News A Windows Insider user discovers an undocumented ‘Shared audio’ feature in the latest build — quick setting allows you to play audio through multip...

[Admin]

Windows Insiders are getting a useful new feature for sharing audio.

A Windows Insider user discovers an undocumented ‘Shared audio’ feature in the latest build — quick setting allows you to play audio through multip... : Read more

 

[M0rtis]

This is a fantastic feature and Im surprised it hasnt been implemented before

 

[Evildead_666]

This is a fantastic feature and Im surprised it hasnt been implemented before

Yeah, multi room audio is one thought.
Bluetooth or other wireless speakers..
Or even a party/wedding, with speakers at each table.

 

[abufrejoval]

I remember having to go through quite a bit of trouble trying to prepare for a longer train ride with my daughter where we planned watching a movie with two different headsets. I used VoiceMeeter to get it done, but it was still a bit of a mess. Dual Bluetooth failed, because you'd need the very newest standard all around and mixed BT and wire audio is hard to synchronize to the same video: over the air transmission simply adds noticeable latency.

Given the technical mess underneath (analog and digital ports, USB, BT and proprietary wireless as well as discrete and software based DSP processing), I'd be quite surprised if they make it work at a level of quality where they make more people happy than they annoy with a new set of problems and issues. They might not let it become mainstream until the technical base changes significantly.

 

[abufrejoval]

Yeah, multi room audio is one thought.
Bluetooth or other wireless speakers..
Or even a party/wedding, with speakers at each table.

It's very easy to underestimate the challenges and complexity of synchronized distributed audio. There is a reason specialized companies make a ton of money using very sophisticated equipment.

 

[ezst036]

I kind of wonder, off the top of my head the answer escapes me.

I think this sort of thing is already capable on Linux?

What is the status of doing this sort of thing on Apple Mac?