Does Multipoint functionality in headphones allow you to listen to two different devices at the same time?

Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨CorrodedCranium@leminal.space⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

cross-posted from: leminal.space/post/7148311

Does Multipoint functionality in headphones allow you to listen to two different devices at the same time?

I have been using an audio mixer at my desk for a while now so I can do things like listen to music while I play video games but I am wondering if Multipoint could replace my audio mixer and simplify my setup. Would it allow me to listen to two different devices at the same time?

I have been reading about Multitpoint on websites selling compatible headphones (Jabra and Google) and it doesn’t sound like this is the case. It sounds like it’s simply a faster means of switching back and forth between devices. What makes me second guess this though are posts I have seen in forums suggesting Multipoint is the solution I am looking for.

If not could some wireless DAC be the solution?

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Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Not simultaneously, no. It just switches to the last device that output sound.

You’d need a hardware solution that splits the output into two different lines, afaik.

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- lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  you can use a physical mixer and attach it to a bluetooth transmitter or, if one device is a PC, use audio in and configure it to mix it with its own sounds. physical analog 2 way splitters can also be used in reverse.
  
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- AceSLS@ani.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  but I don’t know if you can just reverse a splitter to have output from 2 sources into a single input. 🤔
  
  Can’t you just chain them? When I connect my Phone via bluetooth to my PC ai can connect said PC to my speakers which will play both’s audio at once
  
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gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I have 2 different multipoint headphones and neither can, but I can’t say for certain that it’s not possible. With the main one I use, once you start playing audio on one of the paired devices, it’ll completely switch over to that device.

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etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I can’t seem to pull up my post history but I’ve asked something similar before if you can see one of my few posts. In there people say they’ve been successful with a few kinds of headphones.

I currently run an abomination of a 4 way physical mixer with 2 input jacks and 2 Bluetooth receivers – into 1 output Bluetooth. If I need to travel lighter I fallback to software for 2 to 1.

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robolemmy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m not sure if it’s even possible to mix two sources with Bluetooth multipoint. I’ve never seen a device that could.

The few that I’ve seen that can mix sources have all had Bluetooth plus a wireless dongle and they could mix the two connections.

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