It’s the question on everyone’s minds: Your PC can produce pretty decent audio without your having to spend a dime on new hardware, so why the heck are we advocating doing just that? Because you’ll ...

Dedicated sound cards may be far less prevalent than they were in the early days of PC gaming but they haven’t disappeared completely. If you grew up building your own gaming computers, Creative and ...

The Sound Blaster AE-9 doesn't just sound great—it makes using a high-quality microphone way more convenient. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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 ...

Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards. They are, by far, the least expensive way of turning a PC into a genuine high-resolution audio source. Ex-movie ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Creative gave us an exclusive look at a new pair of stereo speakers and sound bar coming to its ...

Q: Why can’t sound cards be more like video cards? A: We assume that this question refers to the constant advances in graphics cards, where the release of new technology (like process shrinks and new ...

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 ...

What's happening friends? With the sun just about to set, I figured this was a good time to crack a beverage and sit on the deck to enjoy the fine scenery with the latest news from around the net. Why ...

The usual way send data from a microcontroller is either over RS-232 with MAX232 serial ICs, crystals, and a relatively ancient computer, or by bit-banging the USB protocol and worrying about driver ...