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| 234656 | 2004-05-06 04:06:00 | I am preparing to upgrade to a new PC case, but keeping pretty much everything else from my current computer - sound card included. If I get a case with front audio sockets, will they be able to be plugged into the soundcard (SB Live Value)? If not, does the Audigy have such a connector on the card for the sockets? Does anyone know of cards by other manufacturers that have integrated wavetable MIDI, Soundfont and EAX (or similar environmental audio) support, and would have some means of connecting the front audio sockets to the soundcard internally? I know that most current motherboards these days have integrated sound and can connect to these front audio sockets, but do any of these have EAX, General MIDI wavetable sound and Soundfont support? |
D. McG (3023) | ||
| 234657 | 2004-05-06 08:28:00 | It depends on the quality of the case. Two things could happen. Either a) the case comes with the necessary plugs to plug directly onto the motherboard (i.e. integrated sound) or onto the conector that is normally on the back of sound cards. b) Like my cheap case, the case may come with merely an extension cord with goes out a hole in the back of the case into the audio connectors on the sound card. It has a 3.5m plug like speakers and headphones do. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 234658 | 2004-05-06 23:02:00 | > Either a) the case comes with the necessary plugs to plug directly onto .. the conector that is normally on the back of sound cards. Would this be the TAD or SPDIF connector? Or is there some other connector on newer cards than the SB Live Value? I haven't bought the case yet, but I'd make sure that the audio sockets on the case were to be connected to the sound card internally! BTW, what is the type / model of your 'cheap' case (so I know what to avoid :D)? |
D. McG (3023) | ||
| 234659 | 2004-05-07 06:15:00 | Well I know it isn't SPDIF. Some some cards can connect both internally and externally without having to switch between outputs. And my case doesn't havea model. It's made by Colorsit, and it aint bad except that someone probably could have taken more care cutting the metal frames. It isnt hardcore at all. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 234660 | 2004-05-07 21:17:00 | You'll probably be unlikely to connect them directly to the card. However what's more usual is you can connect them to your motherboard which in turn has the card connected to it. This of course assumes that your motherboard has this feature | Greg S (201) | ||
| 234661 | 2004-05-08 08:24:00 | Well our HP pavilion is connected directly to the card... | Growly (6) | ||
| 234662 | 2004-05-10 02:54:00 | Speaking of motherboards, I'm also planning on replacing my current faulty ASUS A7a266 with a Soltek SL-NV400-L64. Can the audio from the SB Live Value be directed back into the motherboard so that the motherboard connector maps to the SB Live instead of the integrated audio? I've heard that the motherboard connector only connects to the integrated sound on the motherboard. | D. McG (3023) | ||
| 234663 | 2004-05-10 04:08:00 | > Speaking of motherboards, I'm also planning on > replacing my current faulty ASUS A7a266 with a Soltek > SL-NV400-L64. Can the audio from the SB Live Value be > directed back into the motherboard so that the > motherboard connector maps to the SB Live instead of > the integrated audio? I've heard that the motherboard > connector only connects to the integrated sound on > the motherboard. I'd say almost certainly yes - probably a case of disabling onboard sound via device manager |
Greg S (201) | ||
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