Replacing soundcard questions

[wolf70]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it's ok to install a internal soundcard like the M-Audio 2496 for recording, along with your regular soundcard?

Or would it be smarter to remove my original soundcard (soundblaster type, I think) and replace it with the M-Audio 2496 and then remove the old drivers and install the new ones for the new card?

I was wondering because the old card I think is a little bit better for games. Not that I'm a hardcore gamer or anything like that, but I do like to play the occasional game. Would it cause any kinds of conflicts to have both cards installed at the same time? Or would the 2496 be good enough for games as well as recording?

Thanks.

 

[flatfinger]

Definatley get rid of any previous stuff. save the resources and avoid IRQ conflicts. If there is a midi port on your new card also be sure to remove any previous drivers; could stack up and increase latency.

 

[ez_willis]

Definatley get rid of any previous stuff. save the resources and avoid IRQ conflicts. If there is a midi port on your new card also be sure to remove any previous drivers; could stack up and increase latency.

I disagree.

I use two soundcards, one for recording audio(an RME HDSP 9652) and an onboard card to listen to everything else, like anything opened in WMP or discs that I put into the cd-rom.

I use the control panel to switch between the two.

Never have any trouble.

 

[David M]

Id like to add a question here.

I really don't know much about sound cards. I use an M-Audio Firewire 18/14 on my PC and just use the sound card that came with the computer. The only thing I did to my HP computer was ad a second harddrive and upgrade the Ram. What type of sound card should I get? I really never thought much about it because the one I am using sounds fine to me. But if a new sound card would sound better I would not mind shelling out a couple hundred.

 

[altitude909]

I disagree.

I use two soundcards, one for recording audio(an RME HDSP 9652) and an onboard card to listen to everything else, like anything opened in WMP or discs that I put into the cd-rom.

I use the control panel to switch between the two.

Never have any trouble.

i'm with willis.

Onboard sound for everything but music. Use my AC'97 for system/wmp/etc and the TDIF for the music stuff. No problems whatsoever

 

[David M]

Actually now that I think about I don't even think I am using the sound card on my computer am I? Doesn’t a Firewire kind of have it's own sound card or something?

 

[ez_willis]

Use my AC'97 for system/wmp/etc

Yep! I have the same one.

 

[wolf70]

I disagree.

I use two soundcards, one for recording audio(an RME HDSP 9652) and an onboard card to listen to everything else, like anything opened in WMP or discs that I put into the cd-rom.

I use the control panel to switch between the two.

Never have any trouble.

Hi Ez_willis,

Could you explain a bit more how and when you switch between the two cards you have installed?

Do you for example go to Windows control panel and select "sounds and audio devices" and then select the "audio tab" and then under "sound recording" change the "default device" to the soundcard you will be using for recording? Then do your recording and then change it back after your done recording? Any other changes you need to make before and after making a recording?

I also noticed "voice recording" is listed, do any changes need to be made to that as well? Or is that for mic in on the soundcard and the first one is for line in?

Sorry for the perhaps somewhat n0ob questions, but I still new to computer recording. Thanks if you can shed some light on these areas.

 

[altitude909]

Do you for example go to Windows control panel and select "sounds and audio devices" and then select the "audio tab" and then under "sound recording" change the "default device" to the soundcard you will be using for recording? Then do your recording and then change it back after your done recording? Any other changes you need to make before and after making a recording?

You dont even need to do that. Leave it set to the onboard sound for windows, you set which soundcard u use to record in the DAW software, not windows