Windows 7 Audio

Hey.

I'm trying to do something a little quirky but have been having a lot of issues getting it to work.

I have an external device that is outputing audio to my front panel mic header (which goes to my ASUS Xonar Xense). I have my sound card echoing the audio from the front panel input so I can hear it in Windows.

This works fine except for when I attempt to use any application that requires the use of my microphone (such as Skype).

Windows automatically disables the front panel input so I can't hear what's coming through.

I want to be able to use my FP input as well as my primary mic (connects directly into sound card).

Is this possible? I'm open to 3rd party software if Windows is unable to make it happen on its own.

Thanks,
David.