>> >>Some of the new PC sound cards can play many sound chanels at the same >>time. I know a brand new DELL 266MMX can't which is sad. >> > >My brand new Dell 400 PII MMX can. Our school had them... Opti GX or something like that. We tried to play more than one MP3 at a time and it said there wasn't any free chanels. I guess thats what you get for onboard sound. :\