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Old 07-15-2004, 02:15 PM
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I currently have a Sound Blaster Live sound card in my system and I'd like to run another so that I can have two discrete stereo outputs that can play at the same time.

If your wondering why its because I want my computer to emulate a dual CD player that is used for music mixing. I have the mixer and with a single card the two sources are running in mono...

I was just wondering if there any issues that may come up by running two or more sound cards (that are identical)...
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Old 07-15-2004, 03:16 PM
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well u might run into problems. creatives cards are famous for not being the easiest to deal with. if i were you do a search for audio web sites that deal with sound cards. you might be able to find info there to get them runnin in dual
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Old 07-15-2004, 04:05 PM
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Are you able to fade between the front and rear speaker outputs, instead of left and right?
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Old 07-15-2004, 10:29 PM
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Two sound card is not a prob, but 2 creative card you will have a prob, not that you can't but you will have some prob configuring them. I use my creative SB audigy 2 with a integrate alc650 with no prob.
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Old 07-15-2004, 10:34 PM
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Audigy cards are awesome [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] and yes creative cards will give u problems or basically be a pain in the rear.
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Old 07-15-2004, 11:14 PM
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I've got an audigy platnium 2, along with a 16 track recording sound card and external box on the same computer, no problems running under windows 2000.
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Old 07-15-2004, 11:57 PM
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Originally posted by dodgeram:
I'm not sure on this but I thought I read once that you can set the front outputs up as one stereo output and the rear as another and mix between them ...........
That's what i was talking about way up there I think it's doable also, too lazy to reboot into windows to try it [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 07-16-2004, 01:04 PM
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DJ PC Setup..

Especially works well for BPM Studio

On-Board Sound - Headphones/Monitor
SB Audigy Platinum - Front - Channel 1 L/R
- Rear - Channel 2 L/R

Each channel goes directly into mixer as i perfer the mixer for level control then the computer.

Also there is some high end sound cards that yamaha and voyetra make.. pricey cards though.. usually 4 channel and up..
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