cheapest solution is it possible?

[ziv]

i was thinking of buying an expencive soundcard and than it occured to me, and that is my question:
is it possible to use my simple card{sb like} and add another one to it so ill have 4 inputs or so, can cubase communicate with two cards?
can i install two cards on one computer?
thanks.

[TimOBrien]

Creative says no 2 Creative cards will coexist in one machine with their drivers. Those who have run 2 SBLives with the 3rd-party KX Project drivers often report that the clocks on the two cards drift, causing tracks to get out of time with each other.

You can, however, run an SBLive with a different 24-bit card. I ran an Echo Mia and an SBLive in my PC for 2 years, but threw out the SBLive when I found that I could instead run a sounfont VSTi (Bismark's BS-16) and not have to muck with 2 cards. Far easier and better quality....

[Pretty Pretty Cyanide]

There are soundcards which have 4 inputs or more, incase you were wondering.

[Matthew Skinner]

Read this link as it explains a lot for people looking for new cards...
www.pcmus.com/choosecard.htm (http://www.pcmus.com/choosecard.htm)

The www.audiotrak.net (http://www.audiotrak.net) maya44usb card has ASIO drivers and good converters for less than US$199 and there are heaps of other low prices semi professional cards which will beat the pants off a SB card.