[Roy Dennis]

Normally provided you set the default device in windows sound settings to the same as your primary sound card in Hoster anything played from the Hoster playlist plays through that.
Sometimes trying to change the audio settings from within Hoster audio does not always work properly.
Best to close Hoster and make these changes first.

Double check these settings before starting Hoster.
1) right click on speaker icon on taskbar and select “open sound settings”
2) Where it reads “Choose your output device” make sure that shows as your HD audio device the same one you want to use as Primary in Hoster.
3)On the right hand side of the dialog select “Sound control Panel”
4) You should now be in the old sound settings dialog, check that that is showing your HD audio as the default device, if not select it and set as default.
5)Now select your Asus essence card by highlighting it,. Now select properties at the bottom for that dialog then the advanced tab at the top, there are two tick boxes at the bottom under exclusive mode untick both boxes if they are ticked and press OK.
Now while your in this dialog if there are any other sound devices showing that you don’t use disable them. For instance HDMI output unless that is the one you refer to as the HD device. Then OK again to exit the sound settings.

Now start Hoster and set the Primary and secondary cards again in Hosters sound settings press apply and close.

Now see if your videos play as normal.