Question / Help Audio and 2 PC Setup!!!!!

RoyalCSGO

RoyalCSGO

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Can anyone please help me with or even understand this. I have a 2 PC set up (I'll post specs below) but for the life of me I can't get the game audio to carry over to the 2nd PC.

Gaming PC -
CPU - i5 3570k
GPU - AMD 7970 OC
MB - ASRock Extreme4 Z77
SSD - Samsung 840
OS - Windows 10

Streaming PC -
CPU - i5 4690k
Capture Card - AverMedia HD Gamer Lite
MB - ASUS Z97-P
HDD - WD shitty thing
OS - 8.1


I have a Siberia V2 headset which is USB, not analog.

I have a 3.5mm audio jack that I picked up to plug into the OUT of the GP and into the IN of the SP (I tried both putting it into
the IN of the capture card and motherboard) it seems to do nothing other than sometimes add static depending on what configuration, nothing else.

I have tried doing the "listen to this device" trick with the USB headset with Audio Repeater, but it only sends my voice and nothing else, no game, no youtube vid etc

I've tried Virtual Audio Cables, but I can not find any guide on sending it to a 2nd PC/OBS/Live Gamer HD.

I am getting very annoyed now, all day I've been trying to get my 2nd PC to pick up game sounds. Why is the card not picking up any audio? it's using HDMI from my GPU to it, HDMI it supposed to be able to transport audio, so why is it not? And does anyone know why the 3.5mm jack is not doing anything?

I am really lost and frustrated.
 
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Triscy

Member
In my 2 PC setup, I get the audio sent to the stream PC via the built in HDMI audio output source for my Nvidia card. Sadly I don't know if AMD has an equivalent, but I've read things about Stereo Mix having some means of solving this problem.
 
RoyalCSGO

RoyalCSGO

Member
Triscy said:
In my 2 PC setup, I get the audio sent to the stream PC via the built in HDMI audio output source for my Nvidia card. Sadly I don't know if AMD has an equivalent, but I've read things about Stereo Mix having some means of solving this problem.
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AMD has it to, that's the problem I am having, audio is not going from my PC to the 2nd PC via the HDMI cable, a 3.5mm jack does not help too. I've played around with stereo mix, nothing has come of it.
 
GillyMoMo

GillyMoMo

Member
The easy way to fix your issue, is for you to use VoiceMeter Banana. It's similar to VAC but loads better and free. Download it, install and after install set your Headset to A1 and your HMDI to A2 (or however you chose to do it). This in short is sending two audio stream to two places, your headphones and your HDMI out. Set your mic to listen on VoiceMeter AUX (where your HDMI should be selected and Voicemeter main for your headphones). What this does is allows you to send your mic to your stream PC with the HDMI audio (being that your mic is USB and also negates delay) and you don't wind up hearing yourself. Then you end up with your game and your voice over the HDMI sound. Hope this helps.
 
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DoAGoldeneye

Member
Yeah, I was gonna lead up to suggesting Voicemeeter Banana (two e's there, not one). It install 2 virtual audio cables. Set one as your PC's default playback device.

Inputs in VB:
- Your mic
- Cable #1

It allows you change the volume on those inputs and then assign them to outputs.

Outputs:
- Your headset
- Your HDMI Out.

Assign Mic and Game (Cable #1) to the HDMI Out and only the game to your headset.
 
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DoAGoldeneye

Member
This is the root of your problem. Your audio is only going to your headset and NOT your HDMI Out.

My answer using Voicemeeter may have sounded a bit too technical for you, but it would help you. Please get the program and try and understand how it works. Perhaps then my answer will become clearer.
 
RoyalCSGO

RoyalCSGO

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DoAGoldeneye said:
This is the root of your problem. Your audio is only going to your headset and NOT your HDMI Out.

My answer using Voicemeeter may have sounded a bit too technical for you, but it would help you. Please get the program and try and understand how it works. Perhaps then my answer will become clearer.
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I've tried working it, I've tried the setup both of you said and I get nothing, I have always tried with my 3.5mm headset and I get the same. Unless you know how of a guide I can work with, doing it without is complected. only thing I can ever get sent over to my other PC/Capture card is my voice.

There are 2 outs and in and that come with VM, but I don't get what to do with them, when I set my headset to to out it keeps repeating "trial" in my headset.
I'll give it another jab tomorrow.

http://puu.sh/kir9A/e24bc70e0c.png - I have this right now, but I don't hear anything in my headset from vids/games and the card is only picking up my voice again, no vids/game
 
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GillyMoMo

GillyMoMo

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RoyalCSGO said:
Your posts are too vague for a program that seems to try and make itself look as complicated as possible.
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That is because your mic is on A2 and not going out A2 on your HDMI out. I am also certain your default sound card is not VM either. Set your default to VM main and use AUX as a "deaf" sound card as I like to call it (you don't hear it but your capture card does). Also get rid of that virtual cable as well you don't need that, VM takes care of everything.
 
RoyalCSGO

RoyalCSGO

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GillyMoMo said:
That is because your mic is on A2 and not going out A2 on your HDMI out. I am also certain your default sound card is not VM either. Set your default to VM main and use AUX as a "deaf" sound card as I like to call it (you don't hear it but your capture card does). Also get rid of that virtual cable as well you don't need that, VM takes care of everything.
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Default is VM Out - http://puu.sh/kj9Vk/ea19d8b3d2.png
Current setup in VMB - http://puu.sh/kjawI/e20b3ad239.png

In the bottom right, physical and virtual are picking up game/video from gaming PC, but the capture card/PBS on the 2nd PC is not picking that up. I don't know which one pf all these A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 etc etc I am meant to be clicking/not clicking

Also, how do you mean "use AUX as a "deaf" sound card" - how I do that? Do I set that to default?
 
RoyalCSGO

RoyalCSGO

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I HAVE FIXED MY PROBLEM!

http://puu.sh/kjzHj/94d219bce9.png

Those are my settings in VMB, I've no idea how it works or how I came to them, I just clicked different variations this one works, I've tested and watched the stream back, perfect audio, no repeating audio, not buzz or crackle and I can hear everything on the stream, including RaidCall, Teamspeak etc

Everyone in this thread, you may have not been clear in your instructions all the time, but with your help and my persistence to get this fixed, we did it and I thank you!
 
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DoAGoldeneye

Member
I'm glad you managed to fix it. We knew it was the solution but were, apparently, incapable of wording it in a way you understood :).
Text as medium and all that probably...
 
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