soundcard

Forum discussion tagged with soundcard.
  1. S

    Question Can someone recommend me a PCI-E X16 Desktop PC Soundcard to connect to my latest Bose Soundbar using a HDMI eARC cable? Supporting Dolby Atmos Sound

    This is the SoundBar: https://www.bose.com/p/home-theater/bose-smart-ultra-soundbar/SUSB-SOUNDBAR.html My motherboard has 4 x PCI-E X16 slots so I plan to add the soundcard you recommend to those slots. I am running Windows 11. I want to buy a Sound Card to add to my PC that has ALL OF THE...
  2. ReeDoK

    Question Rapture 3D Audio error and "surround stereo" ?

    Hi! I hope this is the correct place to ask this. I installed a game called DiRT 2, which comes with a software "Rapture 3D". I'm not sure how it works, but I can only select some settings, Stereo, Stereo Headphones - Compatibility. If I select headphones stereo, it gives an error that my...
  3. H

    Question Sound card with remote or something similar?

    Right then, my flat is above my shop. In my shop is a PC and I was using old...very old Fujitsu-Siemens 2.1 speakers. I believe they are 14 (+/-) year old. They use a 3.5mm plug into the PC's mainboard jack (not the headphone jack, mind). As the only volume control is on one speaker or my...
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    [SOLVED] Popping and Cracking noises

    I have looked for over month for any solution but there really isn't anything that could help me. What I have are quite annoying pop/crack sounds whenever there's any short sound - it's reproducible when hitting "Test" button within Windows System Sounds over and over quickly. This annoying...
  5. edvards3

    [SOLVED] soundcard busted

    So my motherboards Realtek ALC887 soundcard died. Tried everything even reinstalling drivers. Currently very poor performance recently only right side worked but now it kinda healed the left side so i adjusted it so they are the same. I'm looking for a new soundcard around 50 ish . Better to go...
  6. Simone Pellegatta

    Question Soundcard accepting one input at a time

    I have an audio setup consisting of two soundcards: First soundcard: Line out (lime green), for my speakers Mic in (light pink), for my external microphone Line in (light blue), to plug my phone in and listen to its audio from my PC speakers without disconnecting them Second soundcard: Line...
  7. P

    [SOLVED] Soundcard and front panel jack

    Im looking for very simple answer to a very simple question so here it is: I can get a old gaming sound blaster card from a friend for very little $$ but i mostly play video games using headset connected to the front panel of pc the soundcard has no port to connect frontpanel sound cable on it...
  8. S

    [SOLVED] Can not run Sound blaster cinema 2

    Hello! I just got my XMG laptop, the A523 model. It has a Sound Blaster cinema 2 card. Installed Windows 10 64bit on it, installed all the drivers found on the official website. But whenever I try and run the Sound blaster cinema 2- it says that there are no devices found. What do I do? I...
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    [SOLVED] Temporarily disabling microphone whilst sound is playing

    Hi everyone, There is someone ( a client from work) who asked me if it is possible to mute the microphone automatically when soundcard is playing an output and then to unmute when output stops. This sounds like something that needs to be done via task scheduler or some sort of powershell...
  10. Z

    [SOLVED] USB sound card recommendation?

    Hi, My onboard soundcard is not working anymore, I had gotten something really cheap and it worked for audio but microphone is bad. Same headphones sound a lot better on mobile than PC so I was looking to get something better and came across Sabrent. Reviews on Amazon India are good but I saw...
  11. HarryGRGamer

    [SOLVED] (5.1) USB Sound-Card vs PCIE Sound-Card

    Hello! So I have some old-ish LG speakers a subwoofer and a DAC (amplifier) however I never thought about doing a 5.1 surround sound setup on my room with my PC because mainly I didn't knew how I got the gist of it however I'm in between buying a cheap USB OEM Sound Card (around 20 dollars) or...
  12. A

    Question Headphone amp or SoundCard

    Please help i bought BeyerDynamic DT 990 pro 250ohm headphone My pc : Gigabyte Z170X gaming 7 i used rear 3.5mm for my headphone but i have a problem , When I turn up the volume too much, the bass sound of the headphones distorted headphone speakers shaking and sound very bad in Higher...
  13. S

    [SOLVED] Connecting a focusrite sound card to old stereo speakers

    Hey there, I was wondering if I could connect a pair of Radiotehnika S-30 speakers to my Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen sound card? The speakers have 2 wires each so I'm a little confused. Would I be able to use them on it? Thanks.
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    [SOLVED] Are other outputs using on my PC using my Sound Card?

    Okay, so on my system i have a sound card, but i'm not entirely sure if it's being used or not. This is the first PC i've built, so If this is a dumb question, I apologize. Do i need to plug my headphones into one of the audio jacks on the back of the sound card to actually get the better sound...
  15. C

    [SOLVED] Looking for information and thoughts on soundcards.

    Late last year I decided that I needed to move away from corded headsets and a wired TrackIR mounted to it. So I bought a Corsair Virtuoso (Wireless) headset; love it btw; and have also bought a wireless trackIR sensor as well. I am really interested in getting a soundcard for my PC but haven't...
  16. fergusa.1994

    [SOLVED] Is my ASUS STRIX RAID PRO 7.1 Sound Card Compatible with my Asus Z97M-PLUS Motherboard?

    Hi there, I was just hoping if anyone would be able to tell me if the "ASUS STRIX RAID PRO 7.1 Channel PCI-Express Sound Card" is compatible with my Motherboard. The Manufacturer of my Motherboard is "ASUSTek COMPUTER INC." and its model is "Z97M-PLUS". I'm running Win 7 x64. Thanks for the help!
  17. kjrr.2136

    [SOLVED] DIY sound bar from old laptop speakers !help!

    Hello i am thinking of making a Bluetooth sound bar out of my old laptop lenovo laptop ( ideapad 510) internal speakers, from the internet i learnt that you need to change the digital signal to analog and then amplify the signal before connecting it to the speaker. I am a little worried about...
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    Question How to connect PCI soundcard to HP Elitebook

    Hello, My old Dell T3400 is starting to grind to a halt. Unfortunately it is the PC I use for home recording and was wondering if I might be able to use the sound card externally on my HP laptop? It doesn't have to be a fancy casing, it's more the adapter that I am looking to find. When I...
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    [SOLVED] Bought a sound card, was it a mistake?

    So i just got my sound card installed, which is the Sound Blaster Audigy FX and i noticed that it is only 24bit 96khz, while my motherboards built in sound uses the alc887 codec and runs at 24bit 192khz is this better than the sound card? Am i better off using my motherboard audio and tossing...
  20. G

    [SOLVED] Soundcard & Headphones

    So my G930 is slowly dying, went for it beause i love the wireless feature, but i came from using a soundcard and even after 4 years i still kinda miss the spectrum of sound i got from a soundcard&headset combo. So i dont care about the wireless feature anymore, just give me decent sound! So my...
  21. C

    [SOLVED] Games are lagging after installing new soundcard

    I bought new headphones so i also bought the Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 PE. After I installed it and got the right software, everything seemed to work fine until i started a game and saw that it was lagging pretty hard. I then removed the soundcard and everything was fine again. My system...
  22. S

    Question Asus Xonar U7 alternatives due led blinking issue

    Hello, I've a Asus Xonar U7 external DAC usb card, since approx 6 months has started to have the known issue with the Led blinking... (I bought it on 2014 so no chance replacement or something). For my main usage the main advantage is the possibility to have Speakers (Audioengine A2+ by RCA)...
  23. C

    Question What Sound card is Supported on This Motherboard?

    Yeah, I am aware the motherboard onboard audio is pretty good. How ever, the audio jack on my computer case got a little bent to where no head phones work (wired). I'm aware I could get bluetooth head phones but I want to use this opportunity to get a pretty high end sound card. $100 to $250 is...
  24. D

    [SOLVED] issue with subwoofer

    i have 2 speakers and a Yamaha YST SW012 Subwoofer which came with a subwoofer cable. in hopes of getting them both to work as a 2.1 setup i bought a sound card and found out upon arrival that all ports, including the sub port, were 3,5mm. i bought a RCA-to-3,5mm jack converter for the subwoofer...
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    [SOLVED] Cracking noises in the speaker

    Hi, on my desktop Computer I get a cracking noise in the external speakers every time the graphic resolution or graphical mode switches. I get his noise especially during the boot process several times. Sometimes that noises also appear, when I click a mouse button. What can there be done...
  26. D

    Question Which DAC/AMP for Hyperx Alpha

    Hello! I recently bought HyperX Alpha headset, I connect it to my desktop computer (B360M D3H Gigabyte motherboard) I did some research and I found that it has Realtek ALC 887 Audio card. My issue is that the sound that comes from the headset is low, not as big as I expected, even when I max all...
  27. D

    [SOLVED] Can i use my external soundcard for mic and onboard sound card for headphone at the same time???

    Hello guys I have a creative sound blaster x-fi go pro usb soundcard and i wanna use it only for my microphone as a recording device and i wanna put my headphone on my motherboard onboard soundcard as a playback device and use them at the same time just want to know does it works? And between...
  28. G

    Question Two usb-headsets at the same time?

    I have two Logitech G633 headsets which I connect with USB to the pc. I wounder if it is possible to use both of them at the same time via usb so I also get 7.1 surround sound in both of them when me and my wife play games?
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    [SOLVED] Microphone volume is really low, no idea where it comes from

    Hello, I searched a bit for my issue, but didn't find anything, so I thought I'd ask here. I'm having issue with my vocal on my pc : when I speak in microphone, friends ( on discord ) are hearing me very low. I had a friend who could hear the music I was playing on my computer, or game sounds...
  30. S

    Question Soundcard & headset for gaming

    Hi! I was hoping someone could shed some light on some of my questions here. I currently have xonar essence stx 2 soundcard and QPAD 1339 headset but my issue is that sound quality is low/bad for the money i spent on this, and the surround ( virtual ) sound it not quite what i was expecting. My...
  31. Dylan1999

    Question Sound not working Ubuntu 19.04

    So I just installed the latest version of ubuntu because windows was giving me a bunch of crashing troubles and I wanted something new and clean but I remember now why I went back to windows twice after downloading this. But im determined to try and sort this out and not waste my time again...
  32. H

    Question External Soundcard Fails on Windows 10

    Hey guys, I made this account just to ask this one question, as I could not find it ANYWHERE on the internet. So I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Surround Pro 5.1 and it is a great soundcard, which I have had no problems with on Windows 8 or Windows 7. On Windows 10 however, I can use it for...
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    Question Audigy Rx SoundCard not being detected on Motherboard

    Hello all I just recently purchased an Audigy Rx soundcard for my PC and I've updated BIOS, disabled onboard HD audio and tried putting it in different PCI slots to no avail. my specs: ASUS ROG Strix z370-E gaming Motherboard EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 TI Samsung EVO 860 2TB SSD Corsair 32000Mhz DDR4...
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    [SOLVED] Soundcard inside a PC or outside

    The title may be weird but its not what you think (i guess) i am buying myself a PC and i saw a component named Soundcard i researched it but i couldn't find an answer what i mean exactly is do i need a soundcard inside my PC or a usb plugged soundcard. i got headphones that came with a small...
  35. S

    Question Am I using these headphones to the best of their ability (Audio-Technica Ath-M40x Studio)?

    Hey, I know it sounds like a stupid question, but am I using my Audio-Technica Ath-M40x to the best of their ability? I Have had these headphones for a little bit now and I love them, their sound is great and for only $100 I would recommend them to anyone who wants some great sounding Studio...
  36. S

    [SOLVED] Question about if I need a sound card.

    The motherboard I am using is Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard and the CPU is AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor. I want to know if I should get a soundcard or not.
  37. thefatkid

    Question External Soundcard Fails on Windows 10

    Hey guys, I made this account just to ask this one question, as I could not find it ANYWHERE on the internet. So I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Surround Pro 5.1 and it is a great soundcard, which I have had no problems with on Windows 8 or Windows 7. On Windows 10 however, I can use it for...