Possible to switch audio device output depending on screen/program?

Magnus101

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I have my Pc connected to two monitors and a Samsung Tv.

The hardware of relevance is this:

  • An Nvidia GPU (560 TI) connected to two 24 inch monitors. HDMI sound disabled.
  • An integrated Intel GPU that is connected the Samsung TV via HDMI (Meaning audio can be sent to the TV together with the Video stream).
  • A DAW soundcard, ESI Juli@ that I use for making music or anything else audio related that isn't film or TV watching on the PC. Sound comes out from a different source than what is connected to the TV (goes through a pre-amp and then some near field monitor speakers).
    This is set as the default sound card (output).

When I watch videos on the TV I have to manually switch to the hdmi-audio output (Which goes through the GPU that is connected via HDMI to the TV), otherwize the sound of course comes out of the receiver connected to the PC.

So, is there a way to make Windows autoswitch the audio ouput depending on which monitor the sound is played through?
I mean as soon as something is output through the (integrated) GPU to the TV I want Windows itself to "feel" that this is happening. Think I have seen it in action with some Windows 8 PC;s connected in a similar way.

Or is there a way to make a specific program, like Google Chrome (where a lot of TV streams and videos are watched) to trigger that audio should be switched to the HDMI output automatically?

As it is now I use "Audioswitch" (https://code.google.com/p/audioswitch/) which is working ok, but I have to switch manually every time I go to and from the TV and the normal monitors.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad [email protected]
Motherboard
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Memory
OCZ 6400, 4 GB (2X2)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 260GTX
Sound Card
ESI Juli@
Monitor(s) Displays
Benq 241-W 24"+Belinea 2485 S1W 24" portrait mode (pivoted)
Hard Drives
1. Western Digital Raptor, 150 GB
2. Samsung 250 GB
3. Samsung 500 GB
4. Samsung 750 GB
PSU
Corsair, 520W
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
Nothing I know of to do what you want. If the audioswitch works for you, that is what to use.

Basic Windows is not set up to do what you want. Its setup to have one default playback device and if HDMI is connected (and HDMI is enabled) then it automatically sets that as the default audio playback device. Manual intervention (or a 3rd party application) is needed to change to a different playback device.
 

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
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