@SemlerPDX
Ok I’ve sorted it out.
I’ve checked on the code 0x8889000A, turned out to be « Sound device occupied by other apps and unable to associate with the new one. » So I just unselected Speaker (my buttkicker from green 3.55mm) from A2 in VoiceMeeter and problem solved, I can now select speaker from the drop down list without any problem. Which make me wonder that I don’t even need VoiceMeeter if I only use buttkicker with Simshaker.
But still, some strange behaviors. Dedicated 3.55mm green port selected in Simshaker now, everything quiet down, I don’t know where to adjust the volume now but the previously tuned down gain slider have to be reset to normal 50% again, to feel a normal strength shake. Even resetting A2 to speaker and using Voicemeeter output as source is not like the previous violent very loud shaking. I’ll have more testing to see why all this is happening.
Also after testing I think to have a bit of other sound bass blended in the shaker is not totally a bad thing though, it dampens a lot of harsh shake and less predictive if you only port simshaker to the buttkicker. I feel landing shake in BMS better with voicemeeter output than simshaker alone. I’m also wondering, if you port simshaker to buttkicker directly, wouldn’t all your EQ setting in Voicemeeter not used by buttkicker since the signal is no longer going through voicemeeter?
Another strange thing is that even with voicemeeter output going to simkicker in Aerofly FS4, with no dedicated device selected, I hear no clipping from the TV, but not so in falcon bms. Lots of clipping noise from the simkicker is going to the main output as well. Only after selecting dedicated device can it not blend in into my main sound output.