About the TAD connection on my new modem?

[whateveryasay]

Just went out and bought myself my first ever modem. I had a look at a few, and ended up buying one a PCI card version with a mic and speaker connection on the back. I saw other modems such as Creative and Zoom which don't have these connections, and thought I would be getting something extra for nothing.

I now realize that if I have a sound card attached that these connections are useless, because if I was to connect my mic and speakers to the modem, then I would loose output from the sound card.

The instruction manual says that I need to use a TAD connection from the modem to the sound card so that I can use the mic and speakers from the sound card to the modem.

My question is, is this a normal connection that has to be made for every PCI modem, including the other kinds of modems which do hot have a mic and speaker output socket on them?

Also, do soundblaster live sound card have a TAD connector?

 

[Wizkid]

Yes, the live has this connection. But this feature is only useful if you want to use the modem as a "headset phone", ie. make calls through the computer with a mike and speakers or a headset. From my experience this does work that well anyways...

 

[AMB]

I ended up un-plugging everything because I knew that I would never need to use it

 

[Soccerman]

my 3com PCI hardware modem has 1 audio connector on it. It goes to the soundcard.

For me I don't really need the extra CDROM input, becuase I have an Aureal Vortex 2 with 3 inputs (Aux, CDROM 1, and CDROM 2).

I'm currently also running with a Hollywood Plus, that has a CDROM input, and a line out that goes through to the soundcard. I also have a CDRW and a DVDROM in my computer.

The DVD ROM is connected to the hollywood plus which is connected to the soundcard, (it's patched through automatically), the CDRW is connected to the soundcard, and if I had another cable, I'd connect the modem to the Aux on the soudcard, and therefor have a total of 4 devices connected to it. though I don't have any Digital input's on my soundcard, I don't mind much, becuase the audio equipment I have doesn't allow me to hear a difference.

Now, this means that I can play audio through my DVDROM without a problem, play a DVD without a Problem, play CD's on my CDRW withuot a problem, and when I get another cable, I can listen to the phone line without a problem.

 

[AMB]

Soccerman, with reference to using audio link cables inside your computer, are you sure that you need to do that. Most programs do not need this as it reads of the IDE cable.

My Pioneer drives does not need an Analogue or Digital cable between the Soundacard, WMP7 and I think Sonique will read it of the IDE cable and so will my ripping software.