How do you switch/mix multiple computers into your audio system?

[uOpt]

If you have multiple computers in one room, how do you manage audio for all of them?

Myself I use a proper mixing desk now, since I voluntarily downgraded the computer room to stereo.

 

[pendragon1]

my AVR handles it, i just press the button on the remote.

 

[sharknice]

What are you even doing where you have multiple PCs where you use the audio in one spot?

The only thing I have done that with is my work laptop and my home PC. I used to have them connected to the same receiver and swap cables for the microphone, but I just use a separate headset for my work laptop and it works better that way. I never listen to any audio on my work computer unless it's a meeting and just have all the notification sounds play through the laptop speakers or a monitor.

 

[uOpt]

What are you even doing where you have multiple PCs where you use the audio in one spot?

My workstation where I spent most of the time is Linux. I have an additional PC that either boots into Windows for gaming, or other OSes for development. Then there is a laptop that sometimes wants to play audio.

 

[toast0]

Way back when I had two computers I wanted to hear, I had an old tandy speaker thing with two stereo inputs and a mix knob; but it died at some point. Now, I just have little speakers at the computers. TVs get receivers and decent speakers, the htpc went through the receiver until the htpc became too much pain.

 

[KickAssCop]

I don’t have this complication