Does it make sense to use an audio interface to input audio into your computer? For some users — it’s still a useful tool. Professional musicians are already familiar with the difference between an ...

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

Creative has updated its roster of PCIe sound cards for PC desktop DIYers. The new Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro 7.1, launched today, sits atop the Audigy add-in-card line. The new card’s design and ...

Motherboard audio is good enough for most people. When it is not, the obvious upgrade is usually an external DAC or headphone amplifier: Easy to connect, easy to reach and easy to carry over to the ...

I've read a lot of stuff about this going both ways. Thought I'd ask here in case anybody can give me more insight. Basically, some people seem to say, "Unless you're a professional sound engineer, ...

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 ...

Back in the early 2000s when I built my computer I got the Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1 with the nice input faceplate. It has RCA in, along with 1/4 jack (standard guitar/mic) a remote control ...

It's easy to trash motherboard audio — we've been doing it for decades. While it's true that on-board audio on motherboards used to be terrible, things have come a long way in the last 10 years.

Sound hardware has been built into PC motherboards for so long now it’s difficult to remember the days when a sound card was an expensive add-on peripheral. By the mid to late 1990s they were ...