I run 2 sound cards in SLI.

@pengtroll6247

7 жыл бұрын

mate wtf

@rivaj

7 жыл бұрын

Not CF? :D

@NPC0010

7 жыл бұрын

Good setup, you could probably run Crysis 3 on that with max volume!

@pengtroll6247

7 жыл бұрын

NPC 001 dude nice :)

@axeenj

7 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

As an old person, it feels weird to have a computer without a sound card in it. That was THE hot upgrade back in the day.

@igorthelight

7 жыл бұрын

Now we have micro sound card in motherboard, but for better sound quality, soundcard still required. So, almost nothing changed ))) For videocard the same thing. But yeah, now you can have a PC without soundcard and without videocard )))

@MasticinaAkicta

7 жыл бұрын

Creative videocards with EAX, oh yeah.. good times. And it being the time of the P4's any cpu cycle spared by off loading was more performance in games. Yup I remember those times. It was the time that a soundcard actually would give you more FPS. Nowadays an onboard soundcard versus dedicated is about 0.0000024% performance loss/gain.

@AmstradExin

7 жыл бұрын

Except you had an Amiga...

@taradead

7 жыл бұрын

on-board audio has improved exponentially in the last few years....so much so, most people don't need extra hardware. You still might want a sound card upgrade if you're building a pro DAW...but most bedroom musicians will be more than fine with what's already built into a modern motherboard.

@reaperreaper5098

7 жыл бұрын

Sound cards have worse sound quality than built in chipsets and external DACs. The only saving grace on them would be additional ports, if it weren't for the horrible driver and software support and the fact that they disable onboard ports.

Personally I love my sound card! The range is amazing - it even manages to pick up Linus's high pitched voice.

@pinotte23

4 жыл бұрын

Which one you have?

@violinviolator5841

3 жыл бұрын

Where do i buy it?

@surrenderfleet

3 жыл бұрын

@Nati man think you might have missed the joke there buddy

@daniellescobedo760

3 жыл бұрын

Jajajajajajja xD

@lallisrinu502

3 жыл бұрын

Which one do u have

man this guy is entertaining. should start his own youtube channel

@GabriShally

4 жыл бұрын

is it a satire? he already has...

@sgt.rexpowercolt3221

4 жыл бұрын

@@GabriShally really bro

@hesusmushendwa7663

4 жыл бұрын

Just visit Linus tech tips

@dukcyboi1745

4 жыл бұрын

@@GabriShally r/woosh

@SanHydronoid

4 жыл бұрын

Nice pfp

Of course I need a sound card; where else am I going to plug in my joystick?

@OMA2k

8 жыл бұрын

For those who don't understand the above comment, PCs in the 90s didn't have USB ports at all and the only way to connect a joystick was using the "game port" in a soundcard (very few PCs actually had an onboard game port), which looked like this: www.google.es/search?q=game+port&tbm=isch

@morsetsk

8 жыл бұрын

never switch on a joystick in my soundcard (90tys) i got a rgb cable that got to connect on a port on the mainboard,

@Csilk

8 жыл бұрын

good ol gravis gamepads and sticks.

@Zombie_Burger

8 жыл бұрын

lol, Haven't hear that in years.

@docchocobo

7 жыл бұрын

+=LFC= had one. Worked great with PSX emulators, but Saitek made an almost exact clone of a PSX controller. the only thing was that with the game port, you had a limited number of buttons. I think four was all you could have in total.

Microphones do not convert Audio from analog to digital. A microphone simply converts sound from analog airwaves to an analog electrical signal. This electrical signal then hits your sound card to be converted to digital. Till the signal hits the sounds card, it is still analog.

@MadsMilkyton

8 жыл бұрын

AlmightyGTR Thank god someone else noticed, Go home linus your drunk!

@sstkitm

8 жыл бұрын

Brent Kullrich Linus doesn't write ncix videos, thats why they are never funny

@MadsMilkyton

8 жыл бұрын

TheJane HatsMatter Huh I thought it was funny, just a little error on his behalf!

@wesleycredille2831

8 жыл бұрын

AlmightyGTR Well to be perfectly, honest with you there are a lot of USB microphones out there. and they are mostly used for podcasts and VBlogging.

@AlmightyGTR

8 жыл бұрын

Wesley Credille Hi Wesley, I would love to agree with you, but those devices have a built in ADC. To your point, due to the layer of physical abstraction, an end user may see the whole package as a microphone, but we know better.

i need a sound card to listen to those ear rape videos in all of their glory

@sevay

5 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@gortizy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I am nick crouton and yes i can rap england is my state

@kyrogahz69

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

"Oops, I dropped it..." ...........

@dekzYT

4 жыл бұрын

Some say till this day he's still dropping expensive hardware.

Short answer: Never Most people don't even have headphones that even remotely require amplification, and even if they do, they're much better off with an actual amp rather than "gaming" sound cards and cheap "gaming" headsets 

@kr00m

8 жыл бұрын

short answer: depends

@wawaweewarice5302

8 жыл бұрын

kr00m​​ no, there is absolutely no reason why you'd ever need a sound card. The built in amp is more than enough for 95% of headphones that most consumers use (cheap headphones, beats, bose, v moda, audio technica, portable Sennheiser headphones), and if you did need amplification you'd buy an actual amp rather than buying into a gimmick

@SpektrikMusic

8 жыл бұрын

External > Internal

@wawaweewarice5302

8 жыл бұрын

***** soundcards have an equalizer which changes the sound signature by adding color to your sound as well as making your output louder. There is nothing magical your soundcard does, you're falling into the placebo effect. Don't be a tard and act like I "listen to shit" because I don't use a soundcard. People who know what they're doing buy actual amp/dacs, not to mention your primary focus should be your headphones, not what "soundcard" you got.

@SpektrikMusic

8 жыл бұрын

^^^ What he said. And not headphones like gimmicky gaming headphones or anything beats/monster/fashion headphone stuff. Get well known quality products like sennheiser, audio technica, beyerdynamic etcetc.dont fall for the "the more drivers it has the better it is" bullshit.

Basically the answer to all of these videos is "it depends"

@dakheelalmutairi2715

6 жыл бұрын

True

@tsjeriAu

6 жыл бұрын

The answer is more along the lines of "you know if you need one".

@user-yg8jf1zk9e

6 жыл бұрын

He less of gives you a definite answer, and more of just explains the path and lets you pick your own route. He gives you the tools to decide yourself

@sevay

5 жыл бұрын

exactly lol

@mr.2minutes161

4 жыл бұрын

i bought one back then cuz my onboard power cant deal with high impedance, so yah.. you know why when you need it

Musician here. Getting an external sound card in an audio interface can be great not only for better sound quality, but powering microphones. Phantom power gives you options for almost any commercial microphones. Including dynamic and condenser microphones. Also the 1/4 in jacks can be used for instrument inputs such as Pianos, Electric Guitars, or turntables. As well as providing proper outputs for studio monitors (speakers). Your not going to want to run all these cables into your sound card. It can be done, but an audio interface makes life easier.

2:25 Classic Linus.

4.7 GHz OC on my sound card with water cooling, can i run Crysis 3 in 4k ?

@TrollermanSixtysevan

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Crysis isn't that hard to run at 4k

@TrollermanSixtysevan

7 жыл бұрын

It depends how well you want that 4k

@TrollermanSixtysevan

7 жыл бұрын

It also depends on what monitor you have as well as video card.

@TrollermanSixtysevan

7 жыл бұрын

You should probably buy a monitor, motherboard etc and not just a cpu, sound card and water.

@Shplayercz

7 жыл бұрын

ehmm a joke man

BUT I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO STOP MY RABBIT CANCER!!!!!!

@509noah

8 жыл бұрын

+POTDAD Smackfad (Demon King) And I need to know what by bit-rate and frequency is!!!!!!!

@ThePotFather

8 жыл бұрын

WE'RE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!!

@nictheperson6709

8 жыл бұрын

+POTDAD Smackfad (Demon King) NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO We're gonna be like "What?" and we're gonna look like fools!

@stumbling

8 жыл бұрын

+POTDAD Smackfad (Demon King) 1 dollar headphones… inserted rectally.

@jovanjanevski3747

8 жыл бұрын

+POTDAD Smackfad (Demon King) I am the 100-th like, i won the internet.

Audio from motherboard these day are pretty good, but still it can’t beat a dedicated sound card. I’m not sure about an external DAC is better than an internal sound card though. An internal sound card connect with the motherboard through a much faster PCI express interface. My Creative Blaster Audigy has excellent noise to signal ratio.

You have the best channel for PC stuff man. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the video. I used to run sound cards for gaming back in the day but as I got older I noticed I don't detect much difference between those and onboard audio. It sucks getting old kiddos.

@DurzoHighwind

8 жыл бұрын

+Jarvis Garcia FeelsBadMan.jpg

@Vanessinha91Pucca

8 жыл бұрын

+Jarvis Garcia It isn't just about sound quality. It is also about free CPU resources

@RaspberryAntelope

8 жыл бұрын

+Jarvis Garcia Oh but the ZxR makes a difference ;)

@finitekosmos

8 жыл бұрын

+RaspberryAntelope The ZxR is really very good.. :D

@RaspberryAntelope

8 жыл бұрын

finitekosmos yeah if someone ever tells me I don't need the sound card I have, I make them play a round of csgo and listen to a song afterwards to show both sides of the crystal audio!

Oh wow here in the year 2046 DAC stands for Direct Audio to Cranium. No more speakers or headphones and let me tell you it's a blast.

@ninja.saywhat

7 жыл бұрын

woah

@theweirdcactus4467

7 жыл бұрын

is Trump dead ?

@HaydenRoberts08

7 жыл бұрын

We're all dead thanks to Trump.

@Windwalker95

7 жыл бұрын

Its so cool!

@tonyk4031

7 жыл бұрын

We already have Bone Induction headphones :) Ty for the future tips tho

Linus, I dig your channel and the work all of you do to make quality videos, so clearly all of you have some sort of experience with video and audio hardware and software. I'm a starting out sound engineer for mainly music, and id like to see more videos on sound cards, audio interfaces and software tips with Pro Tools and Adobe Audition. Thanks!

But can it play Minesweeper at 44100 KHz?

@georgesnow

2 жыл бұрын

44100 khz !!!!?? Lmao

A microphone is not a analog to digital device o_O a microphone is analog to analog. It is basically a audiowave sensor.

@jacklinde7568

8 жыл бұрын

+En Person No, I microphone is a sensor that converts fluctuation in air pressure into an electrical signal. An Audio waveform isn't the same thing. That's a graphical representation of a recorded sound.

@JustWickedSwede

8 жыл бұрын

I was not talking about waveforms. I was talking about audio waves AKA. fluctuations in air pressure. 

@MateusKahler

8 жыл бұрын

+Jack Linde The electric wave form is an analog representation of the audio wave form.

@MateusKahler

8 жыл бұрын

+NEW PLAYER The point is that the microphone does no conversion. It sends the analog signal to the sound card, and the sound card does the analog to digital conversion.

@MateusKahler

8 жыл бұрын

***** Owh... I got it wrong then.

That moment when you have no hissing, distortion, or crackling, because your motherboard has high quality audio built in...:)

@cyb3ar897

8 жыл бұрын

***** Asrock Z97 Anniversary Edition.

@DarkShadow482

8 жыл бұрын

***** Honestly just get the new motherboards that are on the market man. Most if not all new motherboards have pretty decent sound quality for MOST headphones.

@btoiscool

8 жыл бұрын

GGhostly Raven Sadly tho;ugh most mobo's don't have amps, which I need.

@btoiscool

8 жыл бұрын

Martin Landart I didn't say a sound card, I said mobo. Additionally, I don't want to hear that shitty buzzing sound.

@ToadRoach

8 жыл бұрын

Godin The Killer Sadly if you suffer from Tinnitus, it doesn't matter how much you spend on sound equipment you are always going to hear that shitty buzzing sound. I haven't bothered with sound cards for along time and never heard any shitty buzzing sounds.

Me: Mom can I have Techquickie Mom: we have Techquickie at home *Techquickie at home* :

Thanks Linus! I'm finally getting some high quality headphones and will go with a nice dac amp.

Yes, because I CAN'T HEAR THE FUCKING VIDEO, SOMEBODY SEND HALP PLS

@kikiesiin2172

8 жыл бұрын

plug in *HEADPHONES*

@Red_wine

8 жыл бұрын

Turo Kumpulainen both front IO and rear IO audio ports do not work, even after installing several audio and motherboard drivers

@saturnGEEK

8 жыл бұрын

+T_bus Are you using HDMI for your video output?

@Red_wine

8 жыл бұрын

***** I was, now I finally have got a soundcard and everything is lovely once again

@saturnGEEK

8 жыл бұрын

T_bus Adjusting default audio outputs are usually the most simplest option...

back in the day i would spend $150-200 just for the soundblaster cards... now i can buy a mobo for less than that and it already has 7.1, fml

@wadewilson3309

6 жыл бұрын

Vandoeun Long yeah cause technology advances you know... heck 8gb of ram used to be ridiculous and not needed. Now its its pretty much the minimum.

@cathlive267

6 жыл бұрын

For some of us 8mb of ram used to be ridiculous and not needed lol.

@mojtabagolestani3699

6 жыл бұрын

im still using Augigy 2 ZS on windows 10 64-bit with moded driver and even its softwares are working ( important ones ) and its still better than my onboard sound card which is 24-bit 96khz in 5.1 7.1 , my sound card can't beat it never compare an onboard sound card with a dedicated sound cards like sound blaster ,... anyway people who should buy a sound blaster is who already have 5.1 7.1 speakers because its will be so much better if u buy dedicated sound card .

@stormragez

6 жыл бұрын

wrong... they use a códec or equalizer with teh sound blazter software wich is pretty fuckedup, the actual soundcard is realteck or something like that on the new motharboards and still not as good as a dedicated sound card.... on the otherside soundblaster Z cards have a bug on z77-z270 mothboards something about the fastboot stuff it get bugged somehow the system dont detectthem until you reboot a few times.... its pretty anoying....

@deathguppie

6 жыл бұрын

I still have one of those that I never put into my PC.. is it still worth trying?

I salvaged a Sound Blaster Live card from 1999. I am also going to look for a Roland MIDI unit. I haven't quite decided on which one yet, but I used this stuff back from the 90's and (pardon the pun) had a blast. Can't wait to make a big convoluted mess to piss off the MRS and get to relive the fun. EDIT: I have a 16 channel mixer that came with a USB out, so if anyone wants something to mix or plug in sound inputs with a lot of control, I would recommend a Peavey or Yamaha mixer with USB out. Mine's a 16 channel, but there are 4 to 6 channel mixers for more simpler tasks than music production. I happened to have mine from music production, but they were great for Let's Plays and live streaming back in the day.

Yes, I think you do need a sound card. I was having a problem with the onboard sound loosing parts of sound when a base line would hit due to poor dynamic range that the onboard sound was capable of. I would lower the signal volume to help some. I got rid of the sound fade by using a Sound Blaster Blaster Z PCIe. Not a problem now. Much clearer sound. It is a little more than your typical card out there, but worth it.

@GymmyRhys

6 ай бұрын

why does everyone on the Internet put 'loose' instead of 'lose'...

@windstarpro

6 ай бұрын

because shit happens@@GymmyRhys

Is this just a carefully crafted DAC ad?

@taatuu25

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. Sponsored by the DAC company

@alexburlton3265

7 жыл бұрын

+taatuu25 LMAO XD

@rexydallas8D

7 жыл бұрын

Considering they failed to mention hardware accelerated audio (or true OpenAL) at all...

Just hire a in home mariachi band for best quality experience.

@pokemonman957

7 жыл бұрын

It would probably be cheaper

Great overview, but one quibble: microphones convert sound waves in the air to analog electrical signals, any conversion from that analog signal to digital happens elsewhere.

2:55 a microphone only converts sound to analog signal, the ADC is actually a part of the sound chip and it converts the analog signal to binary samples at a given sample rate.

Listening to Linus´s voice pitch fluctuations with a high-end dedicated sound card is a torture. Stick to on-board sound. lol

@markjacobs1086

7 жыл бұрын

PinkasBrown44 that didn't help onboard detected it and played it too 😣.

@PinkasBrown44

7 жыл бұрын

But at least you still have your audition... :D :D :D

@massid2844

5 жыл бұрын

you deserve more likes

I know I'm being kind of a smart ass here, but a microphone is definitely not (!) a analog to digital converter (except for some very few microphone types with a built in converter). A microphone converts sound pressure waves to elektrical signals, but both are still analog signals. The sound card on the other hand, has an analog to digital converter built in, and only there the conversion happens. It might be only a small detail in this context, but please don't over-simplify things. Otherwise this is an awesome video, thanks for your hard work!

@YHRS

7 жыл бұрын

William Topping just because it's inside a phone, That still doesn't turn a microphone into an adc. The phone's mic still has to send an analog signal to an adc inside the phone. Microphones and ADC are separate devices. Like metalhead said, presumably talking about stand-alone Microphones for pro audio, some mics come bundled with an internal ADC, but the vast majority don't. When you shop for microphones, look at the ratio of ones with XLR/TRS/TS connectors to the ones with USB connectors.

@7head7metal7

7 жыл бұрын

Your Home Recording Studio That's what I meant to say, thank you for clarification :)

@NatePhysicsTutor

7 жыл бұрын

I second this. As soon as he said it I was hoping someone else picked up on it.

@TimSheehan

7 жыл бұрын

William, you're talking about phones, a phone /has/ a microphone, but it is not /a/ microphone. By your logic I could say my speakers have a graphics card (a phone has a microphone and an ADC, my PC has speakers and a graphics card)

@Aristoper

7 жыл бұрын

Well a speaker is a microphone! ;)

You had me at ‘save yourself from Rabbit cancer’

Great video, but it should be noted that most microphones produce an analog signal. Analog to digital (A/D) conversion typically takes place when the analog signal from a microphone is run through an audio interface. However, USB microphones contain a built-in D/A converter, which is why you're able to connect them directly to your computer.

What about reducing CPU load from game audio? Do built-in motherboard modules already accomplish that to the full extent? And what about reducing the number of "dropped" sounds and other glitches? Is that the realm of audio libraries exclusively?

@gurekamdhillon6460

7 жыл бұрын

Why is this not the top comment?

@nathanwest2304

7 жыл бұрын

there is a seperate audiochip on the mainboard, usually from realtec so technically you have a full size soundcard on the mainboard wich is located far away from the CPU, most of the time after the last expansionslot and even if the sound was produced by the CPU it would not remotely affect performance

@Monody512

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan West Okay... so then what causes "dropped" sounds? (When sounds randomly refuse to play.)

@Chuckiele

7 жыл бұрын

Open an mp3 file in your favourite media player and look at the task manager. The cpu usage of that is pretty much irrelevant. I cant compare that because 3D gaming audio is way more complicated than an mp3? Yes, I can. Because a soundcard doesnt care at all, what it is playing and if you refer to the days of EAX when the soundcard completely generated the 3D audio itself, those days are gone. There are practically no games that support those fancy techniques anymore but yes, they were great.

@Chuckiele

7 жыл бұрын

***** Im using a ZxR right now and im happy with it with all of its aspects but its a fact that it cant reduce your cpu usage.

I remember the days when a sound card was the difference between internal speaker and midi. You telling me there's something new on the market?

@Robbinsffxi

7 жыл бұрын

Even the cheaper Sounds Cards do make a big difference in comparison to the best integrated ones. Less noise and more dynamics. I didn't think it would make much difference, but believe me, it does!

@Aristoper

7 жыл бұрын

Everything was a crutch for a computer processor back then though.

So for noobs watching, he's saying no. No you don't need to buy a sound card if you motherboard was made after windows7 was release, and if it wasn't a bargin bin budget model.

@tovvie3089

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stott i have a pc made in windows vista times, and it sounds the same as my gaming pc

@amanc9835

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stott I’m not a noob I just wanted to save time

@amanc9835

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stott but thanks

@NaNekoRx10

5 жыл бұрын

Lol someone here is deeeeaf

@mmiisshhaa

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stott i would really apreciate if you helped. Ive ben playing alot of cs lately and sound is important in that game. when i watch a stream their sound seems to be extremely cler as to where its coming from (not so much on my pc) so im wondering would one of those external things help that?

I tried all kinds of stuff. External gaming DACs with amps, external Hi-Fi DACs, external SoundCourd for gamers, external soundcard and controllers for music production and even a high-end amp with built-in DAC. And after all that, I still always go back to my Creative internal sound cards. At this moment, I use X-FI Extreme Music, and it's just great. Even though there is always some kind of interference and crackling if you really listen for it. For some reason, nothing else sounds so good to me. It was the same before with older Creative higher echelon internal soundcards. I used to have Creative SoundBlaster 64 Awe Gold, and it sounded just as good, if not better.

Maybe my pc does need a sound card. Sometimes I listen to music and the bass is horrible on my headphones, but when I plug it into my phone they sound fine so it must be my computer.

@Chuckiele

7 жыл бұрын

Even the cheapest PC onboard audio is way better than a phones audio. There must be something else wrong.

@mermaidman961

7 жыл бұрын

***** Well it's a relatively new phone, it's the 6s. I already ordered a sound card anyway that has great reviews.

@Chuckiele

7 жыл бұрын

Ludwig Van Beethoven Even the newest Smartphone sounds crappy.

@mermaidman961

7 жыл бұрын

Chuckiele well it's better than my pc currently, that's why I've been using my phone for music. Here's hoping that the new card destroys both of them.

@Chuckiele

7 жыл бұрын

Ludwig Van Beethoven Depends on the card but usually it will.

70% of the people don't need anything other than the built in

@itsmeimtom

8 жыл бұрын

I just bought one to make my case to look fuller :P

@moileung

8 жыл бұрын

GarFuber back in early 90s sound cards are king. You need em in your games. Sound Blaster/Creative Labs was raking lots of money those times. Then come 2010+ integrated sound came with motherboards already. Realtek is raking money now.

@wapted

8 жыл бұрын

GarFuber 99.9% of people don't need dedicated sound cards.

@SlinkiestPopi

8 жыл бұрын

GarFuber imo soundcards make the audio quality a lot higher than the integrated sound card.

@MasticinaAkicta

8 жыл бұрын

***** Ah EAX, great times, it sounded better to. But then came windows Vista and killed of EAX. With that the whole reason to run a Creative card. I did run an usb driven sound card [Asus AV100 based] for my laptop though. Because the sound on my laptop was HORRIBLE.

I'm an audio engineer and linus is wrong about microphones. Mics are transducers not digital converters, they only convert one energy to another. They take sound waves and convert them to electrical waves, both analog. A speaker conversely, lol, converts electrical waves to sound waves. There is nothing digital in this chain and the sound you get is almost exactly what you put in whereas digital recordings are close but imperfect interpretations of the original which at high quality no one can consistently differentiate. If he was referring to something like a usb mic it likely would have a digital converter inside of it as well but this is by no means standard for microphones.

@MrMOGHammer

6 жыл бұрын

most very good microphones are USB now. The more expensive ones being XLR. Analog mics are much harder to find these days.

@jameskinstle6874

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrMOGHammer In what world? Maybe if you are just talking gaming headsets and PC mics. But the highest quality microphones for audio reproduction/recording are still analog. Call me an audiophile snob, but I agree with Tinnitusthenight, analog is STILL king!

@RabianskiT

5 жыл бұрын

@Tinnitusthenight Thanks for clarification! :)

@mmmbbb5680

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMOGHammer youre dreaming if you think there are any "very good" USB microphones. even entry-level microphones are XLR if youre more serious about audio than streaming

@MrMOGHammer

4 жыл бұрын

Mmm Bbb There is many very good USB microphones out there but of course XLR are best

Most microphones, especially many of the ones you show, are strictly analog devices. They convert sound to an analog audio signal. Many of those mics require a pre amp and then a ADC (some even require phantom power). Now there are microphones that have an ADC built in and output to USB.

I wish you would do a DAW build , instead of always the gamer or video editing build.

@saturnGEEK

7 жыл бұрын

And good storage. All dependent on how many devices are being recorded, and what the quality/bitrate of the recording is.

@saturnGEEK

7 жыл бұрын

avs kjhkjfhcv Some DAWs can have issues if your hard drive cannot record data fast enough. That only happens when you're trying to record something at some insane bit & sample rate with multiple inputs.

@geluix69

7 жыл бұрын

I record in 96K 24bit, then I can downsample to 44K 16bit if its needed. but like you said HD performance is crucial has specially with vocals, sometime ill record in 192k 24bit. the interface is thunderbolt because its only one that can handle the data flow with no latency issues. USB type C is coming soon, so I might make the switch.

@geluix69

7 жыл бұрын

DAWs dont require the same specs, don't need a crazy video card. But HD record rates are VERY important when recording in 192K 24bit. otherwise you get latency issue and buffering glitches. the data needs to be backed up also with no write errors. video editing is another world. Ive been running a studio for 23 years. when you edit video its already recorded, its just editing so latency isn't an issue.

@saturnGEEK

7 жыл бұрын

jean luc Dubinator Linus doesn't know anything about music production. His main focus is consumer products & gaming/video editing machines with 1-2 channels audio embedded in the video itself.

I like how he teams about $250 headphones and then proceeds to show Bose headphones, not good $250 cans from audio technica, sennheiser or beyerdynamic

@ernestoditerribile

7 жыл бұрын

You forgot Grado, Stax, AKG and Focal. Along with Beyerdynamic those are the brands to buy. Only HD600,HD250, HD800 and the electrostatic Sennheiser headphones are good. The cheap ones are really rubbish.

@kiwiandapple503

7 жыл бұрын

No, there are "bad" headphones from those companies from sure. But a lot of headphones are "good" for certain music styles. It really matters a lot! Some headphones are terrible for classical, rock & metal music while they are probably much better for hardcore, R&B, hip-hop, dubstep and what else. And vice versa as well.. Now yes, there are for sure headphones that are just bad no matter what music you like, like almost all Beats by Dre's for example. But from the brands you and @lomna17 mentioned.. there aren't a lot that really are bad. I disagree with the Sennheiser HD250 being that "amazing" either, it are pretty nice bass headphones - but they're pretty damn old and hard to get. The HD518, 558 and 598's are really awesome headphones especially considering their price. I personally have the HD518 & 598s and absolutely love them.

@39zack

7 жыл бұрын

+Ernesto dí Terríbílé B&W

@ernestoditerribile

7 жыл бұрын

+Zack yep I know the P5 it's quite good

@MaxiiBoii23

7 жыл бұрын

Bose is still good.

Many thanks! Helped me to understand what might be possible ...

I personally recommend two or more sound cards if your setup calls for it: 1) My Creative sound card runs the 7.1 gaming speakers mounted on the wall, it can also use "What-You-Hear" as a recording source. 2) I use the On-board sound Realtek HD's computer case headphone jacks as an output to headphones by my bed so I can enjoy movies at night without waking the neighbors. Having multiple sound card outputs allows me to switch in windows without additional software, and keeps the same settings without me messing with it every time I want to switch (I'm not even sure you can, since I think case outputs override the rear ones). Any additional sound cards or external USB sound cards are good for additional inputs or production outputs (DJ software that uses multiple sound cards for playing music and sampling at the same time).

Great videos you are doing. Just to notice. The soundcard usually is DAC and ADC. A microphone converts sonic waves to electronic waves. Some very special microphones have ADCs too, but thats not the usual case. Only soundcards have converters, only very rarely devices have built in converters.

The irony is perhaps, that the sound in game, carries almost all the emotion. People are not scared when they see graphic imagery, but let them hear a scream or squealing pig outta nowhere, and they will jumpscare their chair. Also ask non gamers about super mario, most won't be able to answer basic questions, but ask them about the theme song, and everyone can hum it. Go listen back to your favourite soundtrack of games you played, you feel that? We call that nostalgia. Sound deserves it's place just as much if not more, than all the other facets.

The disabling of audio acceleration in Windows XP/7 (can't remember which one) pretty much ground the use of sound cards to a halt, along with OpenAL becoming proprietary under Creative when it was supposed to be an open standard as per OpenGL. Given that Windows 8.1 onwards reintroduced audio acceleration, it would just be a matter of modifying engines such as the Unreal and IDtech ones to include support for audio acceleration via OpenGL or a audio-related standard similar to Vulkan. Manufacturers can even take a leaf out of what video card manufacturers have done and include onboard GDDR5 RAM to offload the main system RAM. Really isn't that hard to get things up and going again if the right approach is taken and allows for a point of differentiation compared to the console market.

cleared a lot of things up, thank you!

You could have talked about how soundcards back in the day was hardware accelerated, and how that is today. And is there external devices with 5.1 outputs? I use a 5.1 headset, running on a 15 year old Audigy 2 ZS platinium Pro, it was top of the line back then and it's still pretty damned good!

Did you say a microphone has a ADC? Why? The signal it outputs is still analog, your sound card makes it digital afterwards.

@HalloweenJoni99

8 жыл бұрын

+Lofote Maybe he meant USB microphone

@herbert_ACAB

7 жыл бұрын

I think what you are talking about is a microphone coupled with a speaker. A microphone DOES convert sound waves into electrical signals, which is reconverted into analogue sound waves in the speakers.

@Lofote

7 жыл бұрын

Thats true, but it is not converted to a digital signal.

@kgbboy

7 жыл бұрын

A microphone is definitely not an ADC. It converts sound into an analogue electrical signal. I think that here, Linus and apparently a few others just misunderstood what Analogue actually is. As Linus said, a digital signal is indeed a 1 or a 0, represented by 2 reference voltage levels, e.g 3.3V and 0V. Your voltage is one or the other. With analogue, the voltage has an infinite number of levels. Rather than just 0 and 3.3, it can be at 2.1 or 1.775 or -2.32 or whatever. A speaker works by using the voltage to push the speaker cone in and out, generating pressure waves in the air. The higher the voltage, the harder it pushes, and thus the louder the sound. Analogue is used for this because it's capable of pushing gently as well as hard. So a DAC is used to take the harsh (and actually audibly nonsensical due to encoding..) digital signal and converting it to a smooth, realistic sound.

@Lofote

7 жыл бұрын

***** Of course they do. But USB mics are not the standard to buy ;)...

I have been using an external Sound Audigy by Sound Blaster for years. USB, line in Jacks or even optical cable ports in and out for devices that support such connection.

I love how even back then he's all the time dropping stuff. My favorite personality trait

Mic is basically a device that converts sound pressure to analog signal.

@danielwang2155

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! I also commented with the same note. A mic just turns mechanical energy into electrical energy. The signal from the mic is still analog, based on an energy pattern.

@electron-1979

7 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Wang Yes!

@BertGrink

7 жыл бұрын

I guess Linus were referring to the new breed of microphones which have a built-in ADC and USB port.

@flexai

7 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Wang does an external sound card improve a microphone's quality when recording?

@danielwang2155

7 жыл бұрын

Are you recording into a computer either way?

I remember plugging into my new Soundblaster 16 in 1992, and suddenly Ultima 7 sounded soooo cool !

@Fjerid

6 жыл бұрын

Tschay Aar Big bro I was just a few months old when you did that. How were times back then?

@Cerus98

6 жыл бұрын

Fjerid - I had the same experience as the OP. Times were terrible by comparison. Piss poor dialup and AOL, pictures taking minutes to load, days long download of videos and those “massive” 20gb HDD were the bomb when they came out. My first PC experience requires pushing the power button and then going to have lunch while it booted up. Actually my first PC experience was green screens, 5” floppies and DOS. It was still mind blowing haha

@Fjerid

6 жыл бұрын

Cerus98 20gb HDDs were the bomb? My god hahaha! I do remember the dialup internet but I cant imagine how bad it was back then... damn

@Cerus98

6 жыл бұрын

Fjerid - Oh yeah...20gigs was huge back then and that wasn’t even til the late 90s almost 2000. HDD space back in 92 was measured in...are you sitting down?....MB! CD/DVDRW were once the preferred media for data storage even. I had a 3.5” floppy for the longest time because optical writers and discs were so expensive. Crazy how far we’ve come.

@Fjerid

6 жыл бұрын

because optical writers and discs were so expensive? I'm so glad we've come so far lol. And no wonder video's/pictures quality was so bad... data was measured in mbs!

Your review is extremely helpful.

There are external soundcards too. They bring all the mumbo jumbo of a soundcard and connect typically via USB (there are some around for thunderbolt and firewire). They have the advandage of not beeing inside the PC. But connected per USB brings another layer of abstraction. That costs you so about 1ms latency. That is not much, but when you are using your PC as an virtual guitar amp or effect processor you get it on top of the normal driver latency. There was a time, where the soundcard helped you with your fps in games. It had (and some still have) mighty sound effect processors which rendered all those effects in hardware on the soundcard (those steps behind you coming down from a stairway and so on). This way your CPU was not bothered with those effects, which could helped with fps. EAX was a decto standard in the days. Nowadays it's integrated into DirectX. If your soundcard has such an effect processor, it's done in hardware on the card. Otherwise DirectX fills the gap and does it on the CPU. The amount of used CPU time is with our monstrous processors negligible.

The difference between an audiophile Sound Blaster and onboard sound is less distortion in the form of JITTER also higher slew rate.... Makes for sound which is natural and dynamic.

I've got something else... Computer -> HDMI -> Receiver. Technically it is a DAC setup, but for some reason I never hear about it in these types of debates.

@SlurpKing100

8 жыл бұрын

That would imply that the reciever is both a display and a speaker right? Most speakers on monitors suck ass.

@hawkshot2001

8 жыл бұрын

+DeliciousCookies The receiver takes the audio and passes the video to the monitor.

@jimmygrey6848

7 жыл бұрын

Mines similar, HDMI from the PC to my TV then Optical to a surround system.

@aaroncarlyledevos

7 жыл бұрын

this is a really great choice, one I use as well. if you don't mind the space taken up by a traditional receiver and 5.1 or higher setup, and your audio chip set can encode in Dolby or DTS, it really works great. You get a digital signal encoded and sent from your computer, which then gets decoded in your receiver. This eliminates the problem of interference from the PC (as long as you have a decent receiver).

@chrisinminneapolis2367

7 жыл бұрын

hawkshot2001 so youre going to use a external device, the dac, because it creates less audio interference, and run it to a receiver, which causes audio interference? hmmmmm. my point being if you are going to be a audiophile you do everything perfect. drop the receiver and invest in amps. pc to dac to amps to speakers.

I just ordered a soundblaster ZX for my computer since I do record and mix my own music as a hobby. it's pretty good for the price, I don't notice the hissing that I did before getting it, so that's a plus. Also the Audio control module is pretty cool, allowing me to have a mic for CS without having to buy a modmic for my AD500x's as I was planning to do. Though I've heard the modmic is incredible for what it is, and I still might buy it later, but at least I can communicate without using my old like $5 desk mic from the 90's and giving everyone in the lobby cancer.

I remember when my first 3 computers I had as a kid required sound cards period. Then when I came across my first board with built-in sound I figured sound cards were on their way out like the steam locomotives. Then around a year or so ago I discovered that they still make sound cards so this video has answered a few questions I've had recently on whether or not I should invest in one these days.

So you're not going to talk about people who want DTS sound from PC games?

@huehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehue

7 жыл бұрын

He clearly said that he isnt touching the hardcore audiophile shit. Most people dont care anyways and its less work for him. Problem?

@darkhawk1979

7 жыл бұрын

DTS is hardly "hardcore audiophile shit", HTPCs are quite common now.

@huehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehue

7 жыл бұрын

darkhawk1979 well he didn't really say it in these exact words :V

@aaroncarlyledevos

7 жыл бұрын

I'd just look for a motherboard with a built in audio chip set that encodes in DTS or Dolby.

@darkhawk1979

7 жыл бұрын

Mine does but it's not intuitive how to enable it.

Sound card if you use speakers and external DAC if headphones only

@Renulin

8 жыл бұрын

+PhantomMatrix And if both, there are some sound cards out there with a separate dedicated amplified headphone output that you can switch to through its software. Sound card was really the best option for me, sometimes I want headphones, sometimes my 5.1 speakers, and virtual headphone surround sound is something I don't intend on giving up.

@jacobbirch284

8 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit of a noob about pcs. But if I have wired headphones, do I need to buy anything extra to use them?

@ninja.saywhat

7 жыл бұрын

i use both speakers and headphones. it's like 70% of the time i use headphones and the rest with speakers. so should i get both sound card and dac?

Still using and enjoying my Soundblaster CT4760 I bought 18 years ago. Newer Audigy are said to be no worse, but not quite so efficient on resource use.

Didn't realize interference was such a big issue for people. I guess I got lucky and have pretty solid on board sound because I don't really get any of the degradation mentioned. I really should get a nice surround sound setup some day, but for now I am enjoying my Hyper X Cloud II headset with inline sound card to boost the quality a bit.

But i'm deaf

@airdragon4203

8 жыл бұрын

I'm blind

@napoleanbonaparte8299

8 жыл бұрын

AirDragon k

@airdragon4203

8 жыл бұрын

+hamidoudou k

@LulzingBoy

8 жыл бұрын

+John Oliver thanks for making my day

@bagman6641

8 жыл бұрын

+John Oliver savage

my built in motherboard sound processor is good enough for me

@ArcYT

8 жыл бұрын

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@mirabilis

8 жыл бұрын

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@koushinproductions

8 жыл бұрын

+Knight Rhys Same here, I have a very high end motherboard and the sounds are more than enough. Buying a soundcard is just a waste of money these days, well unless you've got a POS mobo.

@haker351

8 жыл бұрын

koushinproductions mine is a medium end and listening to jazz satisfies me

@Frank-gs3kf

8 жыл бұрын

+koushinproductions if you have a high end MB then you don't even need a sound card you should have an HDMI port that you can use or analogue jacks from the Integrated sound processor.

most people don't really care as long as sound is reproduced through their speakers, i recently installed a sound blaster X AE and boy is like having a completely different set of speakers, the difference is not subtle but HUGE worth every penny

Oh yes, Linus dropped stuff already back then at NCIX. Proud of him.

One thing you missed about soundcards: Higher end soundcards tend to have a processor, which supposed to reduce the load on CPU by processing most of the effects, however they're not very supported.

@kr00m

8 жыл бұрын

László Szerémi same with DAC/amp

@Amehdion

8 жыл бұрын

kr00m That cant possibly be true, how would your DAC interface with the CPU? via USB cable? A sound card would have a direct PCI interface and dedicated CPU lanes, so it would be able to take over processing for positional audio, effects, etc. A DAC just converts digital signal to analogue and an amp just increases the power behind the signal, none of which actually do any processing to the audio. You would have to have a very special DAC with a built in EQ and audio processor for this to happen.

@kr00m

8 жыл бұрын

Amehdion Asynchronous USB

@ZILtoid1991

8 жыл бұрын

There're actually a few USB signal processors for pro audio applications, but all of the Sound Blasters with DSP are internal.

@Amehdion

8 жыл бұрын

kr00m what about Async USB? As far as I'm aware it doesn't change the functionality of a DAC or amp and allow it to process audio effects magically. It smooths out the "jittering audio" inherent to Synchronous USB DACs, and further removes the DAC from effects process by giving the DAC it's own independent clock separate from the audio chipset.

Hasn't been a need for sound card in more than 10 years...

@DFX2KX

7 жыл бұрын

Unless you need the extra connections or want to drive bigger speakers, yeah. The onboard audio on this motherboard is decent. not great, but decent.

@Gamevet

7 жыл бұрын

I use Creative Sound Blaster cards, because they support DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital Live. I've had 2 boards that claimed that they provided 8 channel surround, but failed to deliver on those promises.

@davidperry4013

7 жыл бұрын

You are going to need a sound card if you have high end headphones

@DFX2KX

7 жыл бұрын

MP3s sound alright. as good as Lossless? no. but, as the Russian saying goes "Better is the enemy if good enough"

@PlatinumEagleStudios

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is still a need. Ever hear of music producers using DAW programs???? You need a high-end card to drive high end speakers and headphones and to get crystal clear audio. The Creative Labs Soundblaster cards are by far the best cards on the market right now because their highest end cards come with a control knob that connects to the card and you can control the volume right from the knob and even plug in headphones to it too. They are pricey, yes, but they are worth it if you want the best sound possible.

Man, I Love this content. Thanks for the info

thx. this was helpfull. Didnt know these exist besides the term usb sound card, I searched for DAC/AMP and then finally found some offers that were missing before. Seems some people call external solutions DAC/amp other external sound card. I might try an AMP this time, since the last usb card was poor quality. Fell on the floor and then I couldnt use the 3.5 mm phone jack anymore.

I watch the whole video and I still have no idea whether I need the damn sound card for piano recordings. And that is probably because reading a script like a machine-gun attracts more people than a real explanation.

@hellterminator

8 жыл бұрын

If you're talking about a real piano and a microphone, then yes. Inputs on built-in sound cards suck pretty hard. If you're talking about a keyboard, you should be able to connect it via USB or some other data port and record to MIDI.

@TipoQueTocaelPiano

8 жыл бұрын

***** Thank you very much! I use a half-tale piano. I'm going to record mainly classical music. What card would you recommend? Thanks again.

@hellterminator

8 жыл бұрын

Citriano Torres I'm sorry. I can tell you that for high quality recording you need a good microphone and a good sound card or external ADC, but I don't know enough about recording equipment to be able to recommend something specific.

@wartoc3708

8 жыл бұрын

+Citriano Torres I'll do my best to give some answers here, but music production is a whole can a worms that is not easily done in a simple video catering to general/broad scope PC usage. I completely disagree with the line noise being caused by internal components of a PC. You will only see that extreme bleeding in bottom of the barrel products and really shitty cable management. One of the main reasons for using a specialized audio interface is the ability for most of them to utilize CPU offloading. This is important for recording and listening to multiple channels at once (also known as ASIO or ASynchronous Input Output). For most consumer needs, audio is a low priority CPU operation. What you are looking for (in industry terms) is an Audio Interface. If you were to go down to your local music shop and ask for an ADC you may get something quite different. An Audio Interface comes in 3 flavors: External, Internal, or Internal with breakout box. For your setup you will need an Audio Interface with at least 2 XLR (with phantom power) inputs. 2 decent condenser microphones (one for high frequencies and one for low), you can get away with a single in a pinch. You shouldn't need to spend more than $1000 for everything including cables (Just avoid Hosa cables if possible). Focusrite 2i2 or PreSonus 22VSL for just the piano. Or if you want some expandability to record additional mic'ed instruments or vocals simultaneously the Focusrite 18i8 or PreSonus 44VSL. Sweetwater is offering a bundle (no I don't work for them, I've just bought a lot of equipment from them in the past so they are a goto reference for general equipment to be purchased online) of 2 AKG C214s, Focusrite 2i2, cables and stands for $700 (www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C214-2i2). That's about as close to turnkey as you can get for your needs. Just my opinion based on years of experience as an audio engineer, gearhead, and certified cheap bastard that doesn't want to sacrifice quality. Take it for what it is.

@SitNSpinRecords

8 жыл бұрын

If your computer can record at or above 16 bit 44100khz then use your computer. A standard cd is pressed at 16 bit 44100khz If you want better than cd, (studio quality) record in 24 bit 9600, but the file sizes will be huge. 24-96 is higher quality than the human ear can distinguish. If your computer can't record at the rate (quality) you want, you'll need a interface or soundcard. Avid and M-Audio make good to high end audio gear. A lot of record labels use Avid and M-Audio gear. If you aren't doing audio production, then look at a sound blaster card or sound max. Those are cheap and can still handle 5.1, 7.1 set ups. Some are even 24 bit 9600.. To me, a quality Mic and mic placement is more important than the card. A high quality card recording with a crap mic or bad placement will still produce a crappy recording. A good mic on a lower quality card (16-44100) will still sound as good as any store bought cd.

Love how you crack those jokes Linus. Props to you m8 :)

I love your sense of humor, dude

I remember when having a sound card sped up your system vs onboard sound being just a codec chip and leeching off your CPU

So what do I buy to end or at least minimize microphone humm without lowering the quality by noise removal software? Does a better sound card or DAC help at all?

0:34 I'll likely still look like a fool but thanks for the info lol

I bought a Creative X-Fi Fatality back when it came out. The card is actually a PCI card, thats how old it is. I believe it was back in 2006, not quite sure anymore. Its been roughly 10 years (or more) and the card is still working properly, with not just heavy, but extreme use of constantly listening to music for many hours a day, and every computer build I have had was with this card installed. Some of my PC's in the past would run 24/7, never shut them down. It has been functioning properly all this time, sounds amazing, has every feature I could possibly need, and is actually the oldest piece of computer hardware I own that still works like a charm. Overall, I'd say it has functioned for over 50000 hours, and its just damn near unbelievable. What usually happens, is that I'll upgrade computer parts, or do a massive overhaul, or just get a whole new tower, and that same X-Fi will be removed from the old PC, and simply be installed onto the new PC. Best investment I ever made in any piece of computer hardware.

Good video, don;t forget that soundcard can also boost FPS. I went from integrated sound card to NI Complete Audio 6 and it actually bumped my FPS. Back then I was testing on Dying Light - I believe this is due to driver optimisation (?). Have anyone had similar experience?

Never even noticed any crackling sounds from my computer and the motherboard isn't high quality. Maybe I've just gotten used to it but even then, I've never noticed it at all to get used to

Use the optical output on the motherboard, buy a 15 year old Yamaha receiver on eBay (most which come with 16 - 32 bit DACS) for 50 bucks and get the job done right from a company who knew what to do with a DAC.

In BF2 the sound via creative sound card vs on-board realtek-type was like day and night.

what is a DAC for? does the pc not already convert 0 and 1 or digital to sound or analog?

What about for USB headphones like the Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma USB

@JoyousUnicorn

8 жыл бұрын

+Mr Liima I got with gift money and my brother had a pair of kraken pros. I liked his so I got my pair. Also I know what 7.1 surround is. I like the chroma also; it's a nice touch.

@lemailsen

8 жыл бұрын

+eXclusive™ I wanna do that too (I got the same headset, btw they are not headphones LOL) I really wonder if that's a great idea??

@daltonstauffer1487

8 жыл бұрын

+eXclusive™ You are definitely better off with stereo over 7.1 sound because having all those speakers crammed in a headset usually means worse quality sound. So if you want virtual surround sound just get software like razer surround. But if you want to spend a little money, get a sound card like the Asus Xonar which are not too expensive.

@JoyousUnicorn

8 жыл бұрын

Dalton Stauffer They are razer kraken 7.1 They are virtual surround.

@daltonstauffer1487

8 жыл бұрын

+Mr Liima Right so they are all stereo headsets just with different software to give you different virtual sound.

There is a mistake Microphones converts sound in audio, then you need ad analog to digital converter to use the signal on the computer

@NWProductionsHD

7 жыл бұрын

that is precisely as he stated

@croneryveit9070

7 жыл бұрын

No he actually said mic's convert analog to digital, MOST mics convert audio to analog, and the PC converts that data into digital.

@moeb1us

7 жыл бұрын

since I watched several videos on that field, this immediately put me off. There is so much bs spreading that it is really hard to seperate good info from bad. Why would he do this mistake?

@kenvinkernow

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a Microphone and SPEAKER are the same thing. Mic converts an Analog audio signal to an electrical signal, a speaker does the opposite. And yes they are both transducers. I once recorded a session through a set of in-ear headphones. You had to get close to pick up the audio, but it worked.

When The family got our first Computer in 1998 it was a Intel Pentium 1 and back SoundBlaster was mentioned in all the video games soundblaster compatible. I went out and bought a soundblaster. I had the soundblaster Live and the Sound Blaster Audigy ZS. my current 4.1 speakers which are made by the makers of soundblaster creative are plugged into the motherboard soundcard now.

Objective 2 Amp/DAC combo is amazing!

i need a good souncard, this vid sounds high pitched on mine

@ingetnamnellerkanal

8 жыл бұрын

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@truthfinder4973

8 жыл бұрын

lmao dang mine the same the guy sound high pitch lmao

@wtfwtfwtf7777

8 жыл бұрын

reminds me of vhs fast forward

@truthfinder4973

8 жыл бұрын

+mynewname lmao dang true true

@wtfwtfwtf7777

8 жыл бұрын

yup lol

Sound Blaster FTW!

The thing about an external DAC is that if you have a lot of electrical noise in your PC it will pass through into your DAC via the USB cable so you might as well stick with your on-board sound. If you truly want to eliminate EMI you have to use SPDIF/optical.

BRO!!! A MICROPHONE is NOT an analog to digital converter. It merely converts moving air into an electrical signal via a diaphragm, moving coil and magnet (just like a speaker). When the sound (moving air) hits the diaphragm that is attached to a coil it it changes its relative position to the magnet thus creating variable electricity through electromagnetic induction. So simply the movement of the coil translates precisely into an electric "wave" (as seen in your video) which we know as audio :) So PEOPLE, PLEASE DONT NEGLECT AUDIO!!! Its 2017 (the era of high download speeds and fast machines) and we still listen to MP3's - which is like playing the new battlefield on the best machine you can think of at the lowest graphics settings (think 800x600 res with all filters ticked to off). Have a listen to LOSSLESS AUDIO!!! It will change your life, I PROMISE!!!! Your GRANDPARENTS listened to (at least) 10X better quality audio than YOU (90% of people). I'm actually not joking at all.. it's sadly true. Hope that motivates a little ;) All Best to you ALL, Much Love!!

Can't say I have ever recommended a sound card to the hundreds who have asked me, personally I use one due to onboard audio on the Gigabyte Z97X-SLI not been the best.

0:30 the what gets me every time

Loved my sound card. This is why, I had to warranty my card once, and in the week I had to wait I kept having players ask what was wrong with my mic; i was on onboard at that time. nothing else changed, so I have always been sold on a card.

Audio Interface on a pci bus with high end DAC and ADC, balanced inputs and outputs. a very clean external amplifier and 1 pair of full range speakers and a separate headphone amplifier. Used for audio production recording, mixing much track audio. Its all run at industry standard sample rates and clock rates. it has the second equal DAC I have owned first was a $5k unit I sold off many years ago for a nice tidy profit, as at that time i had little use for it. In the end if it is not pulling duty it gets sold