HDMI Audio Extractor 4K HDMI to Optical 3.5mm AUX Audio Adapter Splitter

This HDMI audio extractor solves one of the most common signal headaches in playback and video village work: getting clean audio out of an HDMI feed when the display on the other end has no usable audio output. It takes an HDMI input, passes the video through to an HDMI output at up to 4K, and simultaneously breaks the embedded audio out to both optical (Toslink) and 3.5mm analog AUX connections.

Playback operators and DITs use extractors like this constantly. A laptop or camera feeding a monitor over HDMI carries its audio embedded in the same cable, but many production monitors either have no speakers or no way to tap that audio for the mixer, client headphones, or a powered speaker. Insert this box inline and the audio becomes available on its own connectors while the picture continues untouched to the display. That means program sound to a speaker at video village, a headphone feed for agency and clients, audio into a sound cart from a playback source, or a soundbar in a conference-room screening, all without touching the video path. The optical output serves digital audio systems while the 3.5mm jack feeds anything analog, and both are live at once. It is compact, lightweight, and simple enough to deploy mid-setup without a manual.

Every cart that handles HDMI sources eventually needs one of these, usually urgently, which is why it belongs on the shelf before the day it saves.

• Extracts embedded audio from an HDMI signal

• HDMI passthrough at up to 4K resolution

• Simultaneous optical (Toslink) and 3.5mm analog outputs

• Feeds speakers, headphones, mixers, and sound carts

• Compact inline design, quick to deploy

• Ideal for playback, video village, and screening setups

This HDMI audio extractor is in stock for purchase at Lightbulb Rentals' NYC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh locations and can be added to any rental order with your monitors and playback gear.