Would it be at all feasible to use the multi-channel audio on a shuttle cube to control 2 sets of speakers and have a simple command or control as to which set is on, or if both are on?
i.e. Set 1 -- Normal Left and Right Set 2 -- Surround Left and Right I have a multi room installation I was messing with where one pc is connected to monitors in well eventually 4 rooms and each has a keyboard/mouse. Two of the sets of speakers I hope to run off of a spare dolby digital stereo receiver. The actual connections are simple enough, I was just hoping for a way to control where the sound goes from the computer keyboard. I can run the connections with either a single optical connector or individual audio connections. Basically whatever works. Another way to do the job that just occured to me is to use a couple car audio amp's with a remote turn on feature. Then I guess you would need an optically isolated solid state relay to turn on each one and connect the relays to something controllable by the pc. (I don't think that cube has a parallel port.) Of course then you also need around a 20 amp 13.8V regulated supply and maybe a decent sized capacitor to help with the power's stability. I'm guessing that adds up to around $200 which makes using what I have cheaper at least. I just thought of a simple way to do it as long as you only want one or the other and not both. Connect to the rear channels of the 6 way input the sound from the pc, then connect to some other set of inputs (cd for instance) the audio from the pc again. Afterwards figure out how to get lirc to select between the two inputs. At any rate perhaps someone else can elaborate on the topic and come up with something simpler.
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