Can you run two sound cards at once like bgears and xfi?

Robert McClelland · Aug 16, 2008, 10:32 PM

Sometime next week I'm getting specail box let me not used my wireless card that means I will have extra pci slot

. With wireless specail box I can have three thing run at once my moms pc my pc and my ps3 all wireless with out one ip screwing up now hehe. That means I can all stuff on same time and best part I don't need my wireless card anymore it goes threw wireless box instead with my indoor ant.

Socio · Aug 18, 2008, 11:00 PM

Yes, you can have two or more audio cards installed on one computer. You just have to tell what ever app you are using which of your audio cards you want it to use. Or change the default sound card under the sound options to whatever audio card you want to use for the app or game you want prior to starting said app.

Robert McClelland · Aug 19, 2008, 05:27 AM

thanks

ROBSCIX · Aug 19, 2008, 09:35 PM

Or you can use Velbac to link the two cards into one virtual card.
your X-fi would be the DSP card and the Blugears would be the output card. You can ould have all the features and DSP options for gaming from the X-fi and the output options and features from the Blue gears card.
If you don;t want to go this route then yes, you can use two cards, I actually know guys that run 4-5 soundcards. This type of setup offers more inputs and outputs for people recording.

Robert McClelland · Aug 20, 2008, 05:16 AM

Ya I want keep the bgears card because ditigal out put in DTS :P and dolby also hehe

Robert McClelland · Aug 20, 2008, 07:59 AM

I have my bgears sound card and my XFI music card side by side so far they sound great

I have digital out on my bgears running xfi card at same time hehe

just have test some games hopely it would improve my benchmark scores. I let you know. Now I know whats going on with the drivers. Yes I notice when I installed my 6.05 set EAX are grey out I fix that soon. With two sound cards on my computer I know what going now

This is awesome!Thanks to Velbac_v2.00

Aug 16, 2008, 10:32 PM	#1
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,240 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	Can you run two sound cards at once like bgears and xfi? Sometime next week I'm getting specail box let me not used my wireless card that means I will have extra pci slot . With wireless specail box I can have three thing run at once my moms pc my pc and my ps3 all wireless with out one ip screwing up now hehe. That means I can all stuff on same time and best part I don't need my wireless card anymore it goes threw wireless box instead with my indoor ant. __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Aug 19, 2008, 05:27 AM	Thread Starter #3
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,240 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	thanks __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Aug 20, 2008, 05:16 AM	Thread Starter #5
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,240 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	Ya I want keep the bgears card because ditigal out put in DTS :P and dolby also hehe __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Aug 20, 2008, 07:59 AM	Thread Starter #6
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,240 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	I have my bgears sound card and my XFI music card side by side so far they sound great I have digital out on my bgears running xfi card at same time hehe just have test some games hopely it would improve my benchmark scores. I let you know. Now I know whats going on with the drivers. Yes I notice when I installed my 6.05 set EAX are grey out I fix that soon. With two sound cards on my computer I know what going now This is awesome!Thanks to Velbac_v2.00 __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Aug 18, 2008, 11:00 PM	#2
Socio DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 0	Yes, you can have two or more audio cards installed on one computer. You just have to tell what ever app you are using which of your audio cards you want it to use. Or change the default sound card under the sound options to whatever audio card you want to use for the app or game you want prior to starting said app.

Aug 19, 2008, 09:35 PM	#4
ROBSCIX DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,732 Rep Power: 0	Or you can use Velbac to link the two cards into one virtual card. your X-fi would be the DSP card and the Blugears would be the output card. You can ould have all the features and DSP options for gaming from the X-fi and the output options and features from the Blue gears card. If you don;t want to go this route then yes, you can use two cards, I actually know guys that run 4-5 soundcards. This type of setup offers more inputs and outputs for people recording.