Mixing computer speakers.

[Airmon]

G'day all, I come here to seek help as I am to noobish to know what I am doing.
My microphone headset recently broke so I ventured out and bought a new set not realising that these ran off 3.5mm sockets rather than USB. The store wont exchange it as I have already opened it and it is in working order.
My problem is this, I use the microphone for voice communication (obviously) and I like the sound coming from others using microphones to come out the headset speakers, and all others sounds (e.g. Music, games etc.) to come out of my computer speakers, this hasnt been a problem until now, as both the headset and speakers run off a 3.5mm socket of which I only have one. Ok, so I went out and bought a splitter (adapter, 1 plug to 2) so now they can both be used.
However now I get both voices and music coming from both the speakers and the headset and It is driving me insane. So is there a way for me to mix (I use this term loosely as I am not very literate in this issue) my speakers so that the output from my voice communication program comes out the headset and nothing else, and all other sounds out of my speakers.
I thank you in advance for any assistance you provide.
Cheers, Clay.

 

[squeezee]

There is no easy way to filter out the voice chat from one end of the splitter without spending a lot more money and destroying the sound in the process.

The only solutions really involve using two soundcards, one for the speakers and the other for your headset. This is esentially what happens with a USB headset as it acts as an additional sound device. If you're handy you could take out the usb part of the old headset (assuming it works) and connect the new one to it.

In any case its odd that you'd have trouble returning this, most places will take returns with no problem.

 

[Airmon]

Thanks mate, Great info and saved me alot of runnin around.
Cheers.