Access PC Sound Card Under Windoze?

[Bill Rodgers]

Hi,
I'm using Win2K and would like to use my sound card as a simple minded
analog to digital converter.  I see info in the Python docs about playing
sound files, but I would like to access the sound card at a lower level.  I
would like to do things like set the sample rate, tell the card to start
sampling, then process the input data with some DSP type code.  My sound
card seems to be compatible with Soundblaster Live!.
Thanks,
Bill