Do you think 2 Behringer $30.00 sound cards and a mouse would be too much all together one 1 USB port?
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Do you think 2 Behringer $30.00 sound cards and a mouse would be too much all together one 1 USB port?
The mouse, not so much. The sound cards, really depends. You would be moving data to each of these as separate entities and don't want them to get interrupted. Really depends on how much data and how much processing.
Again, single water line with new houses.
Again, single water line with new houses.
Again, it shouldn’t be an issue. The amount of data transmitted by a mouse is quite small, so most of the data is going to the sound card... still not that much. You should be fine.
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Agreed, but a glitch or a problem with the sound cards....would it show up right away or two hours into said event?
I’ve never run TWO sound cards off of a USB hub, so I can’t really say how well that’s gonna work, but if you think about it, the only time both sound cards would be receiving data is during transitions. It’s still likely to work fine, but like @ittigger said, you just have to hook it up and test it.
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Any glitch would show up right away... as soon as you have data (playing tracks simultaneously) going to both sound cards.
Depending on how he has it configured, he could have one set as Queue, which means it's available anytime, well really it is anyways - so you have to consider stuff moving along all devices at the same time - on one pipe. I'm not saying it won't work. I am saying it's not optimal and there is the potential for issues. Only way to know, hook it up and play.
I would set it up and test going back and forth for several hours. Simply hooking it up and playing a song won't tell you anything. You need to stress test it. Use it as you would at the event.
I don’t disagree, but the amount of data traveling to the Queue would be small until such time you hit play. I wish I had a way to test it myself, but I don’t have 2 external sound cards similar to @dunlopj ‘s
Buying a new laptop isn't the answer. Testing it is. In either situation, you will have to test.
As I have very little time to test the old one, IMHO the only safe option is buying a new laptop.
The reception is this Saturday. I've used the old laptop last year for an anniversary party using the headphone jack. The sound was just OK, but since it was mostly folks past 55, don't think it mattered.
This one is mostly 20 + 30 year olds, so I think they'd notice...
Bear in mind I retired from this biz over 5 years ago and my daughter "volunteered" me for a friend's reception as they have a small budget.
Whoa....hold on....I'm starting to sound like Mix!
You can't set up Rockit to use one external USB soundcard for audio, and use the internal sound card W/headphone jack for Cueing??
Rockit Sound Cards
Option #2. Also, if this works there is NO reason to get another laptop.
Rockit Sound Cards
Option #2. Also, if this works there is NO reason to get another laptop.
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I agree with you on this, but disagree on the length of a stress test. If the port is going to be overloaded by dual sound cards, you’ll know it immediately, and it will be consistent. Since you can only play two tracks simultaneously, there will never be more data going through the port for any two tracks than there would be the first time. Caching would have no impact because the data going to the sound cards is post-cache. You would need to aggressively test moving the mouse as music is playing.
Whoa...I love it when you talk techy to me...
But I'm playing it safe. Went to Staples and bought a 17.3" HP laptop....regularly $569.,00 on sale for $419.00 less a $40.00 coupon I had.