
We all love to watch entertainment content on big screens like our laptops, and computers. When watching content like videos or just listening to music, a lot of people like immersive good quality audio. Windows play audio through one connected device by default and people often feel the need to use 2 speakers to play audio in Windows 10 simultaneously.
In this article, we will show you how to use 2 speakers to play audio in Windows 10 simultaneously. We already know that Windows play audio through one connected output by default and because of that users face problems and switch between connected speakers. This article is not just for only two speakers but will also work with any two audio outputs. So you can play audio on 2 speakers, 1 speaker, and 1 headphone at the same time.
Use 2 Speakers to Play Audio in Windows 10 Simultaneously
By Enabling Stereo Mix
Enabling the Stereo Mix will pretty much solve this problem for you and then you can easily use 2 speakers to play audio in Windows 10 simultaneously. Just connect your two speakers and follow the steps mentioned below.
Step 1: Go to the Windows Search Bar and type, โSoundโ, hit enter.
Step 2: Go to the โPlaybackโ tab.
Step 3: Select your primary speaker’s audio playback device and click on โSet Defaultโ. Apply the changes.
Step 4: Go to โRecordingโ tab.
Step 5: In the blank white space, right-click, and select โShow Disabled Devicesโ. Now you shall see โStereo Mixโ in the Recording tab.
Step 6: Now, right-click on Stereo Mix and click โEnableโ option.
Step 7: Right-click on Stereo Mix, select โSet as Default Deviceโ.
Step 8: Right-click on Stereo Mix, click on โPropertiesโ.
Step 9: Go to โListenโ tab, click โListen to this deviceโ checkbox.
Step 10: From the โPlayback this deviceโ drop-down menu, select the second playback device.
Step 11: Click on Apply and press OK to save all the changes that you made in every menu.
Restart your device and you will be all set.
By Selecting Output Devices to Play Audio From Specific Apps
The new Windows version allows users to customize playback devices for software. So that means that users can easily select different audio playback devices for different apps. For example, you can listen to a song on your headphone from YouTube or somewhere, and at the same time, you can also play a dance video from your local storage with the speaker as the audio output.
Step 1: Go to the Windows Search Bar, and type โSettingsโ.
Step 2: Click on โSystemโ settings and navigate to โSoundโ.
Step 3: Click on โApp Volume and device preferencesโ.
Step 4: Now you will see all the apps, software. Click on the โOutputโ drop-down menu adjacent to the apps, software, and select your playback device.
Thatโs it and now you can select different output playback devices for different apps and software.
Using Audio Router Software
Audio Router is a free Windows software that lets you set different audio outputs for different apps. So for example, if you are listening to some podcast on Spotify and you also want to use your speaker for other audio output, say to play a video on YouTube, you can easily do that.
Step 1: Download Audio Router from here.
Step 2: Unzip the zipped file and open โAudio Router.exeโ.
Step 3: You will see all the connected devices for audio outputs and the apps using them. You can easily select any audio playback device, just click on the drop-down arrow of the app you want to set audio playback device for, click on โRouteโ and select the audio output from the available list.
You can do all of this stuff easily with the use of the Audio Router. It also has a lot of other options like the Mute button, you can also Duplicate an audio output by clicking on the โDuplicateโ button.
So these were some of the methods by which you can use 2 speakers to play audio in Windows 10 simultaneously. Do try these methods and let us know in the comments which one worked best for you.