Basically, you can’t do 5.1 surround sound (3x 3.5mm) and stereo (headset) + microphone (2x 3.5mm) on the same card. I’ve been using sound cards since like, 2005? And I hate on-board audio chips. I don’t particularly trust the quality (both sound and physical build quality, longevity) of USB-based audio/headsets. Thus I disable the on-board mobo chip and run the two add-on cards.
I’m like an audiophile but on a shoestring budget, so I work with what I have :p
I have an old SoundBlaster Z whatever it’s called. I’m pretty sure that worked on Linux last time I tried. There’s also programs like Input Remapper to remap mouse buttons which I have successfully used before. I am certain you could get a similar setup on Linux, but it would require more work to get it up and running. Maybe some script to configure the soundcards and such.
The Z works, but again only in stereo mode. Which is fine, the Z is for voice chat, the AE-5 is for 5.1… but both have the exact same issue, 5.1 garbled the channels.
I’ve looked at input override tools… But I’d need it to be automatic and per-application, and if the g903 acts how it works on windows, the official software can differentiate between left side buttons and right side buttons, whereas the OS cannot. I didn’t find anything that met the auto + per-app requirement the last time I looked, so it’s back to the ‘eventually’ pile.
Thanks for the reply! Thats indeed interesting, and yeah the built in stuff is… not great. The dac itself might be alright but then so much ends up garbage anyway.
I have a g600 and run Linux, hah, but I had set the mouse to onboard memory and then just… can’t change it now. I was looking at how to do that because windows is dead to me for sure.
The sound card stuff is certainly a blast from the past. Haven’t thought about sound blaster in many years!
Linux is ready and great for most people I think, but yeah to your point, the stranger the setup, the more difficult a time you are set for!
I’m curious about the sound cards? What benefit does such a setup have?
Basically, you can’t do 5.1 surround sound (3x 3.5mm) and stereo (headset) + microphone (2x 3.5mm) on the same card. I’ve been using sound cards since like, 2005? And I hate on-board audio chips. I don’t particularly trust the quality (both sound and physical build quality, longevity) of USB-based audio/headsets. Thus I disable the on-board mobo chip and run the two add-on cards.
I’m like an audiophile but on a shoestring budget, so I work with what I have :p
It’s the SB AE-5 and SB Z, I’d you’re curious.
I have an old SoundBlaster Z whatever it’s called. I’m pretty sure that worked on Linux last time I tried. There’s also programs like Input Remapper to remap mouse buttons which I have successfully used before. I am certain you could get a similar setup on Linux, but it would require more work to get it up and running. Maybe some script to configure the soundcards and such.
The Z works, but again only in stereo mode. Which is fine, the Z is for voice chat, the AE-5 is for 5.1… but both have the exact same issue, 5.1 garbled the channels.
I’ve looked at input override tools… But I’d need it to be automatic and per-application, and if the g903 acts how it works on windows, the official software can differentiate between left side buttons and right side buttons, whereas the OS cannot. I didn’t find anything that met the auto + per-app requirement the last time I looked, so it’s back to the ‘eventually’ pile.
Thanks for the reply! Thats indeed interesting, and yeah the built in stuff is… not great. The dac itself might be alright but then so much ends up garbage anyway.
I have a g600 and run Linux, hah, but I had set the mouse to onboard memory and then just… can’t change it now. I was looking at how to do that because windows is dead to me for sure.
The sound card stuff is certainly a blast from the past. Haven’t thought about sound blaster in many years!
Linux is ready and great for most people I think, but yeah to your point, the stranger the setup, the more difficult a time you are set for!