I may be way out in left field here, coming in late to the thread, but have you
run the WriteLog Soundboard test program on the downloads page? I use that
program to tell me if the soundcard is going to work or not. I have NEVER had
an onboard soundboard work better than the $29.00 Creative Sound Blasters. (I
am also running XP).
73,
Bruce - N1LN
(aka: NC4KW)
--- On Tue, 1/24/12, K6UFO Mark Aaker <k6ufo@arrl.net> wrote:
From: K6UFO Mark Aaker <k6ufo@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Sound Card Spec Nomenclature?
To: "writelog@contesting.com" <writelog@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1:53 PM
Rick, I'm no expert, but this problem of combining Mic and Line input
simultaneously has been affecting people since Vista, and now on Windows 7.
There is a Writelog note about this at:
<http://writelog.com/downloads/sound-board-check>
Microsoft has this to say:
<http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprohardware/thread/32d12439-928e-4bbc-9723-5ae8a51f156d/>
Some discussion about this on an Audio Forum:
<http://www.audioforums.com/forums/showthread.php?28557-Mixing-Line-In-and-Mic-Windows-7>
I had heard it can be overcome by using an external mixer, or TWO sound
cards, or by using Virtual Audio Cable to combine the sources digitally,
(or by switching to Linux). Also, your particular sound card may support this
feature in its hardware and own specific driver and control panels, even if
the standard Windows 7 controls can't do it.
Mark Aaker K6UFO
k6ufo@arrl.net
(408)857-4329
> To: Writelog user group <writelog@contesting.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] Sound Card Spec Nomenclature?
> From: Rick Tavan N6XI <rtavan@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:30:43 -0800
>
> Is there any way to tell from the published specifications of a sound card
> (or a computer that contains a built-in sound card) whether the card is
> capable of looping input mic audio through to its line output? What named
> "feature" would I be looking for?
>
> Motivation for question: I'm currently having trouble getting mic audio
> through either the internal card in my T61p or an external Griffin iMic
> card. With either one, I can record messages to WL and play them back to my
> rig but I can't use the mic in real time without disconnecting it from the
> sound card and connecting it directly to the rig. This used to work for me
> but that may have been with a predecessor computer.
>
> Thanks,
> /R
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