TheCreative Sound Blaster AE-7 is an excellent sound card for PC gaming, and it offers great value, along with being feature-rich. It can deliver up to 127Db of sound with no noise, and it is ...

The commoditised PC is the most versatile tool many of us will own, and since it has been around for a very long time it is also something that can be found for free or very cheaply if the latest c… ...

A computer can't render audio without a sound card. The card converts digital signals into an analog format, and vice versa, enabling the PC to both record and playback sound.

A sound card allows computers to have sound. Pretty simple, right? But let’s dig deeper. Here’s a closer look at the tech that defines a sound card, and what to know if you want to buy one.

Both cards capture the HDMI output from your PC’s video card and re-encrypt the losslessly compressed HD audio (Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio, depending on the source disc) to provide the ...

Audio and desktop PCs have a long history of not playing well together. Most PCs get okay audio, but your average desktop doesn't have great sound-system tuning, which leaves you having to do the ...

The AdLib Music Synthesizer Card was the first sound card for IBM PCs to gain widespread software support. It utilized a single Yamaha YM3812 FM synthesis chip to generate music and sound effects.

Sure, you could get computer audio over S/PDIF, USB, FireWire, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet connections, but that's not what the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards are for; they plug into your PC's ...

A computer motherboard supports audio via an onboard chip or an add-on sound card. Those that include a sound chip typically have expansion slots that allow you to install a more powerful sound card.

Using the same sound card setup, he managed to get bidirectional communication off an ATtiny44a. You can see his demo video of this here.

The Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 provides a dedicated sound card for your PC and comes with available lighting for those that are into that sort of thing. Keep reading to see how it performs.