Dual audio output, Headset + PC

Not sure if this has been asked.
At work, we recently started using Lync for our conference call, my question is can Lync be set to instead of using A or B audio device to use A and B? 

Hey Chris, the only way I could see this working is if the built in audio device supported dual input/output (the one on my laptop does), however would require an analogue headset rather than usb.
What are you trying to acheive? Maybe there is another way to achieve a similar outcome.
Andrew Morpeth
Lync Server Specialist - Auckland, NZ
Blog - http://www.lync.geek.nz
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