PC sound help

[Doom5003]

Hi guys would like some help.
So here’s my setup and scenario.
I have the on-board sound card and a Creative Recon 3D. I have a 5.1 speaker setup and a 5.1 headset. I would like all the audio to be sent to both outs at the same time.
I currently have the on-board disabled, since I don’t use it, I switch between the two setups by changing the connectors at the back but I’m sure there has to be another way.
The reason for the 2 different setups is, speakers for when wife is at work and gunfire sound lekker loud like real gunfire and headset for when she is home and or sleeping.
Could I have the speakers hooked to the on-board sound and headset hooked to the Recon 3D and then do some windows settings voodoo magic to get them both to work at the same time?
BTW mobo: Z77 UD3H Gigabyte

I just found this (last post) but there isnt really and detail regarding the steps, maybe if i was close to my pc i could test it.
Anyone here know anything or has done this that can give feedback?

 

[Doom5003]

Dont know if maybe this sould be in "Operating Systems" section as it is a windows settings help...

 

[cyclone3d]

As far as I know it is not possible to have the sounds coming out of two different sound cards at the same time.

What type of cabling does your speaker setup use?

What type of cabling does your headphones use?

 

[westrock2000]

Yes you can listen to two sound cards at the same time. You have to set one as the primary that supports "Stereo Mix" under recording tab. Then set the "Listen To" device as the other sound card.

EDIT: For Creative it is called "What U Hear"

I personally do this with USB headphones and the SPDIF output to a reciever. There is a slight delay between them though, since it's looping from one to the other. It's not much, maybe couple hundred milliseconds, but it is noticable like a echo/reverb when listening to both. This is Windows 8 BTW.

Windows XP was the last Windows OS to actually allow 2 outputs to be active at the same time (I think the limitation was 1 digital & 1 analog). Starting with Vista, you had to do this Stereo Mix work around.

 

[Doom5003]

Yes you can listen to two sound cards at the same time. You have to set one as the primary that supports "Stereo Mix" under recording tab. Then set the "Listen To" device as the other sound card.

EDIT: For Creative it is called "What U Hear"

I personally do this with USB headphones and the SPDIF output to a reciever. There is a slight delay between them though, since it's looping from one to the other. It's not much, maybe couple hundred milliseconds, but it is noticable like a echo/reverb when listening to both. This is Windows 8 BTW.

Windows XP was the last Windows OS to actually allow 2 outputs to be active at the same time (I think the limitation was 1 digital & 1 analog). Starting with Vista, you had to do this Stereo Mix work around.

Thanks, will have a look at this as soon as im back home and let you know.