How to: Output your Mac's audio to two pairs of headphones simultaneously


Introduction

Open the app "Audio MIDI Setup". Click the plus symbol and choose Create Multi-Output Device. Right-click (secondary click) the new device. Then, choose Use This Device For Sound Output. Pick your devices for output, and choose a master device. Finally, check "Drift Correction" on any selected devices that are not the master device.

Open System Preferences, click Sound, and choose the newly-created device.

Instructions

1) Spotlight search (command+space bar) for the app Audio MIDI Setup and open it.

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2) At the bottom of the screen, click the plus symbol (+). Then, choose Create Multi-Output Device.

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3) Right-click (secondary click) the new device. Then, choose Use This Device For Sound Output.

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4) Check the boxes for each audio device to which you wish to output sound. Then, pick a master device. Finally, check "Drift Correction" on any selected devices that are not the master device.

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5) Open System Preferences.

6) Click Sound.

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7) Choose the device that you created earlier.

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Outcome

You will be able to listen on two audio output devices simultaneously.