This may be a totally newb question but i'm running VST 24 and I have an old creative soundblaster live 5.1 with the drivebay thingie.

I'm wondering how to get more than eight audio channels, i'm sure my card can do at least 16, is there a setup screen I cant find?

Hello,

I have no idea about channel setup of SB and I think that a MasterQ forum is the worst place to ask fo it.
If you mean the number of tracks - it is not related to the audio card used but a computer performance and application setup. Please refer to the manual for more details.

Regards,