RE: Multiple soundcards in 1 pc, remote controlled ??? Don't know how to start

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marcus,

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Not sure how Mark would feel about it but I think this would be a great
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m for a write-up on automated home=85

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Personal reasons as well as this is exactly how I intend to do the zoned
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dio in my new build=85 I=92ve played with X-Lobby and am very impressed so
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far.

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Nigel

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-----Original Message-----
From: Marcus Warrington [mailto:marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 06 December 2006 11:52
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Multiple soundcards in 1 pc, remote controlled ???
Do=
n't know how to start

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I am doing something similar except I'm using Xlobby with a touchscreen
for control rather than IR.

I have 2 old SoundBlaster soundcards in the AV PC and use KxProject
drivers instead of the standard drivers. Once setup this allows each
card to present itself as 3 stereo sound cards i.e. 6 in total=20

I then run several instances of foobar2000 instead of winamp, as I find
it MUCH less resource hungry (memory and CPU), each configured to
playback on one of the "virtual" stereo soundcard. At the moment
I only
have two zones up and running but it works great.

HTH

Marcus=20

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Of egelbeertje
Sent: 06 December 2006 11:26
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com"ukha_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Multiple soundcards in 1 pc, remote controlled ???
Don't know how to start

Hi,

current config : laptop with external soundblaster running winamp=20
2.91 with an infrared receiver. Xantech stuff controlling the IR,=20
external soundblaster connected through distribution amp to 5=20
amps/rooms, all ir controlled through the xantech kit.

Problem : winamp playing =3D same song all through the house and swimbo=20
and I have different tastes - now this is a challenge since I=20
actually managed to get her into selecting songs/playlists - in the=20
end maybe not such a bright idea.....

Question 1 : can I run multiple instances of winamp on the same pc=20
using the same IR controller through the serial connection?
Question 2 : can I put multiple soundcards (or externals on usb) (I'm=20
considering upgrading the lappie to a full tower or rackmount) and=20
how do I tell winamp to use what card ?

Alternatively I would use a squeezebox or so in every room but the=20
amps are in node 1 and I have only speaker cable and ir cable running=20
through the house. Even thinking about using the squeezebox as a=20
wireless controller/display since I don't have a local amp but that's=20
another story.=20

rgds Rob

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