Jan3Sobieski wrote:Quick question regarding sound cards and how you hook them up. If this has been addressed before, the search function is not working well..
Yes, I too agree that the search function is not very friendly. It's not easy to find what you want.
Coming back to the topic, in one of my setups, I use the following :
It's the back view of Marantz SR5002 Surround AV receiver. Using the remote, you just need to select the corresponding input to hear the sounds or to see the video.
To this, I have connected the following :
1. Main PCs X-Fi's 7-channel outputs to the 7-channel inputs
2. From this Main PC again - Additional Co-axial Digital Out from the X-Fi's I/O Drive to one of the co-axial input.
3.Classic System's AWE32's Line-Out to one of the RCA inputs. This is generally for multi-channel upmixing, and Dolby ProLogic upmixing using ordinary stereo source. (For example hearing Wing Commander IV's Dolby Surround sound in DOS.)
4. Classic Sytems's SC-55 MKII to another RCA input.
5. CLassic System's LAPC-I to another RCA input.
6. Playstation (One) 's audio to another RCA input.
7. PS2's Digital Out to an optical input.
8. PS3's Digital Out to another optical input.
9. Cable TV's audio to another RCA input.
10. My Win98's Live! Digital audio via the Live! Drive to one more Optical input.
You can also get this simpler mixer :
For my 486, the output from my Roland CM-500 goes to the Line-IN of the AWE32. Line out from the AWE32 in turn goes to the 2.1 speaker system.
I'm also using the AWE32 side by side with a Sound Blaster 1.5 for the C/MS music in one of my systems. Here, I pass the speaker out from the SB 1.5 to the line-in of the AWE32. The SB 1.5's port is changed to 240, IRQ to 7, MIDI disabled. AWE32 is at A220 I5.
Just some examples. 😀