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LATEST UPDATE: SUCCESS!!! The problem was that I needed to update my Dell computer drivers for my computer model for Realtek HD Audio. Now I'm able to select whether I want to use "line in" or "mic" in the combo port. Apparently a Windows update had messed things up around 2016, so if any of you out there have a Dell and are having this problem, then visit the Dell website and get your latest Audio or Realtek audio drivers for your model.
We have a Roland MT-32 module and a Roland SC-55 module. We want both hooked up to the computer, running Windows 7, at the same time, so that we'll be ready to go, whether we want to play an MT-32 game or a General MIDI game. We already have two USB-MIDI interfaces, one for the MT-32 and one for the SC-55.
Here's our problem:
The line-in port on our computer, which has on-board audio, is a combined mic+line-in port, and it leads to distorted sound.
Goal:
To send the audio output from the MT-32 and the SC-55 to the computer for playback (edit: with or without an external mixer) and without needing to use the 3.5mm line-in port on the back of the computer. We aren't necessarily needing to play sound from the SC-55 at the same time as sound from the MT-32; we just want to have the cords set up once and not have to worry about plugging and unplugging things as we switch games.
Would the following solution work:
Using two USB audio line-in converters, one for the MT-32 and one for the SC-55.
This is the one I was thinking of using for the MT-32 (which has 1/4" jack output):
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https … %2F332272406354
And this is the one I was thinking of using for the SC-55 (which has RCA jack output):
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https … %2F253107195971
What would be the downsides of this setup, besides having to use 4 USB ports on the computer?
Thanks for your help!