Thank you very much for all your comments.
My problem is that I do not have two programs trying to use one card but
rather one program trying to use two cards, and the output on both is
stereo, which then in turn has to be mixed to be sent to mono overhead
speakers.
So, my train of thoughts was: why do I have to waste a channel if I can
possibly create two separate sound streams on the left and the right
channels. That would not only save the (relatively moderate) expense on the
second sound card, but also a hassle of actually opening a PC that's on
manufacturer's warranty and installing a new piece of equipment that would
probably nullify the warranty. Has anyone actually installed two sound cards
into a PC? What to look out for when buying the cards?
Thanks for all your suggestions!
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"Rolf Ochsenbein" wrote in message
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Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com) wrote:
Hello everyone!
Hopefully, it is an appropriate NG for the subj. However,
if this is OT here, and there is a better NG, please advise.
I'm running a Win XP application, capable of streaming two completely
separate sound streams through two separate sound cards on the same PC.
I do
not need stereo output, so I wondered if someone has seen a driver or
software utility of sorts that would split a regular stereo sound card
(SoundBlaster or anything else to that matter) output into two
completely
separate mono channels, visible to the OS as two separate sound cards.
Is it
even possible technically?
Any bit of information, URL or opinion will be greatly appreciated.
hm, i'm not sure but it should be no problem to pan one stream left and
the other to the right... or am i wrong?
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