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I have a Power PC G5 running 10.4.11, and I would like to have simultaneous audio output to both a USB Audio DAC, and to powered speakers connected to the headphone jack. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Appreciate it a lot.
 
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MacMini 14.3, 8.1 & 4.1, OS 13.5, 10.14, & 10.11 & 10.6; Macbook Pro 8.2, OS 10.12.
In 10.4.11 you have the option of USB sound OR audio out.

I've tried to use my USB headphones as well as line out to amplifier/speakers, but it doesn't work. The choice, by the way, is in Sys Prefs > Sound > Output. You can toggle between options with the up and down arrows, but you can't have both simultaneously.
 
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Hughvane - Thanks for your help. Do you know whether 10.5 Leopard allows it?
 
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MarcoJB said:
Do you know whether 10.5 Leopard allows it?
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Quite honestly - no - but I doubt it. Sys Prefs from Tiger to Leopard didn't change all that much. Grasping a bit at strings here, USB is digital, audio out is analog, so the two are not compatible, hence no simultaneous option.
 

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