Swanny,
Okay, that's Vista. However, you can still set the onboard audio as your default output, for your computer bleeps and bloops, and then set the 2496 in whatever DAW you're using, and the output will still work with the DAW going to the 2496 without it having to go through the Vista Sound Control panel.

On the other hand, if that's your ONLY sound card you're using, yeah, you have to set it as the default in the Vista sound panel.

Gary

I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!