Laptop and a Desktop , How smart are you?

[Kevin A]

Here is my problem, I have a desktop (Pentium II 300mhz) In my Pci slot I have a 20bit Layla sound card and audio interface. I just bought a Labtop (Pentium 4 2.8 ghz) regular soundcard that came with machine.

My layla has asio drivers, my labtop doesn't
I'm running windows 98 on the desktop and Xp on the labtop.
Can I some how connect the 2 computers together and use the audio cards and drivers on the desktop on the labtop while they are connected?

And how would you use the 2 together if you had this setup?

 

[Formant024]

ehm, sync shit to midi ?!?! Laptop is Master and Desktop is slave ( recorder in sync )

?!?!?!?!?

 

[Kevin A]

I want to be able to use the soundcard in one on the other, can I do that?

 

[Formant024]

no, not like that but, they dont share the same motherboard.

 

[vitaminman]

Hey,

There may be a way...

http://echoaudio.com/Products/Laptop/index.php

This is a PCMCIA card which you can connect the 24-bit Layla interface to a laptop...you MAY be able to hook up the older 20-bit Layla interface, but I would at least ask Echo before running out to buy anything.

If the 20-bit Layla has an ADAT optical out, you could buy an ADAT Optical interface for your laptop and connect them with a light-pipe (optical cable).

Take care,

Nick

 

[eldiablo]

ive watched my gamer nerd friends link laptops with desktops, while playing games. use the network adaptor, link the 2. you have to set up the desktop , enable remote administration, then you can controll the desktop with the laptop..

you could even go wireless with the laptop

 

[Maknbeats]

Soundblaster has a nice sound card out t here, just look it up online, SOme good features on it