Cheap multi output card for a laptop??

Hello everybody,

I' am looking for a multi output cheap card for my laptop to play stereo backing tracks live and send a click track to my drummer.
I' ve used an ipod with a mono mix on the left an the click on the right but some instruments sound very unnatural even though i don't pan things more than 30%.
I don't need inputs or preamps, just more than 2 outputs on the cheap ($100).

I've seen this card Soundblaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB but not sure if the left, right and rear outputs are seen as separate outputs in sonar so I can send the stereo backing track to left and right and the mono click to the rear.

If anyone has experience with this or a similar card please give advice!!

Thanks as always for your help

yeah... I'd avoid sound baster cards for that application. 


Cheap...... what do you have for a budget to do this? 

For example, I have a Focusrite Saffire.... I paid $300 but have seen them lower. It has 8 outputs that are all programmable as to what signals get routed where. 

Any interface which has 4 programmable outputs would allow two stereo outputs for different purposes. 


You just gotta look around.   check www.beaglesound.com and see what Beagle has on his site. 

sonico - no disrespect intended, but it sounds like you've already made your mind up anyway.  so I am not really sure why you're asking?

I don't have it, but if it has WDM or ASIO drivers that windows recognizes all of the outputs, then sonar will recognize all of the outputs.  the drivers accessed by windows are the same ones that sonar uses.  since it's a 5.1 system then I see no reason that it would not show you 6 outputs.