[Elecraft] Dual Soundcards

[Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO]

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

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From: "David Gilbert" <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 22:32
To: "Bill Conkling" <nr4c at widomaker.com>
Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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:xdavid at cis-broadband.com]
>> 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
>>
>>
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