Hello Ibby, I understand exactly what you mean.
On my computer, I have an NVIDIA sound chip on the motherboard and an external Creative Audigy ZS2 sound card. The on-board NVIDIA is used for the screen reader speech and the Creative Audigy is used for all the other sound tasks. To achieve this, the NVIDIA on board sound chip is enabled as well as the Creative Audigy. Through the control panel of Windows, the Creative Audigy is set to be the default (or, more commonly called, preferred) audio device. Therefore, all sound tasks such as playing sound or recording is done through the Creative Audigy. In my case, the usual windows volume control application allows the Creative Audigy to be configured. A separate NVIDIA sound mixer program allows the configuration of the volume et cetera of the on board NVIDIA sound chip. Assuming that Jaws is the screen reader, a special line must be inserted into the jfw.ini file which tells Jaws to use the NVIDIA synthesiser. I do not know how this is done for screen readers like window eyes. As you will appreciate from this, these settings are established before you start Sound Forge. When you go in to Sound Forge, you want Sound Forge to use the default (or preferred) audio device. In my case, that means the Creative Audigy. In Sound Forge's preferences dialog (reached through the options menu), there is a tab which allows you to specify the audio device you want to use for playback and recording. If you specify Microsoft sound mapper in each case, Sound Forge will know that you want to use the default (or preferred) sound device determined in the control panel of windows. The fact that Sound Forge allows you to specify a sound device other than the default (or preferred) sound device acknowledges that, in some very sophisticated setups, you may want to use a specific sound card for a specific purpose. However, that is something that is likely to happen only in high tech recording studios. That is why, in my previous message, I stated that you would only use something other than the Microsoft sound mapper only if there was some compelling reason to do so. I hope this clarifies my previous message, Bob Nelson > Keeping his creative for recording and playback of radio and/or music, > means > that he can use his speech to use sound forge and the speech then does not > get recorded. > > However, The creative sound card is not in the list to choose from. > > So, how do you make soundforge use the card he wants? > > Ibby > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Bob Nelson > Sent: 15 November 2006 12:44 > To: PC audio discussion list. > Subject: Re: soundforge 8 > > > I could be wrong but I don't think that is a good idea. > > If you go to the options menu and press enter on preferences, you will be > presented with a multi tab dialog. > > The audio tab in that dialog is where one can change the playback and > record > > devices. > > Unless there is some compelling reason to use anything other than the > preferred audio device, the playback and record devices should be left as > the Microsoft wave mapper which is, in effect, the preferred audio device > as > > determined in the control panel of Windows. > > I have been using an external Audigy ZS2 for quite some time with the > playback and record devices set to Microsoft wave mapper and Sound Forge > work flawlessly. > > Note that when control r is used to bring up the record dialog, the record > device is displayed. The setting is taken from the preferences settings. > Again, unless there is some compelling reason to do so, it should be left > as > > microsoft wave mapper. > > Hope this helps, > > Robert Nelson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ibby Karbhari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:04 PM > Subject: RE: soundforge 8 > > >> Hi Folks, >> A friend of mine has Soundforge 8 but cannot find in preferenses where to >> tell soundforge to select the creative labbs sound card. Maybe I was >> looking >> in the wrong place I certainly didn't see the card listed. >> >> All help appreciated as he uses his on-board for his speech and the >> creative >> for his music and all his internet listening and he wants to use the >> creative card to record with. >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> Ibby. >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.14.5/534 - Release Date: >> 14/11/2006 >> 15:58 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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