Is it possible to run 2 soundcards?

campervanman_2

Hello everyone

I've just installed a second sound card alongside my existing integrated sound card. The aim is to use one sound card for music, video etc. and the other for my headset. Therefore one card will be used for sound out, and one for mic and headphone sound out.

Unfortunately since I've installed the new sound card I can't find the old one on my system at all! Any one know how to achieve what I need to?! Is it even possible?

Thanks

Matt x

sco0ter

It would theoretically be possible but you are opening yourself up to a lot of problems.... Why do you even need to do this???

Dammam

I think it would lead to all sorts of conflicts. Why can't you do everything from the one soundcard?

leesmithg

Remove due to dyslexic monet.

maforduk

Very bad idea!
Don't use to, as said above conflicts will arise.

littleange

campervanman wrote:

Hello everyone

I've just installed a second sound card alongside my existing integrated sound card. The aim is to use one sound card for music, video etc. and the other for my headset. Therefore one card will be used for sound out, and one for mic and headphone sound out.

Unfortunately since I've installed the new sound card I can't find the old one on my system at all! Any one know how to achieve what I need to?! Is it even possible?

Thanks

Matt x

Why not get a jack splitter and have your headphones and speakers both plugged in at the same time and turn off your speakers when using the headset.

You might be able to get a soundcard that you can assign different jack sockets to different things, my ASUS motherboard soundcard does this, has 6 jack sockets and then i've got two on the front of my case. so you can plug in two headsets for example and some speakers.

Not sure if this will work if you want different sound coming out of each at the same time thou if thats what you mean

campervanman_2

sco0ter wrote:

It would theoretically be possible but you are opening yourself up to a lot of problems.... Why do you even need to do this???

Firstly thanks for everyone's input!

The reason I want to do this is that I work from home calling organisations regarding media relations and press releases. I like to have iTunes playing quietly whilst I work. When I was using the landline this wasn't a problem, but I'm now experimenting with online dialing and so ideally wanted to be able to use iTunes and my dialer simultaneously (without hearing my music through the headset!!)

It's not a vital thing but would really be ideal if I could do this.

Cheers everyone

campervanman_2

campervanman wrote:

Hello everyone

I've just installed a second sound card alongside my existing integrated sound card. The aim is to use one sound card for music, video etc. and the other for my headset. Therefore one card will be used for sound out, and one for mic and headphone sound out.

Unfortunately since I've installed the new sound card I can't find the old one on my system at all! Any one know how to achieve what I need to?! Is it even possible?

Thanks

Matt x

Oh yeah I forgot to say that I now have the two soundcards recognised and running under XP. I had to go into the BIOS and turn onboard sound back on at start up and that got it! Still not managed to seperate music output from headphone output though!

xplo5iv

I've run 2 soundcards in the past for DJing - it's not a problem at all, but not all programs have the ability to split things the way you want. Progs for DJing do it so that you can use one for main output, the other for preview via headphones

Jonathan

campervanman_2

xplo5iv wrote:

I've run 2 soundcards in the past for DJing - it's not a problem at all, but not all programs have the ability to split things the way you want. Progs for DJing do it so that you can use one for main output, the other for preview via headphones

Jonathan

I'd heard that you could do that! That was why I thought it would be easy! Don't suppose you know of any free/cheap DJ programs?

Cheers

Matt

Mr_Meanie

I use onboard sound for my speaker output and mic input and a Sound Blaster PCI card for my cordless headphones, the only thing you have to remember to do is change over the ‘Default Playback Device’ in ‘Sounds and Audio Devices Properties’ (which I have put a shortcut to on the desktop for) before you start-up the application you want use.