Audio Passthrough on the new Plex app

Yep, 1.9.x has audio device configuration. It’s currently going through our internal QA, but due to my error building the app, it also was available for download from our website by Plex Pass holders. I’ve since removed the download.

The version mentioned by myki88 has a pretty harsh bug that will cause immediate issues for many users. The links below addresses this bug specifically. I’m sharing this early because a) the 1.9.x cat is out of the bag b) the cat will bite.

  • This is alpha software with known bugs and improvements planned before public release
  • If it behaves unexpectedly please uninstall then install 1.8.x downloaded from plex.tv
  • I recommend you wait for the public 1.9 release unless you’re specifically interested in testing pre-release software

1.9.0.1198-0c1b003f (last update Apr 24, 2020)

Known issues (1.9.0.1198-0c1b003f)

  • Multi-Channel Audio Boost setting only applies to PMS transcoded audio
  • Enabling Exclusive Audio is required to bypass the system mixer. We’re seeing Windows overrule audio configurations unless this setting is enabled.
  • There is a report of signal noise coming from a specific channel when exclusive audio is enabled.

I’ll stay around this thread for feedback/input.

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