/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchThis Makevember project automatically switches between headphones and speakers whenever the headphones are picked up. This issue has bugged me for a long time. When I want to use my microphone, such as when receiving a Skype call, I need to disconnecen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchFri, 06 Dec 2019 23:10:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefGough Lui0<p>Hmm ... an interesting hardware-oriented way to solve the problem.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I personally used to have multiple sound-cards installed with a speaker/headphone attached to each output and re-route my audio in software as required. Since I upgraded to an Asus Xonar Essence STX, it has an internal relay that switches between headphone and line-out, controlled by a software applet. Before this, I used to plug and unplug things manually, but found that the jacks would wear out which was bad news!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>- Gough</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchFri, 06 Dec 2019 18:05:29 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefevanaennas0<p>great work</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchTue, 03 Dec 2019 11:44:10 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefSean_Miller0<p>Great device and stocking stuffer!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>See ya&#39;,</p><p>Sean</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchMon, 02 Dec 2019 07:34:14 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefpaj0<p>Very nice. I like that a lot.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchSun, 01 Dec 2019 21:53:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefgenebren0<p>Handy little project!&nbsp; Thanks for sharing.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchSun, 01 Dec 2019 20:52:30 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefneilk0<p>Very neat <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfef/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Neil</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/geekygadgets/b/blog/posts/makevember---automatic-headphone-speaker-switchSun, 01 Dec 2019 20:02:52 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c8149854-8266-4e87-8e0b-eb3996acdfefthree-phase0<p>Nice ingenious way of switching over to the headphones.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kind regards</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8360&AppID=170&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">