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title: "Can I have sound come from my mac book pro and from the speakers that I have connected to my mac using an aux cable?"  
description: "Can I have sound come from my mac book pro and from the speakers that I have connected to my mac using an aux cable?"  
author: "Peterson arnold"  
published: 2018-09-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49943/can-i-have-sound-come-from-my-mac-book-pro-and-from-the-speakers-that-i-have-connected-to-my-mac-using-an-aux-cable  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Can I have sound come from my mac book pro and from the speakers that I have connected to my mac using an aux cable? 

Can I have [sound](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4985/the-secret-behind-the-sound-energy-in-conch-shells-shankh) come from my mac [book pro](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96861/how-to-connect-a-mac-book-pro-to-hd-tv-with-audio) and from the speakers that I have [connected](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/126/define-connected-and-disconnected-data-access-in-ado-dot-net) to my mac using an aux cable? \
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

Setting up a Multi-Output Device in your **[Mac's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50021/how-do-i-install-windows-7-8-on-a-mac) System Preferences** is the best way to play sound through both speakers and headphones at the same time.

- Connect your Mac to the speakers and headphones.
- Open the Applications folder in Finder.
- Open Audio MIDI Setup from Utilities.
- Click the Plus button in the lower-left corner and select 'Create Multi-Output Device.'
- Right-click Multi-Output Device in the left panel and select 'Use This Device for Sound Output.'
- Check the boxes next to the devices you want to utilise in the right panel. Check the box next to Built-in Output if the device is a wired one.
- In the dropdown box, select a Master Device.
- By checking Drift Correction, you can choose a Slave Device.
- Open System Preferences and click on the Sound tab.
- Select Multi-Output Device from the Output tab.

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