cable hookups on delta 1010

[Tom T.]

I am building a new computer just for recording music, I will be using an ASUS p4b533 mother board. I understand these motherboards have on board sound, but I will be installing a Delta 1010 sound card. my questions are;
1. cdrw/cd,rom: where do the sound out cables hook, to the asus motherboard or to the delta 1010
I would like to use the 1010 to record and play back the 8 tracks, but I would also like to use the onboard sound sometimes to.
can someone give me some pointers on how to hook this combination up to work the best for recording 8 tracks into cakewalk.

 

[imecho40]

If I understand correctly,I might be able to partially help. Your cdr-cdrw IDE (EIDE) ribbon cables will connect to your motherboard.You will probably have a small analog cable from the back of the cdr-cdrw that will also connect to the motherboard. If you dont use the analog cable,the ribbon cable will provide the connection for digital sound.Hope this helps.

 

[Slackmaster2K]

Players like media player and winamp both have on the fly digital audio extraction capabilities, meaning that you don't have to use the little analog cable from the back of the CDROM drive.

This has a very serious benefit in that you'll be able to listen to CD's through your Delta 1010's converters, instead of relying on the cheap converters inside your CDROM drive.

The only time I recommend using a "regular" soundcard, such as the integrated sound on your motherboard, is when playing games. I have found that some games don't jive well with Delta products and you end up with lots of static and dropouts. It's easy to choose which soundcard the game is to use by selecting the appropriate device in the control panel under "Sounds and Multimedia".

In cakewalk you'll specify which device you'll use for input and ouput (e.g. your Delta 1010). There probably won't be a problem due to the integrated sound on your motherboard.

Slackmaster 2000