The main part of hardware that deal with sound it the sound card, also known as an audio card, or sound board. The audio card is much like the graphics card, accept the fact that the graphic card works on anything visual, the sound card works on anything involving audio. Again like graphic cards, sound cards could be integrated into the machine when it is bought, or you can buy new upgraded ones to improve your PC's audio processing power.
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So, what does the sound card do?
Some of the things that the sound card interacts with are :
The sound card interacts with these through the different inputs that it has and the different commands that it sends out. Another function of the sound card is that it can produce sound in two ways and these are mono and stereo. Mono sound is where single channel of audio meaning all the sounds are coming out and mixed together in one channel. This is seen as not as good next to the superior stereo. So, what is stereo? Stereo is the splitting of channels so that there is different audio heard from the left ear and from the right one.
Some of the things that the sound card interacts with are :
- headphones
- microphones
- speakers
The sound card interacts with these through the different inputs that it has and the different commands that it sends out. Another function of the sound card is that it can produce sound in two ways and these are mono and stereo. Mono sound is where single channel of audio meaning all the sounds are coming out and mixed together in one channel. This is seen as not as good next to the superior stereo. So, what is stereo? Stereo is the splitting of channels so that there is different audio heard from the left ear and from the right one.