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Hi,


I want to use ableton on a laptop and have 2 outputs - of course there
is always one output but i have rea that the microphone line in (which
i never use) can be configured to be an additional line out!

wow - that would be so handy - can anyone shed any light on this
please?

thanks...


Steve

[Laurence Payne[_2_]]

On Thu, 1 May 2008 03:08:01 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

Hi,


I want to use ableton on a laptop and have 2 outputs - of course there
is always one output but i have rea that the microphone line in (which
i never use) can be configured to be an additional line out!

wow - that would be so handy - can anyone shed any light on this
please?


This isn't about Windows, it's about your onboard audio hardware and
its driver. Some systems have multi-function ports under software
control. But I think if your mic port IS configurable as an output
it's more likely to be for surround speakers than for anything useful
in Ableton.

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On May 1, 10:33*am, Laurence Payne wrote:
On Thu, 1 May 2008 03:08:01 -0700 (PDT), "

wrote:
Hi,

I want to use ableton on a laptop and have 2 outputs - of course there
is always one output but i have rea that the microphone line in (which
i never use) can be configured to be an additional line out!

wow - that would be so handy - can anyone shed any light on this
please?

This isn't about Windows, it's about your onboard audio hardware and
its driver. *Some systems have multi-function ports under software
control. *But I think if your mic port IS configurable as an output
it's more likely to be for surround speakers than for anything useful
in Ableton.

interesting - thanks!

[Richard Crowley]

wrote...
I want to use ableton on a laptop and have 2 outputs - of course there
is always one output but i have rea that the microphone line in (which
i never use) can be configured to be an additional line out!

wow - that would be so handy - can anyone shed any light on this
please?

That would be a function of your computer hardware (which you
did not identify) and the drivers for that hardware. Windows XP
will do whatever the hardware and the drivers will allow.

OTOH, a laptop with configurable port for mic in or line out
is extremely unlikely. Unless you can prove that your computer
will do that, you should seek some alternate solution.