Hi, keep your sound blaster live it is a grate card for music now get a cheep sound card I like the crystal sound card my self I can pcik these cards up for real cheep. Put the crystal in and address jaws to this card. It will go you about 12 to 15 bucks to pick up one of these babies and will work for you just grait. If you do not like this idea most sound cards under xp allow for multy instances. The sound blaster line of cards are always a good choice. Hth -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fly on the Wall Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 4:19 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: JAW's, Eloquence and Sound Cards? Hi, I run JFW 5.1, XP Home via Eloquence on a soundblaster Live Card. The Card is now very very old and is making loud explosive popping and crackling sounds, particularly when trying to read a fully loaded buffer of text that is unpunctuated. I've tried many many times to get the correct update drivers for the Soundblaster, but with no success at all. Even the Techy at the local Screwdriver Shop has had no success. So, I'm contemplating getting a new and better sound card, but I'm aware there's some issue with JAW's and sound cards that's to do with the number of channels. That is, to hear both JAWS Eloquence voice and other system sounds or music. Is there any advice out there on what's a good high quality Card, that maybe gives surround sound etc, but still happily works with JAW's Eloquence voice? Thanks, Flyon Thewall -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx