Here is my issue: I have a computer with a dual personality. By day, I use a work profile to sit at my desk and work. By night, I fire up a second profile for Gamin, specifically for Racing Simulation or "Simracing".
Until recently, as far as Audio I was setup as follows:
1) Back of case 5.1 output went to a pair of Edirol studio speakers.
2) Front of case headphone jack was connected to a pair of Bose stereo speakers sitting on my driving cockpit
3) Most of the time however, I would do my gaming using a USB surround headphones
I basically would fire up the #2 Bose only when I( had friends over and they wanted to either try out my rig or in those rare cases when my wife was out of the house and I could run the sound through speakers.
My problem is that the front Jack has stopped working. I ordered the part from HAF but one of the reason the front jack and every single USB post on the front of my CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower have stopped working is that they are so exposed that over time the cables are yanked out by mistake.
Once I get the new part, I'll think of a way to shield that, but also visually don't like the mess of cables.
My solutions would be:
1) Purchase a new Audio Card. I just traded a couple of old nVidia Video cards for a brand new one so I have a few slots open. Problem is I am out of USB internal port on my Asus P6X58D-E (that will be the topic of a different post)
2) I read someplace that by using VAC (Virtual Audio Cable) I should be able to set up my front 2 speakers for my Edirol set and the rear speakers of the 5.1 system as a separate audio "entity" I can choose to send the signal out in stereo to my Bose speakers.
I downloaded VAC and I have no idea of what I am doing. What I am sure of is that there is no clear path to get where I want to go. It sounds possible to remap the back speakers of a 5.1 system to perform as the front speakers of a 2.0 stereo, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to do it and I am not a virgin when it comes to computer audio. I wrote, composed, played and mastered a Symphony in Sonar once (well, of, just the first 2 movements, but still).
Would anyone have a good idea on how to use VAC or if there is an inexpensive way to connect my Bose speakers without requiring an internal USB port?
One day I may upgrade to a 7.1 system to place around my driving seat, but that day I'll happily remove what I am already using for whatever new device I'll need.
Thank you.
Until recently, as far as Audio I was setup as follows:
1) Back of case 5.1 output went to a pair of Edirol studio speakers.
2) Front of case headphone jack was connected to a pair of Bose stereo speakers sitting on my driving cockpit
3) Most of the time however, I would do my gaming using a USB surround headphones
I basically would fire up the #2 Bose only when I( had friends over and they wanted to either try out my rig or in those rare cases when my wife was out of the house and I could run the sound through speakers.
My problem is that the front Jack has stopped working. I ordered the part from HAF but one of the reason the front jack and every single USB post on the front of my CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower have stopped working is that they are so exposed that over time the cables are yanked out by mistake.
Once I get the new part, I'll think of a way to shield that, but also visually don't like the mess of cables.
My solutions would be:
1) Purchase a new Audio Card. I just traded a couple of old nVidia Video cards for a brand new one so I have a few slots open. Problem is I am out of USB internal port on my Asus P6X58D-E (that will be the topic of a different post)
2) I read someplace that by using VAC (Virtual Audio Cable) I should be able to set up my front 2 speakers for my Edirol set and the rear speakers of the 5.1 system as a separate audio "entity" I can choose to send the signal out in stereo to my Bose speakers.
I downloaded VAC and I have no idea of what I am doing. What I am sure of is that there is no clear path to get where I want to go. It sounds possible to remap the back speakers of a 5.1 system to perform as the front speakers of a 2.0 stereo, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to do it and I am not a virgin when it comes to computer audio. I wrote, composed, played and mastered a Symphony in Sonar once (well, of, just the first 2 movements, but still).
Would anyone have a good idea on how to use VAC or if there is an inexpensive way to connect my Bose speakers without requiring an internal USB port?
One day I may upgrade to a 7.1 system to place around my driving seat, but that day I'll happily remove what I am already using for whatever new device I'll need.
Thank you.