why not do it the other way around.

you can get a u s b sound adapter. this is not a true sound card.its about the size of a flash drive that plugs into the front u s b port. they usually have a input jack for both a microphone and uses any set of headsets.

they cost about $10 on amazon or ebay.

you can continue to use your pc speakers for music and the headset for speech.

If it works don't fix it

Sieghard,  That is exactly how I am using my desktop machine.

 

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good USB external sound “card”?

 

Love in Christ
Marty
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:12, 13

 

From: Sieghard Weitzel

Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 8:38 PM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: JAWS WITH AN EXTERNAL SOUND CARD #advisory

 

The short answer is Yes, in fact, you have much more control over sound output in Windows 10 than in Windows 7, but it would most likely be easiest to make the USB device your default and then go to Jaws Settings > Utilities > Soundcard and tell Jaws to play on the built-in speakers.

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io mailto:main@jfw.groups.io On Behalf Of Marty Hutchings
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 6:33 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: JAWS WITH AN EXTERNAL SOUND CARD #advisory

 

I am about to install JAWS on an Aser laptop with Windows 10 and I want to be able to run a media program like Winamp and not have JAWS speak through the same speakers.  Can I add an external USB sound card that I can plug speakers into for the music media and have JAWS speak through headphones plugged into the laptop's built in jack?  I currently have a Windows 7 desktop with a Sound Blaster card that I play music through while JAWS speaks through the mother board sound jack.