[wdmaudiodev] Sound Mapper Equivalent in Vista?
- From: "John Rennemeyer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:57:31 -0600
In the current versions of Windows, the registry has the
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MultiMedia\SoundMapper section where you can specify
the device for playback and the device for recording. When an application
starts, it will read those keys and default the output of its audio to that
device, even if the keys change.
This allows you to then change the keys, open up a new program, and have
that new program use the new playback device.
In essence, it allows you to specify which program outputs its audio to
which soundcard or (helpful if you are using a component that does the
playing of the audio but doesn't let you specify which device to output to),
this forces it to the device you want.
It looks like in Windows Vista, this key doesn't exist (or it may and it is
just in a different location but it doesn't exist by default).
I was wondering if there is a way to do something like an audio redirector
for specific streams/programs.
Example:
Take the audio from one application and instead of it playing out of the
device it is set to, capture the stream and redirect it to a different
device.
I don't know if it is possible on a stream level, but in Vista, it seems
that the way they are changing things, it may/should be possible.
Does anyone know if it can be done or if the soundmapper equivalent exists
in vista?
If anyone need further explanation, please let me know.
Thank you,
John
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