Sound card makers were distraught - They were obsolete overnight - until Aureal realised that the same hardware being used to modify MIDI could be tweaked just a little and be used to modify sound ...

For years, onboard audio has improved to the point where many enthusiasts questioned whether dedicated sound cards still had ...

Tell us which one you use and explain your reasoning. I personally set the OS (software) volume to a moderate level and then use the speaker volume control knob (hardware) exclusively to control the ...

This week on MusicRadar, we're stacking up hardware synths against their software counterparts as part of the Great Synth Showdown. In our second round, we're pitting the Roland JV-1080 sound module ...

Sound cards have been a staple in PC gaming for years - whether they’re internal, external, or built into the USB connection of your fancy gaming headset. Today, we’re looking at a portable sound card ...

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Ask a veteran gamer about the Sound Blaster name, and they’ll share tales of how the firm’s sound cards were mandatory in almost any gaming rig. Back in the DOOM era it was the MIDI support, while ...

Audio Blast From the Past: Creative Technology doesn't believe the sound card market is completely dead yet. The Singapore-based company has announced a new discrete audio solution, urging users to ...

At a time when many home computers included sophisticated hardware used to generate music and sound effects, IBM's first PC - designed primarily for small business use - only came equipped with a ...