switch headphone and speaker without unplugging

[RyomaSJibenG]

as the title said, how?

[Enderman]

in the windows sound mixer just switch the output

click on"speakers" and switch it to headphones

[RyomaSJibenG]

err how? what i wanted to do is to switch where the audio will play, like at night i switch to headphone, while in the day i want to use the speaker, i hate unplugging each time and it could cause the port to get loose

[creatip123]

$5 project: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/217479-diystereo-io-ab-selector-image-heavy/

[TheKDub]

$5 project: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/217479-diystereo-io-ab-selector-image-heavy/

 

This ^

I planned to do it, though never found the time or money while still remembering of wanting to do it.

 

Well, not quite this, but a very similar project, the one linked is for two inputs one output, I'd want the reverse.

[RyomaSJibenG]

$5 project: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/217479-diystereo-io-ab-selector-image-heavy/

 

o wow, never even thought of that

[creatip123]

This ^

I planned to do it, though never found the time or money while still remembering of wanting to do it.

 

Well, not quite this, but a very similar project, the one linked is for two inputs one output, I'd want the reverse.

 

Electricity flow either way though, so it can be used as both, 1 input => 2 outputs, or 2 inputs => 1 output.

 

Perhaps you mean like a splitter?

[TheKDub]

Electricity flow either way though, so it can be used as both, 1 input => 2 outputs, or 2 inputs => 1 output.

 

Perhaps you mean like a splitter?

 

Pretty much, except with the switch there so I can control what is getting audio fed to it. (That way I can have speakers plugged into one output, headphones in the other, and have my computer hooked up to the input and easily switch between the two.

[creatip123]

Pretty much, except with the switch there so I can control what is getting audio fed to it. (That way I can have speakers plugged into one output, headphones in the other, and have my computer hooked up to the input and easily switch between the two.

 

That's practically what that project is about

 

That's technically called an A/B selector, and can work either way.

[TheKDub]

That's practically what that project is about

 

That's technically called an A/B selector, and can work either way.

 

Alright, thanks

[RyomaSJibenG]

and i found a slightly better solution almost like @Enderman said

 

since my MSI using realtek hd audio, i went to

 

device advanced setting > playback devices > make front and rear output devices playback two different audio streams simultaneously

 

then right click speakers > playback devices

the speaker and headphone shown up as speakers, so i only have to set either as default to change them

 

regardless @TheKDub solution is cool and easier just by toggling the switch, i actually might want to look into it too