Choosing speakers by source

[Stoanhart]

Hi,

I'm having a mini-LAN tomorrow night, and I want to run MP3 on my computer over my stereo that I will have hooked up through the AUX inputs on it. I have an audigy, and I was just wondering if anyone knew of a program that would let you direct the sound to certain speakers based on source.

I want the rear speaker phono jack to play the MP3s only, and the fronts to play my game, so my shots and stuff aren't amplified over the stereo, but everyone can hear the music well. This must be possible.

Thanks.

edit: Another idea - I also have an onboard soundcard on my mobo. If I enable it, can I send MP3s to it, and the have the game use the audigy?

[rseven]

This is much more difficult then it sounds. If you enable onboard sound then whatever sound device is the main one in the control panel will be used ny your game and your mp3. The only way around this is if your mp3 player or your game software allow you to choose a device. Remember too, that 2 sound devices will cut into your gaming performance on your rig.
As for trying to separate the sounds in your receiver, that would require multiple inputs for each sound and receivers just don't jave them. My digital receiver just has digital inputs for left and right channels from which it derives 6 channel discrete DTS sound.
I'm not saying there isn't a way to do it, though I don't know how, I'm just saying it's very complicated and probably not worth the hassle. Frankly, I think you are better off getting a boom box and playing music off of something separate from your PC.

[Stoanhart]

Actually, I got it working today. My second idea worked. It took like 2 second. I enabledthe secondary sound card in BIOS, started winamp, pointed it to the C-Media card, and opened CS:S. Worked like a charm. Thanks though.