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  1. 10-03-2001, 09:31 PM #1
    robin801
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    how to hook up two devices to sound card

    i want to add my dvd player to my system but how can i connect my cdrw and my dvd player to my sound card.

    using sound blaster live value
    plextor cdrw
    samsung dvd

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  2. 10-03-2001, 09:41 PM #2
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    I'm not expert but I guess that a "Y" cable will do the trick!
    Sure you will get more tips from SYSOPT members.
    Good luck!
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  3. 10-03-2001, 10:57 PM #3
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    I would recommend against using Y-cables. These basically hook up the audio outputs of the two drives in parallel. The audio signal from one drive will be affected by the output impedance of the audio output of the other drive. This can cause all sorts of unpredictable effects on the audio, from reduced volume to bad distortion.

    If your soundcard has an internal line-in connector, try hooking up the other drive to this. This way, each drive has it's own line to the soundcard.

    You could also just hook up one of the drives and leave the other unconnected. You'll have to play your audio CDs on the drive with the cable, but most folks only play one audio CD at a time so this shouldn't be that big of a deal.
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  4. 10-03-2001, 11:10 PM #4
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    Check your soundcard. It should have another jack labled something like Aux. input (my creative card does). Just plug your audio cable from your new drive into this jack.

    I have a Creative CD and a HP CDRW both plugged into my sound card.

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  5. 10-03-2001, 11:12 PM #5
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    The live does indeed have 2 inputs - I have my DVD and CDRW drive in my SBLive right now
    Oneis CD_IN, the other is AUX_IN
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  6. 10-04-2001, 04:45 PM #6
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    auraedge, i hook my cdrw to cd_in and my dvd player to aux_in.
    is this correct?

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  7. 10-04-2001, 05:29 PM #7
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    It doesn't make a difference whether you hook up which drive to which jack. You just gotta enable the correct device under your sound mixer (volume control).
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  8. 10-05-2001, 01:39 AM #8
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    ok comage. thanks for the help everybody.


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  9. 10-05-2001, 02:00 PM #9
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    You're fortunate that your SB Live! card has more than one audio input.

    If you only have one input, try the following from the cyberguys.com site.

    http://www.cyberguys.com/cgi-bin/sgi...REQC=3&UREQD=4

    If you don't know about this site, check it out...

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  10. 10-07-2001, 11:47 PM #10
    robin801
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    thanks for the link striderx. i have a friend that can use one of those.


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