It may be possible but I haven't seen it. You can only have one default sound card and in this case either the "speakers" (Your PC's sound card) or the HDMI audio output.
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
My Own Build
OS
Windows 10 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 6700K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
Memory
16GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
Intel CPU Graphics
Sound Card
RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Dell S2719dgf
Screen Resolution
2560X1440
Hard Drives
1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Pro
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Insider
2 TB drive for backup
PSU
EVGA Supernova 750G2
Case
BeQuiet Silent Base 600
Cooling
Deepcool Captain 120EX
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 2000
Mouse
Microsoft wireless
Internet Speed
100 MB/sec (Cable)
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes
Browser
Edge/Firefox
Other Info
Cakewalk (Sonar) by BandLab and Studio One 4.1 Pro recording studio software. MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer X-Touch Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero BurningROM
You can install several sound cards if you wish. You need to use cards from different manufacturers in order to avoid problems.
Also, if you have an on-board sound chip, and a sound card, you can use them independently as long as you do not try to use the same channels simultaneously.
The HDMI drivers will also usually work independently, although it can be a bit of a mess on setting everything up properly.
Thank you. I guess I will have to go back to VGA where I split the audio : one to TV, the other to headphones.
My wife keeps the TV audio too low for me to hear clearly. I am using a Dell laptop Inspiron 14R so I do not think I can add sound cards.
Thank you. I guess I will have to go back to VGA where I split the audio : one to TV, the other to headphones.
My wife keeps the TV audio too low for me to hear clearly. I am using a Dell laptop Inspiron 14R so I do not think I can add sound cards.