I'm looking for a device to add 5.1 surround to my PC. The AMD APU doesn't support 5.1 over HDMI for whatever reason, only stereo, or I'd use my normal HDMI optical audio extractor as usual. I have a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Creative Technology has announced the Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro, a new internal PCIe sound card designed as an upgrade for desktop systems that rely on integrated motherboard audio. The card expands ...

The MacBook sound card doesn't usually need to be reset. When a problem occurs with the sound card, the driver shuts down and restarts automatically. However, if you are using an audio editing program ...

I’ve been using sound cards ever since my introduction to the Sound Blaster 16 way back in ’93. I couldn’t ever imagine gaming on a system without one. Even with onboard soundcards becoming the de ...

If you have used Creative sound cards in the past, you will already be very familiar with the audio console. For brevity, I won't go through every detail but will briefly mention some of the most ...

I just inserted an Asus Xonar SE ($69) sound card. It works in a new Intel i5-12400 boxen. I spend enough time in the office to listen to sound and music through a more than decent Yamaha / Dynaudio ...

Surround-sound output is limited to digital; not a good solution for Blu-ray movies. “Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services ...

Affordable PCIe Audio Done Right? There was a time when dedicated sound cards were a default component in any enthusiast-grade PC build. Over the past decade, however, integrated motherboard audio has ...