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| 2008/10/21-22 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:51610 Activity:nil |
10/21 I installed the latest Ubuntu. It recognized my wireless, dual
monitor setup, sound card, then made me breakfast. |
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| 2003/2/26 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:27534 Activity:nil |
2/25 What are the major milestones in soundcards of the last 10 years?
Soundblaster: 8 bit, mono
Soundblaster 16: 16 bit, stereo
SB AWE32: ???
Roland ???: high end midi
SB Live: ???
???:
\_ Gravis Ultrasound. |
| 2002/10/16-17 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:26214 Activity:high |
10/16 is there a way to find out the type of soundcard in my computer? I
bought a refurbished computer and the soundcard was already in
there...the only identifying words on it is the word "Vortex" on
the biggest chip on the card.
\_ http://www.google.com/search?q=vortex+sound+card |
| 2002/1/30 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:23719 Activity:nil |
1/30 On NT, what's the difference between a full-duplex sound card and one
that's not full-duplex? Thanks.
\_ IIRC it was something about being able to process incoming and out-
going sound at the same time. For example, you'd need a FD sound
card for playing a game which had voice inputs or team shared
voice communications. Or for some sort of telephone-over-net thing.
This isn't WinNT specific. It's a hardware thing. |
| 2000/8/18-19 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:19037 Activity:nil |
8/18 What's the difference between a SoundBlaster Platinum, X-Gamer, MP3+
and 1024 cards? The hardware spec sheet on the Creative site implies
that they're nearly identical. Is the only difference in the software?
\_ as the Microsoft of the sound card industyr, Creative labs
consistently, for the life of SB, done this kind of shit. unless
you compose or like paying for extra software get the cheap
sound card and you'll be fine. [motd formatting God was here] |
| 2000/8/14-15 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:18985 Activity:nil |
8/14 I need a sound card that has multiple (>3) mic/line-ins to do some
real-time mixing. It needs to work under Linux. Any good ones out
there? |
| 2000/6/21-24 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:18509 Activity:kinda low |
6/20 I'm confused about AC-97. I know it's a PC-audio spec, but
what does it really mean to someone buying a mainboard? Does it
just provide a couple input/output ports? Does it require / allow
the use of a seperate sound card?
\_It really doesnt mean anything to the average purchaser
of a main board, yes it does allow but does not require
the use of a separate sound card.:wq
\_ {vi,motdedit} user was here
\_ Sharp boy!
\_ Fuck you asshole. Just
because it's on soda
motd, it doesn't mean
the author is male.
-original [female] poster
\_ Might as well. Although
only some club wielding
butch Berkeley dyke
would get so wild eyed
droolingly upset as to
start off with "Fuck you
asshole" for the mild
assumption of gender in
a 95% male organization.
I don't think you count
as female, dude. |
| 1999/1/21-23 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:15268 Activity:moderate |
1/20 When you play an audio CD on a PC is the data read by the CDROM
read by the OS and sent to the soundcard or is there some kind of
special purpose hardware that directly sends data from the player
to the soundcard?
\_ yes
\_ open up your computer case and you'll see a wire leading from
the cdrom to the soundcard.
\_ it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to simply let the
OS handle it.
\_ it's not "that hard" to have the OS handle, for example,
modem services, but it's still stupid. -tom
\_ Not if you're a company selling sw/hw. :-)
\_ Mebbe you got cycles to spare, but most of planet earth
is trying to squeeze some useful productivity out of
hoggish Microsoft bloatware, and having the OS handle CD
audio may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
\_ The cdrom does the digital->audio conversion internally, and then
has an analog audio output connector (and headphone jacks if you
have a good cdrom player) That audio connector is usually hooked
up to the soundcard, which just amplifies it and sends it to your
speakers. -ERic |
| 1998/11/19 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:14975 Activity:kinda low 58%like:14971 |
11/18 Can anyone recommend a decent sound card that isn't too
expensive? I currently don't have any sound when I play games
and I would like some decent sound for under $40. Thanks.
\_ I picked up a Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI and it sounds fairly good.
Only cost me $29.95. --marc
\_ Anything with a ESS1869F chipset for $11-$15 for an ISA card.
I've bought 4 of these, am using 2 and have had no probs. Go
with the SB Live if you want to spend > $50. -jctwu
\_ Could you give a simple description of why some sound cards
might be better? Can you hear an obvious difference between
an $11-$15 sound card and a $75 sound card? Thanks again.
\_ > $50 sound cards are usu. PCI, and lessen CPU processing
of sound, esp. for 44 kHz (CD-quality) sound. This would
speed frame rates in games like Unreal. Newer cards also
have sophisticated 3-D effects that 3D shooters seem to use.
You also usu. get real MIDI instrument samples, but mainly
benefit is in CPU cycles. DOS audio support = insuff. -jctwu
\_ There's also 3D positional sound technologies now, like
Aureal 3D and Creative Labs' EAX. I've found A3D to be
pretty much as advertised, but nothing earth shattering.
More expensive sound crads also have support for four
speakers for Dolby Digital / Surround Sound support.
\_ it's like this, A3D is older, and EAX is brand new but
supported by Creative Labs (SB Live) products. Half-Life
supports both stds. -jctwu |
| 1998/11/18 [Computer/HW/Soundcard] UID:14971 Activity:high 58%like:14975 |
11/18 Can anyone recommend a decent sound card that isn't too
expensive?
\_ I picked up a Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI and it sounds fairly good.
Only cost me $29.95. Perhaps you should mention what your price
range is and what kind of audio you want. --marc
\_ Anything with a ESS1869F chipset for $11-$15 for an ISA card.
I've bought 4 of these, am using 2 and have had no probs. Go
with the SB Live if you want to spend > $50. -jctwu |
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