Vista and 2 soundcards?

PsychoSmiley · 14th June 2008, 12:34 AM

Anybody here running Vista and 2 soundcards? I'm on a Metal Gear binge at the moment, unfortunately MGS2 doesn't like Vista's sound model unless you have a Creative card (for Alchemy use). I run a HT Omega Claro+ normally, but I do have an Audigy 2 ZS sitting around which I thought about throwing in. Attempting to run with just the Claro results in a black screen and no game as it tries to use DirectSound.

infiltraitor · 14th June 2008, 12:44 AM

im running two sound cards, but im on XP pro and i dont play metal gear.
i have the audigy2 zs as well.
i had issues with it using the rear mic port and the headphone jack from the internal breakout box thingy.. which is why im using two soundcards.
sound out via the audigy, sound in via the onboard card.

thunda · 14th June 2008, 12:53 PM

I run an X-Fi Extrememusic, an AV-710 and also onboard audio for the mic input (the only one that will connect to the front panel) on Vista x64 with no worries at all.

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 14th June 2008, 12:56 PM

Using on-board sound and a Audigy 2 ZS...dont have two physical cards in there

PsychoSmiley · 14th June 2008, 3:50 PM

Looks like I'll have to give it a crack and see how it fairs.

dalien · 14th June 2008, 5:16 PM

yep, i have a x-fi champion, plus use the onboard sound.

I use 2 cards, so i can play my game on the x-fi, while my misses can watch a divx movie(onboard sound). Yes both at the same time, that why we like quad cores

Shadow27 · 14th June 2008, 5:25 PM

Audigy and AV-710(Flashed to Prodigy 7.1) here under Vista no worries

14th June 2008, 12:34 AM	#1
PsychoSmiley Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Darwin Posts: 5,103	Vista and 2 soundcards? Anybody here running Vista and 2 soundcards? I'm on a Metal Gear binge at the moment, unfortunately MGS2 doesn't like Vista's sound model unless you have a Creative card (for Alchemy use). I run a HT Omega Claro+ normally, but I do have an Audigy 2 ZS sitting around which I thought about throwing in. Attempting to run with just the Claro results in a black screen and no game as it tries to use DirectSound. __________________ Currently Playing: StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm (PC) \| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (PS3)

14th June 2008, 12:44 AM	#2
infiltraitor Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: melbourne Donated:$133.70 Posts: 3,799	im running two sound cards, but im on XP pro and i dont play metal gear. i have the audigy2 zs as well. i had issues with it using the rear mic port and the headphone jack from the internal breakout box thingy.. which is why im using two soundcards. sound out via the audigy, sound in via the onboard card. __________________ a look at my desk TYAN Owners Club #007 Enigmatic Enterprises One More Frag - Gaming LAN

14th June 2008, 12:53 PM	#3
thunda Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 735	I run an X-Fi Extrememusic, an AV-710 and also onboard audio for the mic input (the only one that will connect to the front panel) on Vista x64 with no worries at all. __________________ i5-3570k @ 4.2GHz \| ASROCK Z77 EXTREME4 \| 2x GIGABYTE GTX560 \| 2x8GB G.SKILL ARES 1600 \| ASUS XONAR ESSENCE STX \| SAMSUNG 830 256GB SSD \| LEADTEK DTV2000DS PLUS \| SAMSUNG S27B350 \| CORSAIR HX750 \| WINDOWS 7 PRO

14th June 2008, 3:50 PM	#5
PsychoSmiley Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Darwin Posts: 5,103	Looks like I'll have to give it a crack and see how it fairs. __________________ Currently Playing: StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm (PC) \| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (PS3)

14th June 2008, 5:16 PM	#6
dalien Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,693	yep, i have a x-fi champion, plus use the onboard sound. I use 2 cards, so i can play my game on the x-fi, while my misses can watch a divx movie(onboard sound). Yes both at the same time, that why we like quad cores __________________ Stock market & people who buy investment property now - "Gamblers are always optimistic" - MW LABOR = GREAT NEW TAXES - CAN NOT TRUST LABOR

14th June 2008, 12:56 PM	#4
DiGiTaL MoNkEY Bokehlicious Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 26,699	Using on-board sound and a Audigy 2 ZS...dont have two physical cards in there

14th June 2008, 5:25 PM	#7
Shadow27 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 460	Audigy and AV-710(Flashed to Prodigy 7.1) here under Vista no worries __________________ Merudo - They're still a military force even if they wore friggin clown suits and loaded their guns with ping pong balls