Default Sound Card

I have exactly the same question, and I'm disappointed to see that there has been no answer to your question since you posted in July. Have you managed to sort this out yet? Thanks, Dave

I'd like to be able to do the same, but I've found no way to do so. Seems to me that more and more people will want to use iTunes in a home entertainment application, and they won't necessarily want the audio cues from other non-entertainment applications (like Word, Excel, etc) spoiling the music they like iTunes to play over a home speaker system. This should be a fairly simple application development project for Apple, but the problem is that probably relatively few iTunes users have thought about this and have a second sound card to even be able to do it. I'd imagine there are applications out there that can do this, but to my knowledge they wouldn't interoperate with an iPod. In fact, this might be an even better development project at the OS layer -- ie, the ability for the OS to steer audio output to the right sound card based upon the application that originates the output.

So I am the #4 in this row who wants to use another Soundcard than the default one.

Looks like this isn't a Supportforum but a forum for user discussions only. I don't think that only 1 person from the Apple support might take a look at this forum.

Count me as #5, and I'm sure there are more. Selection inside an application of the preferred soundcard is somewhat standard; as noted by a previous poster in a multimedia center setup this is a needed feature. The last thing I want is instant messenger alerts mixing into my hi-fi audio output.

Apple; are you there? Let us know that you're reading these forums and listening to us.

#6 on board. I to want to run same audio feed to two different sound cards at the same time. Although I am using Win vista.

Count me in as #7. I use itunes to DJ occasionally, and want to let it play through my external and better quality soundcard, while using the default for pre-listening.

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I strongly suggest that you all check out JRMC as it can what you're looking for, and then some.

Yes, my friends, you can play from other than your primary sound card.... Simply go to QuickTime Player -> Edit -> Preferences -> QuickTime Preferences -> Audio -> Select Audio Playback and recording Devices.......
Simple....

Unfortunately all that button does is open up the Playback Devices window and allows you to set a new default. The question is about setting the playback device manually(not using default).

Well I was just about to post a similar question, but did a search first and found that I am not the only one, I am in fact #8.

I have found a workaround that is a bit kludgy but seems to work okay. If you change the default device, start iTunes, then change the default device back, iTunes seems to use the 'other' default device as long as it keeps running, while all the system sounds go to the current device.

All you need to do then is leave your PC running 24x7 and just minimize iTunes instead of exiting. Not very "Green" or environmentally friendly, but Hey, Apple never were (hint hint Apple people, are you reading this)(Note to self: Send email to Greenpeace entitled "Apple encourages energy waste due to UI limitations).

Perhaps I will look into writing a script to automate this process each time you start iTunes, but it seems pretty poor that this limitation exists in the first place. If I get it working I will post it back here.

THO

Have you tried this application? It sounds like it might work (I can't try it out as I only have one sound card):
http://www.indievolume.com/

I have the same problem.

There is a on board sound card, which is connected to my monitor speaker, which I use for the common beeps from application. But I have a high quality sound card, which is connected to my hi-fi system.

The only way I can solve it is changing the default sound card from the whole system before starting iTunes, and change it back after iTunes has started.

Hi there,

You still wants to know how to do, but please have a look that the answer has been given to you and works fine. Thank you Sentryl

Sentryl

Yes, my friends, you can play from other than your primary sound card.... Simply go to QuickTime Player -> Edit -> Preferences -> QuickTime Preferences -> Audio -> Select Audio Playback and recording Devices.......
Simple....

MMmh I speak to fast. Thoses steps explained above will change the general setting of your Windows, if you're using Windows of course. NOT only the iTunes output setting. Unfortunately 😟