Changing the default speakers...

[Mrvile]

My default speakers are set to 5.1 but now that I use my headphones more than anything, how do I set the default speakers to Headphones? I can change them to headphones but everytime I restart my computer it reverts back to 5.1. Thanks.

 

[Mrvile]

No one?

 

[Mrvile]

I'm gonna die.

 

[PurdueRy]

what speaker system?

 

[Goosemaster]

go to the creative speaker settings and change it to headphones.

 

[Twsmit]

Manually changing is an option. If you want to spend big bucks ... lol the x-fi with the breakout box has an option to automatically switch to headphone mode and mute the speakers when a headphone is connected.


For the audigiy if you have a breakout box it might have the same option.

 

[Mrvile]

I don't have the breakbox.

And Goosemaster, I already said that when I change it through speaker settings, it only changes it temporarily. After I restart my comp it goes back to 5.1

 

[Bluestealth]

Make sure to change it in the windows sound control panel to stereo headphones as well, then try and restart.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Bluestealth
Make sure to change it in the windows sound control panel to stereo headphones as well, then try and restart.

Apparantly the Audigy program overrides that. It's set to headphones in the Windows one and it's always set to headphones, but there's an obvious change in sound when switching from 5.1 to headphone in the Audigy program, so the Windows one doesn't look like its doing anything.

 

[Redox]

Try this handy utility called Speakerguard

It prevents windows or other programs from overriding your speaker settings - just set it to headphones (along with your sound card control panel) and it should work. Add it to your startup folder if you want to keep it when you reboot.

Hope this helps.

 

[alcoholbob]

I don't think it makes a difference either way. You are still getting stereo output in your front left/right line-out, and that's all your headphone plays anyway. You shouldn't worry about the "setting." If you had the "setting" to laptop speakers you'd still get full 7.1 in gaming.