Putting vacuum tubes in a PC might sound a little like adding a hand crank to a Porsche, but at least one company thinks it might be the future of computer audio. Taiwanese components company AOpen, ...

For laptops, MacBooks and desktop PCs, good audio can often seem like an afterthought. It’s hard to get quality sound from built-in speakers, which have to be crammed inside a hyper-thin chassis ...

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 ...

Device drivers enable the computer hardware in a Dell PC to communicate with the operating system and the installed software. The sound card -- the component responsible for outputting audio through ...

We’re spending more time at home working (and playing) on our desktops and laptops than ever before, and that means listening to our computer’s built-in speakers — which, likely, aren’t very good. An ...

The moment you discover a problem with your computer's audio is all too often the same moment you need to be online and tuned in to an important webinar or online conference. In many cases, the ...

Ever since I moved out of the city and into a house with an actual office, I’ve had enough space to create something that I’ve always wanted: a workstation with a truly killer desktop audio system.

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are you unable to record your voice or sound in Audacity on your Windows PC? Audacity is a popular free and open-source audio recorder and creation software for different platforms. It allows you to ...

The audio input and audio output ports on a Windows PC. On Windows desktop computers, the ports are generally color coded and often support a surround sound system. In contrast, a Mac does not have ...