PC-Soundcard without PC ?

artquake · 9th January 2008, 06:20 PM

Hi folks, and a happy new year (for my first post this year)

i just asked myself - Is it possible to use a PCI - Soundcard (not PCI-Express !) whitout a PC for audio applications ?

(For example Terratec EWX 24/96 or E-Mu 1212M or ...

The benefits : Small, powerfull, cheap and modular extensible and ...

Is there anyone in here wich tryed to do this (or allready did) ?
Does a Soundcard allways need external (Software) to do it's functions ? (For example PCI-Express cards force need of external processor; but PCI has all proccessors on board)

Thanks in advance for your opinions or further comments

Best regards
artQuake

planarboy · 10th January 2008, 01:14 PM

does'nt sound like a bad idea..I've always wondered if i can do a clock upgrade on my soundblaster

danb1974 · 11th January 2008, 08:39 PM

Without the pci bus you can neither initialize nor send commands and audio data to the card.

From what source do you want the card to play the music?

9th January 2008, 06:20 PM	#1
artquake diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005	PC-Soundcard without PC ? Hi folks, and a happy new year (for my first post this year) i just asked myself - Is it possible to use a PCI - Soundcard (not PCI-Express !) whitout a PC for audio applications ? (For example Terratec EWX 24/96 or E-Mu 1212M or ... The benefits : Small, powerfull, cheap and modular extensible and ... Is there anyone in here wich tryed to do this (or allready did) ? Does a Soundcard allways need external (Software) to do it's functions ? (For example PCI-Express cards force need of external processor; but PCI has all proccessors on board) Thanks in advance for your opinions or further comments Best regards artQuake __________________ the truth is somewere

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10th January 2008, 01:14 PM	#2
planarboy diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007	does'nt sound like a bad idea..I've always wondered if i can do a clock upgrade on my soundblaster

11th January 2008, 08:39 PM	#3
danb1974 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Timisoara	Without the pci bus you can neither initialize nor send commands and audio data to the card. From what source do you want the card to play the music?

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