Switching primary audio device

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adremeaux

I've got my headphones and my speakers connected to two different audio
devices. Is there any way to switch my default sound playback device
via a hotkey or some other quick action? Currently I have to go in to
Sound and Audio devices and change it manually there. It's tedious and
slow...

Even better would be the ability to have it change the default sound
device when I plug headphones in to the front panel connector. Is this
possible?
 
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I've got my headphones and my speakers connected to two different
audio devices. Is there any way to switch my default sound playback
device via a hotkey or some other quick action? Currently I have to
go in to Sound and Audio devices and change it manually there. It's
tedious and slow...
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You could create a shortcut to "Sounds and Audio Devices". (I managed to do
so by holding down the right mouse button while dragging the entry from the
Control Panel to the Desktop.)
I guess you could move such shortcut to either tray on your Taskbar.
Moreover, you could assign a hotkey to this shortcut.

Even better would be the ability to have it change the default sound
device when I plug headphones in to the front panel connector. Is this
possible?
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This would require detection at the connector, and logic to issue a command.
(That is an inherent drawback of the use of different devices...)
 
Chris said:
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Better to get some sort of manual switch. There was a Microsoft gaming
headset which is/was good for that - easily flick between headset and
speaker mode.
 
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How would I do that?
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As with any shortcut:
Right-click on it, from the context menu choose Properties | Shortcut, then
fill in the "Shortcut key" field.

Notes:
1) The field is "assisted", like: press "A", and contents "None" is
replaced by "Ctrl-Alt-A".
2) These hotkeys may replace ones already in place (and remember that
"Alt-Gr" equals "Ctrl-Alt". Example: by default AltGr-C renders the
copyright symbol ©, but if you assign Ctrl-Alt-C to a shortcut hotkey, this
character hotkey is overridden.

In short:
In the case of the OP I would not use a hotkey, but I certainly would use a
shortcut. As long as there is a reason to use different devices for
headphones and speakers.
 
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