Linking 2 Soundcards to 1 set of speakers...
Tim Gaywood
room (and power supply!) for 1 set of speakers, and will be using my
DTT2200 Creative / Cambridge ones.
On PC-1 I have a Soundblaster Live 5.1 card (currently connected to
said speakers) and PC-2 has a normal Soundblaster Live.
So... question is, how do I get the outputs from BOTH soundcards into
the one set of speakers?
Your help much appreciated. Mail if you prefer, I also check that more
often.........
BigH2K
"Tim Gaywood" <t...@timetex.co.uk> wrote in message
news:182abcfc.0109...@posting.google.com...
As long as you don't have both feeding the speakers at the same time you
might get away with Y splitter adapters but you might find the signal
degraded if you pick up interference from the unpowered card.
The only sure way is to use a speaker switch box. Tandy (if they haven't
closed every store near you by now) usually sell them, Maplins is also a
good bet.
Graham W
> room (and power supply!) for 1 set of speakers, and will be using my
> DTT2200 Creative / Cambridge ones.
>
> On PC-1 I have a Soundblaster Live 5.1 card (currently connected to
> said speakers) and PC-2 has a normal Soundblaster Live.
>
> So... question is, how do I get the outputs from BOTH soundcards into
> the one set of speakers?
Easy peasy!
Take the 'line-out' from the 'Live' into the 'line-in' of the '5.1'
computer.
HTH
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