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Intel® Desktop Boards

Multistreaming Playback for Realtek* Audio

Multistreaming allows you to listen to two different audio sources on two different speaker sets.
For example, you can listen to one audio source through the back panel speakers and a second
audio source through front panel headphones or speakers.

Check the Audio Subsystem section of the Product Guide or Technical Product Specification
(TPS) to see if your Intel® Desktop Board supports multistreaming.

This document provides an example of how to set up multistreaming playback with two audio
sources: Windows Media Player* and Winamp*. If you are using different audio software, look for
similar settings that allow you to select front or back panel audio devices.

This document includes configuration steps for boards with Realtek audio for these operating
systems:

• Steps if you have Windows XP


• Steps if you have Windows Vista

Configuration Steps for Multistreaming Playback in Windows XP

1. Open the Realtek HD Audio Manager Control Panel.

2. Go to Mixer Tab and click on the Mixer Toolbox button (below the Playback button).
3. Check the box to Enable playback multi-streaming. Click OK.

4. Open Windows Media Player* and click Tools > Options. Go to Devices tab. Select
Speakers and click the Properties button.
5. Select the playback location for Windows Media Player:
• For playback to back panel audio, choose DirectSound: Realtek HDA Primary Output
• For playback to front panel audio, choose DirectSound: Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output

6. Click OK and close all Windows Media Player properties.

7. Open Winamp. Click Options > Preferences.


8. Click Output (under Plug-ins). Select Nullsoft DirectSound Output and click the Configure
button.

9. On the Device tab, select your playback location for Winamp:


• For playback to back panel audio, choose IDT Audio1
• For playback to front panel audio, choose IDT Audio2
Do not choose the same playback location as you did for Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player and Winamp should now playback to separate speaker sets, front and
back.
Configuration Steps for Multistreaming Playback in Windows Vista

1. Open Realtek HD Audio Manager Control Panel.

2. Click Device Advanced Settings (upper right corner).

3. Select Make front and rear output playback two different audio streams simultaneously
to enable multi-stream. Click OK.

4. After configuring for multistreaming, a tab for the additional playback device (HD Audio
2nd output) will appear when you plug headphones or speakers into the front panel.
5. Open Windows Media Player* and click Tools > Options. Go to Devices tab. Select
Speakers and click the Properties button.

6. In the Speakers Sound Playback properties, click the Advanced button.

7. Select the playback location for Windows Media Player:


• For playback to back panel audio, choose Speakers
• For playback to front panel audio, choose Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output
8. Open Winamp. Click Options > Preferences.

9. Click Output (under Plug-ins). Select Nullsoft DirectSound Output and click the Configure
button.
10. On the Device tab, select the playback location for Winamp:
• For playback to back panel audio, choose Speakers
• For playback to front panel audio, choose Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output

Do not choose the same playback location as you did for Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player and Winamp should now playback to separate speaker sets, front and
back.

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