Having two sound card in a machine

[John Wendel]

Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:

>Hello,
>Is it possible to have two sound card in a machine ? 
>
>Why, you ask ? Well my motherboard has a built in one (with VIA 8237) that 
>works allright. Unfortunately the it does not have a MIDI interface, which I 
>need to capture MIDI from an instrument. I am thinking to get one of the 
>cheapo soundcard ( < $10 ) just for the MIDI interface, so the sound from 
>that card is probably not very good. 
>So basically what I want is to use my current soundcard to play sound, and a 
>second soundcard to capture MIDI (probably using Alsa too). Is that even 
>possible? Any hints or pointer on how to configure Alsa to do something like 
>that (for example if the two cards require different driver) ? Other 
>suggestions are welcomed too. 
>
>Thanks a lot.
>
>RDB
>  
>
Sure, works fine here. I've got a VIA 8237 and a PCI card with a Yamaha 
chipset.
No ALSA config required, of course your setup may be different.
Also, if you shop around on the web, you can find a Soundblaster live 
for < $10. It will definitely sound better than the Via chip.

Regards,

John