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. Today’s ...

Do people actually use them? If someone is actually using MIDI, I doubt that they'd be using a consumer-level card, and since you can use a USB joystick, it seems like a waste to use that space for a ...

Kids today are being loud with their ‘drum machines’ and ‘EDM’. Throw some Raspberry Pis at them, and there’s a need for a low-latency sound card with MIDI and all the other accouterments of the ...

Seemed like the best place to ask this. I'm looking for a program that can emulate old sound cards for playback (GUS, AWE, etc) and load different sample banks. Does anyone know of a capable program?

In the category "weird things you can do with your chassis" Sharkoon released the M25-W series chassis with built in soundcard. The M25-W, available in both black and white have acrylic side panel ...

Getting sound configured in Linux can be a nightmare. Rescue is on the way in the form of Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA). Jim McIntyre is here to walk you through installing and configuring ...

MIDI files contain a coded representation of the notes of musical instruments such as middle C on the piano. Taking considerably less space than digital audio, MIDI files require a wavetable ...

Using the inputs on a computer’s sound card is an old trick to fake a very simplistic, AC coupled, slow oscilloscope. You can get DC operation by desoldering a couple capacitors, but if the sound card ...