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Default Is it possible to install 2 soundcards on the same PC?!: one for music production + Audigy for games?!

Yes, I do.
I've got my Digi001, and the built on sound card (same as having another PCI
one).
However, I don't have them running at the same time. I have all my music
software (Pro Tools, Sound Forge etc) on one partition, and on a completely
different install of Windows I have all my other software. The Digi001 is
only accesable on the second partition, and vise versa. Works fine. The
Digi001 is crap as a normal sound card, because of problems of playing more
than one sound at a time which happens in Windows.

Hope this helps.
Pete.

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Hi,

I was wondering if anybody has installed 2 soundcards on one PC, one
dedicated soundcard for music production (like M-Audio Audiophile 2496
or Terratec DMX 6Fire) + Audigy 2 for playing games. Is this possible or
will this give conflicts?

What special settings do I have to make in Windows XP.. to avoid any
problems, conflicts, etc.. Also, how will every program know which
soundcard to use, like how will Cubase, VST instruments, etc.. now that
they have to use the Audiophile 2496 and how will every game know that
it has to use the Audigy card?! Doesn't this lead to confusion? How does
that work?! Do you have to create a dual boot system or isn't that
necessary?! I would like to keep it simple.. Any other things I should
know when I want to do this?!

PS: I don't have my new PC yet, but why is the Audigy 2 such a bad card
for music. The only restriction seems to be that you have to work at
48khz cause it is fixed at this frequency if I am right. Is this really
a big problem. I mean, can't all VST instruments + effects work at
48khz?! For the rest I don't see any problems with it and it has an ASIO
driver with apparently low latency (how low on Pentium 4)?! The only
question I have is how good its midi and audio timing and syncronisation
are (no problems with tracks drifting out of syn or losing timing
etc..)?!

Thanks in advance for all good feedback!!

Mike.





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