same time. ( I also have a Xonar STX)

You could try plugging the second headphones into the motherboard audio, but it will only play from audio that is set to output to the motherboard.

For example I had Teamspeak audio coming through my Xonar STX into my headphones, I then have WinAmp playing music through my motherboard that was connected to my speakers.

So, I have two audio channels that can be used at the same time, but from different sources.

You might be able to get what you want with a 3.5mm Y-splitter cable

Hope that helps a little...
 

Barney6262

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Thanks for the answers, I did suspect I would need an audio mixer but I didn't know what to get.

Something like this
http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/087447-Rolls-MX56c?utm_...
should allow you to mix the laptop and PC audio.

Is there something a bit cheaper than that? I only need to mix 2 channels into one...

Thanks for the suggestion though.

You'll need extra Hardware to do this properly.

Unfortunately the sound card does not allow two outputs at the same time. ( I also have a Xonar STX)

You could try plugging the second headphones into the motherboard audio, but it will only play from audio that is set to output to the motherboard.

For example I had Teamspeak audio coming through my Xonar STX into my headphones, I then have WinAmp playing music through my motherboard that was connected to my speakers.

So, I have two audio channels that can be used at the same time, but from different sources.

You might be able to get what you want with a 3.5mm Y-splitter cable

Hope that helps a little...

I think you misunderstand. I have one pair of headphones and two sources of audio. So I need two inputs to be turned into one output.