thanks Tris. this is indeed the article I am after. To save time, I also installed that eloquence patch that stops the synth crashing when certain letter combinations are typed (fascinating error, a bit freaky). Will this file also be the updated eloquence file so I don't need to replace it? Cheers Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 11:09 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: multiple soundcards and faq Hi Graham FS have subsumed the FAQ underneath the general support topics. This I think makes sense as it means you don't have to search two lists of things, but it's still hard to find. I typed "live" into the search and it came up with two articles of interest, the latter of which I have reproduced below because it's the one you want. Bulletin Type: FAQ Date Posted: 04/04/2003 Product Name: JAWS Version: 4.51 Category: Synthesizer Question: I have two sound cards on my computer. How do I make sure JAWS uses the one I want? Answer: Many JAWS users who also use music or audio production software want JAWS and Eloquence to speak through one sound card, while using the other for their production work. To do this, you need to edit a file called JFW.ini and install the updated Eloquence Speech driver in the accompanying zip file. Editing the jfw.ini file: 1. Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, browse your hard drive to the currently running version of JAWS and find the jfw.ini file in that folder. 2. Press ENTER to open. 3. You should find some lines that read: Synth1Name=eloq Synth1LongName=Eloquence for JAWS Synth1Driver=eloq The number doesn't matter, it may be 1, 2, or 3, but it must be the same for all entries for Eloquence. 4. Add the following line after the driver line: Synth1Port=SB Live! Wave Device Of course, you need to make sure that the synth number matches the other lines, so that if the Driver line read: Sytn3Driver=eloq Then the port line would read: Synth3Port=SB Live! Wave Device The text after the = sign in the Port line comes from Control Panel/Sound & Multimedia/Audio tab It must be one of the entries that can be chosen for Preferred Playback device. 5. Save your changes and exit Notepad. Now you must install the updated driver.As long as JAWS is running and speaking through Eloquence, eloq.jls cannot be simply overwritten when unzipping the file. You will need to switch to NoSpeech or MS SAPI to get the eloq.jls to overwrite properly. 1. Download the file from ftp://ftp.freedomscientific.com/users/hj/private/eloq.zip 2. Unzip the zip file into the root of the active JAWS directory where you made the change to the jfw.ini file. 3. Restart JAWS and it should now be speaking from the sound card you wanted. 4. If not, make sure the entries are correct in the jfw.ini file and that your sound card is indeed installed correctly. Most audio and music production software allows you to select a sound device for it as well, so it can use one sound card while JAWS uses another. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: Graham Page To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:59 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] multiple soundcards and faq Hi all. I have a new PC with a realtec card on the mother board and a soundblaster live card. When I start JAWS, it always starts on the realtec card when JAWS loads automatically at startup. If I shut JAWS down and restart it it works on the soundblaster live. I have seen a technical support notice about this but I am sure there used to be an FAQ discussing how to make JAWS always work on whichever soundcard you choose. It involved adding a line to an INI file as far as I remember. Thinking of the FAQ list, I note it is not available on the support pages of the freedom scientific website any more. what has happened to it? 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