Actually I think, that having (at least) two
soundcards
will become a standard: One (like the onboard chip) for mp3
listening etc, and a professional one for audio work.
I dislike this idea. I'm currently doing so:
* Running arts/ogg players on top of AC97
* Running my music stuff on top of my USB card
But meanwhile I dislike this behaviour for several reasons. I
think we do it mainly this way because it currently can make
things easier, but I really do not expect that this will
become something that will spread.
Best regards
ce