I'm hearing a computer with this sound card installed and it truly sounds clear and seems to be functioning very well, there hasn't been any issues that I've encountered, it's installed on a win 7 desktop computer.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shari" <shariw...@sbcglobal.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Adding a second sound card Thank you, Bill, I'm definitely looking for a simple approach - Shari ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gallik" <billgal...@centurytel.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Adding a second sound card > Several years ago, I purchased a Turtle Beach USB sound device (to call it > a card hardly seems appropriate -- it looks much like a flash memory > stick) and have no regrets. It does have some limitations such as not > producing a broad range of volume and tone differentiation such as one > might configure for upper case voicing and spelling mode differentiation, > but if your intention is to use this "secondary sound card" for your JAWS > output it is quite adequate and not very expensive. This will give you > the ability to control the "normal sound" differently from your JAWS > speech output and I do believe you will be quite satisfied. > > Also, this was something I was experimenting with when my beloved died; my > intention was to deploy the Turtle Beach USB Sound device for JAWS with a > set of earphones and install Naturally Speaking as a voice recognition > using the native sound card to handle that application. My thought was > that the two separate sound devices would, as a result of being deployed > for the two differing purposes, allow JAWS and Naturally Speaking to "play > nice" with each other. I realize this last thought is somewhat off the > topic of this thread, but I thought it may be a useful thought to throw > out there since I never pursued any further after Carol's death. > > > > > ------------ > To You & Yours: A Very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !!! > Holland & Bill > - "`There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I > have not profited, I dare say,' returned the nephew. `Christmas among the > rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has > come round -- apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, > if anything belonging to it can be apart from that -- as a good time; a > kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in > the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to > open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if > they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of > creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has > never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has > done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!'" > - "A Christmas Carol," 1843, Charles Dickens > -----Original Message----- > From: Shari > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 1:19 PM > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Adding a second sound card > > Hi All, > > I'm using Jaws 13 and Vista on a laptop. Right now I have only the > internal sound card. I want to add an external sound card. I went to > Amazon, thinking this would just be a simple purchase, but of course, > there are tons of choices, and I have no clue what I need. I was initially > looking for a USB external card. Then I also saw there are cards that > connect to speakers, and then several items called "adaptors" showed up in > the results list, too. Actually, there were only a couple options for USB > sound cards amidst the long list, and customer ratings weren't all that > good. I don't need anything with lots of bells and whistles, and I don't > care where I order from. I just went to Amazon because I thought I could > make a quick purchase and be done. I simply want to be able to have Jaws > coming from a sound card separate from music or sporting events so I can > control the volumes separately. Any pointers on how to make a selection > would be a big help. > Thank you, > Shari > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
