HDMI and USB output?

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1

Is there a way to have output on both USB and also the HDMI? For me only one works at a time. It would be great to have both working so that I can put them on different zones. Thanks for all your help.

2

Currently volumio only supports one audio output at the same time

3

You can add multiple outputs to /etc/mpd.conf, for example I have a hifiberry and a USB iMic connected to my volumio.

[code]audio_output {

             type           "alsa"
             name           "Output0"
             device         "hw:0,0"
             mixer_control  "PCM"
             mixer_device   "hw:0"
             mixer_index    "0"
             dsd_usb        "yes"

}

audio_output {

             type           "alsa"
             name           "Output1"
             device         "hw:1,0"
             mixer_control  "PCM"
             mixer_device   "hw:0"
             mixer_index    "0"
             dsd_usb        "yes"

}[/code]

I use the gmpc client rather than the web interface, which lets me enable and disable the outputs.

One issue is that the 2 outputs get out of sync, which is a shame, because my aim was to drive 2 sets of speakers in neighboring rooms. After a few minutes they have drifted far enough apart to sound bad. bugs.musicpd.org/print_bug_page.php?bug_id=2503

4

Yes, I know about this feature. But it is not implemented in Volumio since the Pi cannot simply handle it…