Maybe you can find information about your sound card by using google and type "technical specifications" and the name of your usb sound card or owners manual.
Take care 18. des. 2013 kl. 15:59 skrev Bill Holton <bill32...@gmail.com>: > Thanks much for this. I think I have an old optical cable in a box somewhere > from an old stereo system, but as I recall it has the squared optical > connectors on both ends. So will probably need to pick up the cable, > assuming my USB sound card supports it. > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:24 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Need help with VM Fusion and sound devices > > Macs from the last decade or so have had their headphone jack also be an > optical audio out as well. I'm not sure when they started putting them > on all the models but I know the MacPro tower machines from 2003 had > optical outs. Anyway, you'll need a mini-TOSLink cable to fit the > headphone jack connector and then the usual square optical connector on > the other end goes to whatever receiver is driving your 5.1 speaker > system. Here is an example of the cable needed for $3: > > http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022902&p_id=1557&seq=1&format=2 > > I have this on my MacMini at home and the family uses it for watching > DVDs and such with all the sound goodness. > > CB > > On 12/17/13 1:29 PM, Bill Holton wrote: >> Hi. >> I am not sure if the USB sound card I have supports an optical in. What >> would the jack look like? And which mini port would I use? That certainly >> would make it more responsive, I would imagine. Thanks. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:10 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Need help with VM Fusion and sound devices >> >> VMWare is a layer on top of the MacOS so as much as possible they try to >> recycle what OSX already does. So the Windows network is just piped >> through whatever your Mac is using and apparently the same thing for >> sound. My comment was referring to using the built-in optical connector >> to send 5.1 sound to your receiver rather than some kind of USB thingie. >> >> CB >> >> On 12/17/13 9:06 AM, Bill Holton wrote: >>> Hi. >>> I wound up speaking to someone at VM tech support, who told me it can't be >>> done with the configuration I have. I am running a boot camp partition, >>> and have VM grabbing that. Ironically, however, as soon as I finished the >>> call and rebooted my system, it started working just like I want it to. >>> The USB sound card still shows disabled in the VM menus. I am told that >>> my sound isn't using it through Windows, it is sending the sound back to my >>> Mac and using the Mac's sound. I do not understand this fully, but hey, >>> it's working. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch >>> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 5:15 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Need help with VM Fusion and sound devices >>> >>> If you are connecting your Mac Mini to a 5.1 surround sound system, can >>> you just plug it in directly and skip the USB sound card stuff? Simpler >>> might make it work better. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 12/7/13 2:14 PM, Bill Holton wrote: >>>> Hi. >>>> I have installed my Bootcamp partion as a VM machine. I have done this on >>>> a Mac Mini, and I have not only the Mini's internal speakers, but also a >>>> USB sound card attached to 5.1 speakers set. My Windows partition only >>>> speaks in the Mini speaker, the Mac through the USB. If I go to the >>>> devices tab and enable the USB sound card, this reverses, Windows uses the >>>> 5.1 and the Mac uses the mini speakers. I suspect there is something I >>>> need to do in the sharing option, but since this is a USB sound card I am >>>> not preciesly sure how to go about this. 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