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