FM3 5.0 Beta 2 has been released.
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-firmware-version-5-00-beta-2.181172/#post-2218871
It contains two new options under SETUP: I/O: Audio. These make it easier to route USB system audio — something that was previously not possible in a Windows environment without expensive 3rd party software. The options also allow players who use only the 1/4" Out 2 jacks of the FM3 to route backing tracks to these outputs without system-wide changes on the host computer.
Henceforth, when someone asks how they can route backing tracks to Out 2 using Windows System Audio or an application without output selection, the answer is:
"Set "USB 1/2 Playback Destination" to OUTPUT 2. Now, the default audio from your computer will be played back at Output 2 instead of Output 1."
A second new option expands the existing parameter USB 3/4 PLAYBACK DESTINATION with an option for OUTPUT 1. Together, these updates give the FM3 the same USB Audio "Output Mapping" capabilities as the Axe-Fx III and FM9.
Once the beta is vetted and officially released, I'll update the USB diagram in the manual as pasted below. I've underlined the two new options in red to make them clear here.
PS: Don't miss that these options are OR not AND!
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-firmware-version-5-00-beta-2.181172/#post-2218871
It contains two new options under SETUP: I/O: Audio. These make it easier to route USB system audio — something that was previously not possible in a Windows environment without expensive 3rd party software. The options also allow players who use only the 1/4" Out 2 jacks of the FM3 to route backing tracks to these outputs without system-wide changes on the host computer.
Henceforth, when someone asks how they can route backing tracks to Out 2 using Windows System Audio or an application without output selection, the answer is:
"Set "USB 1/2 Playback Destination" to OUTPUT 2. Now, the default audio from your computer will be played back at Output 2 instead of Output 1."
A second new option expands the existing parameter USB 3/4 PLAYBACK DESTINATION with an option for OUTPUT 1. Together, these updates give the FM3 the same USB Audio "Output Mapping" capabilities as the Axe-Fx III and FM9.
Once the beta is vetted and officially released, I'll update the USB diagram in the manual as pasted below. I've underlined the two new options in red to make them clear here.
PS: Don't miss that these options are OR not AND!