RE: JAWS and 5.1 channel sound card drivers; advice needed

  • From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:39:05 -0500

I did; but in case anyone else is interested, I bought it bundled with
surround-sound headphones from:

http://RCBMarketing.com

But they may sell it separately, you'll have to ask.

Hth,

Chip



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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean McMahon
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: JAWS and 5.1 channel sound card drivers; advice needed
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> Can you send me the moddle name and number for this sound=20
> card?  You may send it privately to <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
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> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: RE: JAWS and 5.1 channel sound card drivers; advice needed
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> I have successfully used the external USB 5.1 sound card from MMGear.
> You may like it better because it has 3 physical volume knobs (front,
> center, and rear) instead of software controls.  It has a nice feature
> in that if you follow the setup instructions, as soon as you unplug it
> from your USB port, your windows system automatically switches over to
> your built-in sound card (assuming you have one), or any other sound
> card you have that is.  It's about the size of a match box,=20
> not quite as
> big as a deck of cards, and has 3 stereo mini plug output jacks and 3
> volume knobs (no inputs on this sound card).
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> I bought it only for game playing, and haven't used it to play DVDs.
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> Hth,
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> Chip
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> Chip Orange
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> > Subject: JAWS and 5.1 channel sound card drivers; advice needed
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> > Hi,
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> >     I'll make this short and sweet.  I'm about to buy a sound=3D20
> > card which can output 5.1 channel sound.  I understand that=3D20
> > the Odidgy Is the most popular sound card with 5.1 channel=3D20
> > sound out there; but, also, I understand that JAWS cannot=3D20
> > access the controls for it's 5.1 channel speaker configuration.=3D20
> > IF any of y'all use a 5.1 channel sound card and you play=3D20
> > DVD's in that mode, which sound card would you recommend in=3D20
> > so far as accessibility with JAWS so that I can configure my=3D20
> > system to play 5.1 channel DVD's and interleaved 5.1 channel=3D20
> > .wav files?  Also, if I wanted to rout the 5.1 channel signal=3D20
> > to my home theater, would I need a breakout box?  Thanks.
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