Multiple sound / audio cards

[Brangwen]

Fellow Members,

Can I use multiple sound cards? In other words, I might be playing an MP3 through my integrated sound system. I then decide (for example) that I desire to pause the MP3 song I'm listening to in order to dictate a letter (say to my brother) utilizing a voice recognition program.

Presently I must stop and close out the audio component that was playing the MP3 in order to "free up" that device for the voice dictation.

I presently have a 24-bit sound card in a PCI slot that is not being utilized. I am thinking that I could simply plug my dictation microphone into the PCI sound card (or leave it where it is -- plugged into the integrated audio on the back of the motherboard), and utilize the second audio component for system sounds, MP3's, etc. I know that I can choose which audio device I desire to utilize for the voice dictation.

If the above configuration would work, then I would simply pause the MP3 that I was enjoying and begin utilizing the voice recognition program . . . Will this work? Has anyone successfully utilized two audio cards?

Thanks!

Brangwen

Note: Win2KPro

[butch81385]

you can use multiple video cards so i dont see why you cant use multiple sound cards. as long as it lets you pick which device to utilize for which it seems that it could work...

[JohnnyNapalm]

in xp, when you go into the sounds control panel, you can select which device to use for wave playback, recording, and midi playback. go for it!