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Computer Soundblaster
Nov 6^th, 2004, 12:37pm

These soundcards have 5 3.5mm jacks....what do they do??

I currently have 1 plugged into my beefy computer speakers (all my music is on a second hard drive).

I have a cable running to my other hi-fi's for use during parties etc, and have to unplug my computer speakers to plug it in.

I know i could split it, but I was wondering there is a 'fixed' level output I could use, as the keyboard has a volume control on it that I want to use for the computer room speakers, and don't want that altering the volume of the other stereos.

Anyone got any ideas, Not sure if i can 'switch on' one of the other jacks somehow??

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Windy Miller Trade Member Offline Posts: 396 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Handyman	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #1 - Nov 6^th, 2004, 8:27pm 1) - Speakers 2) - Line Out 3) - Microphone Connect the Hi Fi to the Line out socket - dunno which one that is tho - its a bit dark in here and I cant see whats what! Windy
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Dewy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2004, 9:45pm All the outlets have been colour coded for a few years. Red (pink) blue green & yellow. Red is Microphone Green is Speakers Blue is Line out Yellow is Line In Although the last 2 could be the other way round. I cant get to the back of mine to see properly.
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Windy Miller Trade Member Offline Posts: 396 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Handyman	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #3 - Nov 6^th, 2004, 11:34pm Hi Lectrician - just re-read the original post - properly this time! FIVE sockets? Thought it said 3 sorry mate - too much faling down juice tonight I guess Windy
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #4 - Nov 7^th, 2004, 10:19am Mine are Black, Pink, Green, Blue, Yellow/Orange My speakers are connected to Green, and work. If I plug them into the orange, only one channel works, and quietly??? I assume the Black may be digital or something. Broken, or settings wrong somewhere?? Cheers guys.
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Re: Computer Soundblaster
Reply #5 - Nov 7^th, 2004, 11:16am

Downloaded a manual, turns out my jacks are as follows...

BLACK is Rear Out
GREEN is Line Out
PINK is Mike
BLUE is Line In
ORANGE is 6 ch Digital Out

My 2 computer speakers plug into GREEN, I have now told the computer that I use 4 speakers, and have connected the stereos around the house to the BLACK socket - all works great.

Only thing, the stereos around the house are affected by the volume control on the desktop and keyboard. �Anyone any ideas if I can alter this??

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Logic_Plus GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #6 - Nov 7^th, 2004, 11:16am Page 14 of this might help http://files.europe.creative.com/manualdn/Manuals/790/English.pdf
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #7 - Nov 7^th, 2004, 11:17am As much of a star you are, I was just on that very site. Cheers anyway
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #8 - Nov 7^th, 2004, 3:25pm The orange is a digital 3.5mm jack (spdif I think), not used a soundblaster for a long time, use digital surround card with an external decoder now. Heres an image
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Re: Computer Soundblaster
Reply #9 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 12:56am

[quote author=Lectrician link=1099744660/0#5 date=1099826193]Downloaded a manual, turns out my jacks are as follows...

BLACK is Rear Out
GREEN is Line Out
PINK is Mike
BLUE is Line In
ORANGE is 6 ch Digital Out

My 2 computer speakers plug into GREEN, I have now told the computer that I use 4 speakers, and have connected the stereos around the house to the BLACK socket - all works great.

Only thing, the stereos around the house are affected by the volume control on the desktop and keyboard. ?Anyone any ideas if I can alter this?? [/quote]

Hello lectrician

Why not connect line out to DAT input on your hi fi aswell as line in to dat in then run the other speakers from your hi fi. You would also be able to record output from your hi fi onto your computer/cd recorder. Your hi fi speakers would then be controlled by the hi fi
jc

....I'm not Stoday by the way (as lspark seems to think)

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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #10 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 2:49am is that right what kind of planet & country are you from lol
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jc Junior Member Offline I am not stoday...ok Posts: 6 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #11 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 5:53am Possibly not Where's cyber space anyway???
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #12 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 12:47pm Now why is it that I suddenly thougt jesus christ when I saw your initals, that's the sort of thing a kid would do. So your not Stoday, but your Jesus Christ? I doubt both there
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jc Junior Member Offline I am not stoday...ok Posts: 6 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #13 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 5:30pm Thanks for the compliment of my youthfullness I doubt you're a christmas tree Perhaps we are going off topic slightly....sorry Lectrician jc
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Stoday GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #14 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 10:39pm jc really is not Stoday. Why does everyone think I'm jc? ???
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #15 - Dec 19^th, 2004, 10:57pm Didn't know they did... anyway... Quote: I doubt you're a christmas tree Or santa
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jc Junior Member Offline I am not stoday...ok Posts: 6 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Computer Soundblaster Reply #16 - Dec 20^th, 2004, 6:10pm [quote author=L.Spark link=1099744660/15#15 date=1103497057]Didn't know they did... anyway... Or santa [/quote] Ha ha....I don't need to spike the mince pie then Merry Christmas jc
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