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Sound card

A sound card (also known as an audio card) is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under the control of computer programs. The term sound card is also applied to external audio interfaces used for professional audio applications.

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History of sound cards for the IBM PC architecture

IBM PC–compatiblePC speakerSquare wavesAccess SoftwareRealSound
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General characteristics

Digital-to-analog converterDigital signalAnalogTRS phone connectorMicrophone
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Sound devices other than expansion cards

SN76489AmplitudeWhite noiseTandy-compatibleIntel
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Driver architecture

Operating systemMS-DOSIBM PC compatiblesMiddlewareHMI Sound Operating System
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Common manufacturers
Creative Labs (and subsidiary E-mu Systems) · Realtek · C-Media · VIA Technologies · ASUS
Connects to
PCI · ISA · USB · FireWire · IBM PC Parallel Port

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History of sound cards for the IBM PC architecture

Sound devices other than expansion cards

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Driver architecture

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Sound card

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Edges210
Triples300
Avg. degree1.99
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Sound card

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related to Driver architecture · 41
Sound card → AdLib, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, AIL, Almost, ALSA, Apple Basic, Apple II, Architecture, Drivers, Finally, FireWire, For Windows XP, HD Audio, HMI Sound Operating System, However, IBM PC, Linux, Many, Microsoft, Miles Audio Interface Libraries
related to Integrated sound on other platforms · 38
Sound card → Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Archimedes, Atari, Atari Falcon, Atari ST, BBC Micro, By, C64, CD-ROM, Commodore, Electron, Falcon, FM, FM Towns, FM-7, IIGS, In, Mac
related to history · 31
Sound card → Access Software, AdLib, AdLib Personal Music System, CEOs, Commodore, Computer Gaming World, Consumer Electronics Show, Covox, Covox Speech Thing, Creative Music System, Creative Music System/Game Blaster, Digispeech DS201, Early, EGA, For, IBM Music Feature, IBM Music Feature Card, IBM PC, In, Other
related to Feature evolution · 25
Sound card → AC'97, Along, Conventional PCI, CPU, DMA, Early ISA, FM, HD Audio, Hz, IRQ, ISA, Later, Microsoft GS Wavetable SW, Microsoft Windows, MIDI, Plug-and-play Soundblaster, RAM, Some, Sound, Sound Blaster AWE32
related to Hardware manufacturers · 20
Sound card → AdLib, AdLib's, Although, C/MS, Creative, Creative Labs, Creative Music System, Game Blaster, IBM PC, It, One, OPL2, PC, Philips SAA1099, RadioShack, Silpheed, The AdLib, The Game Blaster, US, Yamaha YM3812
related to Integrated sound hardware on PC motherboards · 16
Sound card → ACR, AD/DA-converter, IBM PCjr, In, Intel's AC'97, Many, Others, PCjr, PCjr's, PCjr/Tandy, SN76489, Tandy, Tandy-compatible, TGA, The Tandy, TL/SL/RL
related to Sound channels and polyphony · 13
Sound card → AC'97, AdLib, An, Early PC, FM, For, Later, MIDI, Modern, Sometimes, The, These, This
Connects to · 12
Sound card → Analogue – phone, RCA or DIN connector, Digital – S/PDIF (TOSLINK or RCA) or AES/EBU, FireWire, IBM PC Parallel Port, ISA, MCA (rare), PCI, PCI-E, PCMCIA interfaces (PC Card, Expresscard), Phone connector, PIN connector, USB
related to External sound devices · 11
Sound card → Also, Covox Speech Thing, Devices, DJs, FireWire, IBM PC, Most, PC Card, PCM, Sound, USB
related to Sound cards on other platforms · 11
Sound card → AY-3-8912, DidaktikZX Spectrum, Fuller, Gooch Synthetic Woodwind, It, Melodik, MIDI, NedoPC, PLATO, Sound, The

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sound cards card audio also used music pc blaster ibm adlib use support hardware software output many driver digital channels

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sound cardCommon manufacturersCreative Labs (and subsidiary E-mu Systems)1.00infobox
Sound cardCommon manufacturersRealtek1.00infobox
Sound cardCommon manufacturersC-Media1.00infobox
Sound cardCommon manufacturersVIA Technologies1.00infobox
Sound cardCommon manufacturersASUS1.00infobox
Sound cardCommon manufacturersM-Audio1.00infobox
Sound cardCommon manufacturersTurtle Beach1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toPCI1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toISA1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toUSB1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toFireWire1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toIBM PC Parallel Port1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toPCI-E1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toMCA (rare)1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toPCMCIA interfaces (PC Card, Expresscard)1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toAnalogue – phone, RCA or DIN connector1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toDigital – S/PDIF (TOSLINK or RCA) or AES/EBU1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toPhone connector1.00infobox
Sound cardConnects toPIN connector1.00infobox

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