[WriteLog] Second sound card

[Gil Baron]

If these devices do not have the DSP capabilities of a sound card and do not
have a driver that is Direct Sound compatible then they are not a sound card
in any way and cannot be used.
If they do, they can, the secret is Direct Sound MUST be supported.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Larry Benko
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:15 AM
> To: WriteLog@contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Second sound card
>
>
> I have a notebook computer that has an internal sound card built
> in that is pretty noisy compared to my other machines.  I want to
> us it with Writelog and was looking at getting a second sound
> card.  However it would have to be either PCMCIA or USB.  Searching
> around I have found a company Edirol (www.edirol.com) that makes
> some Audio Input Devices used that offer a stereo line in/out via USB.
> These devices are not sound cards but would seem to be perfect for
> Writelog use.  Line input is definitely preferable to microphone
> input for noise immunity reasons.  The 2 devices I am looking at are
> the UA-1A (16 bit) and the UA-3 (18 bit with volume controls).  These
> boxes are small and powered by the USB port.  Has anyone used these
> products?
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Larry Benko, W0QE
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