Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Custom soundtracks for (almost) any game on (almost) any system!

EDIT: Probably should just get a Makerhart 5- channel loop mixer instead. Better and more fun!

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Sort of a happy accident I discovered with a cheap audio splitter. I was able to get it to take two inputs and output both of those sources through my speakers at the same time! What you'll need:
  1. Any HDfury product that lets you output analog audio from its 3.5mm port. (I'm using an older HDfury3)
  2. Cable Matters White 5-Way Headphone Splitter with 5-Pack Audio Cables 
  3. Koss VC20 Volume Control (you might want two or three of these)
  4. 3 Pack 3.5mm Stereo Jack to 3.5mm Stereo Jack Adaptor Connectors, Female to Female
  5. Any two 3.5mm headphone cables, preferably including one M to F cable
  6. Any standard M to M VGA cable
With your HDMI consoles, just run it through your HDfury and have it output VGA to your TV or PC monitor. (I suppose at this point you could also use one of those VGA-to-HDMI converters for greater compatibility.) Use your 3.5mm cable to connect the audio output on the HDfury to your headphone splitter, connecting to the only male connector on the headphone splitter. Plug your speakers or headphones into any of the other ports in the splitter. Then connect your audio source (laptop, PSP, iPhone, whatever) to another port in the splitter.

Chances are the audio will probably be unbalanced, and you will probably want one source louder than the other anyway. This is where the Koss Volume Control products come in. Stick them in between the splitter and the cables.

When I say "almost" any game, obviously you'll want one where you can set the music volume all the way down to zero but still keep the sound effects. Like the Tekken games for example.

And when I say "almost" any system, that depends on your setup. For your pre-HD consoles, you should already have them outputting RGB or component and outputting them into an OSSC, then connecting the OSSC to something like a DVDO Edge. Then you connect that to your HDfury.

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