Connect your SC-55's audio output to your PC's line-in jack. In your Windows audio mixer, or your sound card's mixer, unmute the line-in and set it to 0db (or 100% if it doesn't display in db.) Make sure that if your PC only has a shared line-in/mic jack, you need to set it to line-in mode, because mic-in mode will apply amplification to the input. You don't want that.

I'm afraid line-in won't be an option without some kind of external module to clean up the noise. The PC is running a huge amount of powered cable for multiple displays, oculus, cam / sensors, etc, so line-in winds up with an intolerable amount of "buzz". I've done some googling, made sure everything was being plugged into a single outlet, etc, but even just the DisplayPort cable causes buzz.

Any way to just send it back through the same USB it's using now?

veggies wrote:

I'm afraid line-in won't be an option without some kind of external module to clean up the noise. The PC is running a huge amount of powered cable for multiple displays, oculus, cam / sensors, etc, so line-in winds up with an intolerable amount of "buzz". I've done some googling, made sure everything was being plugged into a single outlet, etc, but even just the DisplayPort cable causes buzz.

Any way to just send it back through the same USB it's using now?

no. unless you have an usb dac that takes inputs, or an audio interface box.

Oh, interesting. Ok. I guess I’ll have to purchase more hardware.

Hey thanks for the help.

A common approach is to purchase an audio mixer to take multiple outputs. This has the benefit of being able to control to volume levels independently to better balance the sound and music.

Why not connect PCs audio output to SC-55 audio input and let it do the mixing and then just use external speakers to play everything?

BloodyCactus wrote:

no. unless you have an usb dac that takes inputs, or an audio interface box.

I feel stupid. I totally have an Behringer audio interface box at home that converts RCA input to USB. I don't think it'll involve the USB we're already using for MIDI out, but it should work fine to bring the sound from the SC-55 into Windows. Then can continue selecting my speakers with my PC, and still be able to control MIDI settings on the SC-55. I'll give it a shot tonight. Link: http://a.co/d/7DX97VL

Baoran wrote:

Why not connect PCs audio output to SC-55 audio input and let it do the mixing and then just use external speakers to play everything?

Thanks for the suggestion Baoran. If I do that, I won't be able to easily change destination speakers as described above. I have many speaker destinations, and many of those need to come from the PC directly (VoIP, dual channel bluetooth, HDMI, etc).

veggies wrote:

BloodyCactus wrote:

no. unless you have an usb dac that takes inputs, or an audio interface box.

I feel stupid. I totally have an Behringer audio interface box at home that converts RCA input to USB. I don't think it'll involve the USB we're already using for MIDI out, but it should work fine to bring the sound from the SC-55 into Windows. Then can continue selecting my speakers with my PC, and still be able to control MIDI settings on the SC-55. I'll give it a shot tonight. Link: http://a.co/d/7DX97VL

yeah that should work just fine! Now you just need to fire up some games with it 😀

Worked like a charm! Some shitty white noise, but easily fixed by turning the input volume way down in windows, and turning the SC-55 and system volume up.

Playing games indeed. TIE Fighter never sounded so good. Thanks for all the help!