Common on modern computer systems, an expansion board that allows a computer to manipulate and to output sound A speaker system connected to the sound card will reproduce and play the sound for the listener
Sound cards are necessary for nearly all CD-ROMs and have become commonplace on modern personal computers Sound cards enable the computer to output sound through speakers connected to the board, to record sound input from a microphone connected to the computer, and manipulate sound stored on a disk
An expansion card that allows a computer to play music, speech, or other sounds A necessary part of multimedia
or audio card Integrated circuit that generates an audio signal and sends it to a computer's speakers. The sound card can accept an analog sound (as from a microphone or audio tape) and convert it to digital data that can be stored in an audio file, or accept digitized audio signals (as from an audio file) and convert them to analog signals that can be played on the computer's speakers. On a personal computer, the sound card is usually a separate circuit board that is plugged into the motherboard
A computer card that converts audio signals in digital form to analogue form and vice versa Quality of a sound card is specified in terms of number of bits used in each sampling
An electronic circuit board that improves the sound quality of a computer Most sound cards provide digital audio (both voice and music) recording and playback
An optional computer circuit card for IBM PCs It provides high-quality stereo sound output under program control A "multimedia" PC usually includes a sound card One of the best known is the SoundBlaster
A multimedia PC uses a sound card to produce audio Speakers are plugged into the sound card for the sound output Sounds are stored in either 8-bit or 16-bit format The 8-bit format is capable of 256 sounds, and the 16-bit format provides you 65,536 sound levels
when installed on a PC, allows for the production of multiple timbres (often used for music production or game applications)
An expansion card for your PC that generates sound and provides audio output to external amplifications devices, such as headphones or speakers Also called a sound board or audio card
The sound card is a device that allows the computer to present the user with audio feedback in the way of sound effects, speech (when possible), and digital music It will also play music compact discs if the computer has a CD-ROM Speakers or a headset is required
Add-on hardware typically placed inside the computer and used to record and play digital audio These devices usually interface to standard audio equipment such as microphones and speakers
expansion board for personal computers which can receive and output digital sounds or synthesize sounds
n A type of expansion board on PCcompatible computers that allows the playback and recording of sound, such as from a WAV or MIDI file or a music CDROM Most PCs sold at retail include a sound card Also called: sound board See also MIDI
A sound card is separate piece of hardware that can be bought with a CPU tower or separately Like a graphics card, a sound card requires driver files to be installed (See graphics card) A sound card is necessary to connect speakers to a computer and play any sort of sound other than PC sounds made by the internal speaker (old DOS blipping sounds : P) Return to tutorial on programs Return to tutorial on music