[WriteLog] Sound Card Reality Check

[Jerry Pixton]

John,

I for one have relegated the AC97 for use only as a music player. I have 
found several programs with which the AC97 does not work satisfactorily.

So if you are driving towards a 2 radio setup using two sound cards I would 
add in TWO PCI sound boards. I just got an additional two SoundBlaster 16 
PCI cards to install in my latest xmas present to ship in mid-Jan which 
will become the HF radio computer. It is NOT necessary to have two 
different types of sound cards - they come up labeled differently anyway 
eg, mine say Creative SB AudioPCI and Creative SB AudioPCI (2)  and then 
SoundMAX Digital Audio for the AC97.   The trick was getting the AC97 out 
ot the way, I uninstalled it, installed the two 16 PCI cards then 
reinstalled the AC97 (really because I could not get my then copy of 
Writelog to reliably use any other than device [0] on my particular 
machine. Will see how that plays on the new screamer.

Good Luck

Jerry, W6IHG



At 09:26 PM 1/2/2003 -0600, W0UN--John Brosnahan wrote:



>Configuring the new logging computers and have decided to go
>
>with two sound cards--one integrated and one added on.  I
>think
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>this will give me the ultimate flexibility for RTTY and I hope to
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>be able to use one for a voice keyer and the other one for
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>recording the contest.
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>The motherboard has a built in AC97 sound chip which has scored
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>a 7f on the compatibility tests for WriteLog.  So this will be the
>
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>integrated system.  And I have seen the suggestion that the
>two
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>cards be different to reduce setup confusion.  And I believe
>the
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>best SoundBlaster compatibility comes by buying a true
>SoundBlaster.
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>So it looks like the cheapest solution using a true SB board is the
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>Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live 5.1 PCI Sound Card---for $30.
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>
>Just wonder if anyone sees any potential for shooting myself in
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>the foot by using this SB board along with the AC97 integrated
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>sound chip?
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>A few votes that it should work or that the SB Live 5.1 is a good
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>board would give me a bit more confidence before I order two of
>these
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>boards--for the two logging system computers I am building.
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>And if anyone has had real problems with the SB Live 5.1 or the
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>combo of an AC97 and the SB Live 5.1 please let me know.
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>And if there is anything to gain by buying one of the newer SB
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>boards (Audigy 2) let me know if it is worth the serious cost
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>difference.
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>Thanks--John   W0UN
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