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Title: WASAPI / Windows 7- playback switches to speakers from headphones?
Post by: ccusson15 on December 16, 2011, 10:07:01 am
I'm running MC version 16.0.181 on Windows 7 on a Dell Lattitude.

I recently changed my  output to WASAPI from ASIO. What happens now is when I am playing music through MC and have my headphones plugged in, when another application plays a sound (say the 'click' when navigating to a webpage), the sound plays in the headphones and the music changes from my headphones to the speakers on my laptop.

Any ideas on how to fix this? 
Title: Re: WASAPI / Windows 7- playback switches to speakers from headphones?
Post by: Vincent Kars on December 16, 2011, 01:28:27 pm
Have you checked "Open device for exclusive access" in Ouput Mode settings?
Title: Re: WASAPI / Windows 7- playback switches to speakers from headphones?
Post by: ccusson15 on December 16, 2011, 02:23:17 pm
Quote from: Vincent Kars on December 16, 2011, 01:28:27 pm
Have you checked "Open device for exclusive access" in Ouput Mode settings?

Yes, I have that checked, but it still occurs.
Title: Re: WASAPI / Windows 7- playback switches to speakers from headphones?
Post by: Matt on December 16, 2011, 02:29:27 pm
Does picking a specific output line in the WASAPI options of Media Center help (as opposed to just 'Default sound device' or similar)?
Title: Re: WASAPI / Windows 7- playback switches to speakers from headphones?
Post by: ccusson15 on December 16, 2011, 02:43:08 pm
Quote from: Matt on December 16, 2011, 02:29:27 pm
Does picking a specific output line in the WASAPI options of Media Center help (as opposed to just 'Default sound device' or similar)?

Hi Matt,

Yes, I have Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) selected.
Title: Re: WASAPI / Windows 7- playback switches to speakers from headphones?
Post by: Matt on December 16, 2011, 03:12:05 pm
Quote from: ccusson15 on December 16, 2011, 02:43:08 pm
Yes, I have Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) selected.

It's interesting that both lines (speakers and headphones) are the same output.

It's a mystery to me how the driver decides where to route the sound.

You could just try all the different audio outputs and see if any do better.  Updating sound card drivers might help too.

Sorry to not have a better answer.