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Detour iTunes audio to Headphone out?
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Does anyone know of a way to send the audio portion of an app out to one port but direct everything else out to another port?
In my case, I use either a recent model 1.25 Ghz 15" Powerbook or a 17" iMac and I connect them to external speakers (located in another room) through the headphone jack. In effect, each computer is connected to two set of speakers: The external speakers through the headphone jack plus either the powerbook of course has its own internal speakers and the iMac uses a special a connector (not the headphone jack) to connect to a pair of Apple Pro Speakers. What I'd like to do is direct only the sound from iTunes out to the headphone jack, and everything else should play through the "system" speakers (ie non-headphone jack). I hate it when an alarm reminder or some web site's audio is played through the speakers to my coworkers amusement and irritation on top of whatever song is also playing simultaneously. Grrrr...Unfortunately the popular app Detour cannot do this. Does anyone have a solution?
Many thanks! I'm sure I'm not alone in looking for this feature.
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You could plug your external speakers into Airport Express. That would do what you want to.
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Thanks Developer, I realize that is exactly what airport is for. However, the iMac doesn't have a wireless card, and I was looking for a <$80 solution. Since this is for a work environment I don't have all the flexibitly of drilling holes in walls and moving wires between rooms - if software could do it, it would be a real luxury to get this to work out. 
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Although you have two sets of speakers, they are connected to the same sound generator inside the mac. This means even if you could turn both on at once, they would play the same thing. What you need is an external sound card, connected either by firewire or by usb. The Griffin imic is probably the cheapest option, or you could get some usb headphones. If your 'book has bluetooth, you could use a bluetooth headset.
Barney.
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Barney is right. You need a second sound card, like one of the many USB models; look at the Griffin, M-Audio's various models, and I'm sure someone can recommend more. Easily under 80 bucks.
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