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More => Old Versions => Media Center 14 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: shifty on January 20, 2010, 02:04:59 pm
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Hello all, and sorry ahead of time if this question has been answered, but I have not been able to find a solution using the search function.
I have a HTPC running Windows 7. The mobo has an onboard sound / HDMI combo (realtek chipset). I also have installed an Asus Xonar D1 card. All of this connects to my Yamaha RX-V765 receiver. I am using JMC to attempt to get both output devices to play at the same time. I don't even need them to play from different feeds. The same feed would be fine. I just have the primary zone hooked up to 7.1 in my living room, and the secondary zone - analog only :( - runs out of the xonar to a zone selector, to all of my other rooms. I can get either to run independently, but cannot seem to get both to play at the same time. When I try to sync multiple zones using JMC14, only one shows active and I do not get an audio feed from both. Is there something I am doing wrong, or am I mistaken that JMC14 can replicate an audio stream to two devices simultaneously?
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I guess if anyone is interested, my problem occurred while trying to sync from the digital instead of to the digital feed. I kinda figured it would properly convert the analog signal as I had specified two speakers left and right front for the second zone, but oh well, a fix is a fix :)
Zone 1: HDMI (realtek card)
Zone 2: Component analog (Asus card)
As long as I sync from zone 2 to 1 and not the inverse, everything works well. Now if I could only figure out how to tell JMC to save zone configurations and automatically sync any music I start to both zones. As it is, it is a little cumbersome as to switch a song for both zones I have to:
1. click stop on primary zone
2. switch zones
3. click stop on secondary zone
4. start secondary zone w/ new song or playlist
5. sync primary zone from secondary zone
If saving a zone setup and having it initiate on startup as well as control all audio feed changes from the zone you synced from is not a current feature, it sure should be!