Annoying Soundcard Problem

[Vitriolic Rage]

I'm sure someone here can help me out.

Until a couple of weeks ago, I have been using the onboard sound card to listen and record, I know it isn't brilliant, but it did the job.
The other week I bought a Sum Vision PCI soundcard.

When I'd installed it all, it plays sound fine.
It's just when I record (with line in, yes), I can hardly hear anything, and there's a load of hiss and white noise.
Yes, I know, it's probably my crap soundcard (I'm getting a soundblaster as soon as I can), but anyway:

I use Cool Edit Pro 2 to record.
Is it possible to record from the onboard soundcard, and have the output coming from the PCI soundcard, if so, how?

Cheers

[Vitriolic Rage]

Anyone?

[crossfireband.biz]

you might conflict in your pc with 2 sound cards enabled...but try to set your properties in the reecording program to record with the onboard and "playback" through the other....

[BlackNoiseAudio]

I'm sure someone here can help me out.

Until a couple of weeks ago, I have been using the onboard sound card to listen and record, I know it isn't brilliant, but it did the job.
The other week I bought a Sum Vision PCI soundcard.

When I'd installed it all, it plays sound fine.
It's just when I record (with line in, yes), I can hardly hear anything, and there's a load of hiss and white noise.
Yes, I know, it's probably my crap soundcard (I'm getting a soundblaster as soon as I can), but anyway:

I use Cool Edit Pro 2 to record.
Is it possible to record from the onboard soundcard, and have the output coming from the PCI soundcard, if so, how?

Cheers

Most likely the problem is not your soundcard. it's probably the recording itself. line in is not the way to go unless you boost the signal with a DI. By the way, soundblaster is garbage for recording. most commercial soundcards are.

[Vitriolic Rage]

Most likely the problem is not your soundcard. it's probably the recording itself. line in is not the way to go unless you boost the signal with a DI. By the way, soundblaster is garbage for recording. most commercial soundcards are.
What's a DI?

[BlackNoiseAudio]

Direct Injection box...... It boosts a low level/high impedence signal (such as that from a bass) and boosts it to line level, making the signal usable. The good ones are pretty **** expensive tho.

[Vitriolic Rage]

Ah, right.
It used to sound fine when I used the onboard sound before though, I just used to plug the mic straight in.