ASIO2KS

ASIO2KS is a generic ASIO driver for WDM kernel-streaming compliant soundcards on Windows 2000 and XP platforms.
ASIO (Audio Streaming Input Output) was introduced by Steinberg to remedy the situation, that Windows had no means to stream audio-data from/to soundcards with the small amount of latency necessary for professional recording solutions.
Since then many professional applications have been built around this interface and are used to record or playback music, or render "virtual" instruments like soft-synths or samplers in realtime on PCs.
Although many hobbyists are starting to use this technology to produce music at home, soundcards which implement the ASIO-interface come with a hefty price-tag. ASIO2KS solves this by allowing low-budget soundcards (on-board, pci or usb) to be used in this environment.
Installation of ASIO2KS is done in a breeze. The driver is actually just one file: ASIO2KS.CPL which has to be put in the System32 directory of your PC. Afterwards you can open your system control panel. A new icon will be placed there. Click that icon and configure ASIO2KS.