Really good question. I installed a second sound card of the same type in my computer recently, and expected to have this problem -- but for some reason, it came up with a slight variation on the name, so I could distinguish them. Nevertheless, I'd be very interested in any knowledgeable responses to this query.
Bill W5WVO -------------------------------------------------- From: "David Gilbert" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 22:32 To: "Bill Conkling" <[email protected]> Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Dual Soundcards > > > Yes, I agree that Windows will work with multiple sound cards, including > virtual ones like Total Recorder. > > However, let's assume that I have two identical sound cards installed > ... same manufacturer, same model number, same drivers, etc. Windows > shows both of them with the exact same title in Device Manager, and any > particular application will simply show both identical descriptions in > their respective drop down setup menus. Is there any way I can > separately identify them so that I can connect them to different > external hardware and know which is being used for what? > > Thanks again, > Dave AB7E > > > > On 9/13/2010 3:18 PM, Bill Conkling wrote: >> Yes, Windows XP will work with several sound cards. I can't answer for >> Vista or Win7. >> >> ...bc >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Gilbert [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:01 PM >> To: Elecraft Reflector >> Subject: [Elecraft] Dual Soundcards >> >> >> If I install two identical sound cards in my computer, is there any way >> to separately identify them so that one Windows application would always >> use one of them (the same sound card each time) and a different Windows >> application would always use the other one? >> >> And yes, this is relevant to a K3 application I have in mind. >> >> Thanks es 73, >> Dave AB7E >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
