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Article #3139Re: 2 cdrom drives on 1 soundcard
From: PSyBoRG
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 13:22
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 13:22
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You could just use a simple "double adapter" type cable with two inputs and one output but these are well known for causing poor sound quality as well as reducing signal level to virtually unusable levels. If you're a bit of an electronics buff you should be able to knock something together using a couple of op-amps configured with gain of 1 to provide constant high impedance inputs for the drives so that one drive doesn't act as a low impedance path for the other drives signal and just absorb most of the power its putting out. Your easiest idea though would probably be to just get a new sound card, a Generico๏ฟฝ sound card with 2-3 aux inputs and 4 channel output shouldn't set you back more than US$15-$20 and should get you out of trouble quickly and easily
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