two audio cards?

[Sean Bruno]

On Sat, 2007-07-14 at 22:14 -0400, Jeffrey Ross wrote:
> Before I stick a second card in the machine I figured I'd ask what to 
> watch out for.   I'm going to stick a second audio card in the machine, 
> this card will only have its line input used, I will not be using its 
> line output for anything.  How do I configure the system to use the 
> built in card for output audio but this second card for input audio?
> 
> TIA, Jeff
> 
AFAIK, your second audio card will just show up as another alsa device.
For example, I have a USB input device that I use with Audacity while I
use my onboard audio card for playback.  There aren't any issues with my
configuration, I can't see how it would hose up in your case.

Sean