That is correct. They are USB speakers with an in-built sound card. They have three buttons on the front, one to lower the sound, one to increased the sound and the third to mute. Unfortunately they adjust the volume of the internal card rather than the USB speakers. I could probably solve this problem by making the speakers rather than the internal card the default sound card, but that would also cause sounds which by default I want to come through the internal card to come through the speakers.
I have a lead from the internal card to my hi-fi system which I use for listening to music etc. I use the USB speakers for JAWS. I can adjust the JAWS volume by going into volume settings in Windows, but it would be nice if I could also use the buttons on the speakers. I am aware that if I made the speakers the default sound card, I could force programs such as Winamp to use the internal card, but I would need to do that for every media player and I didn't really want to have to go down that track since some players don't provide that option anyway. Regards, Barry Chapman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert doc Wright" <godfea...@wrighthere.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 3:34 AM Subject: Re: Advice needed on configuring two sound cards So that I am understanding you. Your USB sound card has its own external Volume control that seems to be adjusting the internal card?--- here's your chance to help me go to the American blind bowlers Association's National bowling tournament this may. click the link below for more information. http://www.wrighthere.net/donations.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Chapman" <ba...@bchapman.id.au> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 6:07 PM Subject: Re: Advice needed on configuring two sound cards > Hi Robert, > > It isn't the default card and I don't want it to be, because if I choose a > listen link on the Internet, I want it to come through > the other card. The question is, is there any way of having the volume > control buttons control other than the default card. > > Thanks, > Barry Chapman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert doc Wright" <godfea...@wrighthere.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:40 AM > Subject: Re: Advice needed on configuring two sound cards > > > look in control pannal under sound and audio and check to see what is > listed > as the default card. > --- > > here's your chance to help me go to the American blind bowlers > Association's > National bowling tournament this may. click the link below for more > information. > http://www.wrighthere.net/donations.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Chapman" <ba...@bchapman.id.au> > To: "PC-Audio" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:27 AM > Subject: Advice needed on configuring two sound cards > > >> Can anyone help. >> >> On my desktop PC, I have two sound cards. The default card I use for >> listening to music etc. The second I use for listening to >> JAWS. No problems so far. >> >> The USB speakers used for JAWS have buttons to turn the volume up and >> down. The problem is that rather than adjusting the volume of >> those speakers, they adjust the volume of the other sound card. Using >> Windows XP, does anyone know how I can select which sound >> card they control. >> >> Thanks, >> Barry Chapman >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
