Playing Music Through Skype Using Virtual Audio Cable

I wanted to be able to play music over Skype. I also wanted to be able to play my keyboard which is currently connected to a Komplete Audio 6 soundcard. I managed to get this working utilising the following setup with Virtual Audio Cable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the specific steps to be performed:

1. Create two VAC lines (Line 1 and Line 2) using Virtual Audio Cable’s Control Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Route Playback to Line 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Route Keyboard Input to Line 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Route Microphone to Line 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Route Line 1 to Line 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Route Line 1 to Headphones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Configure Skype Settings