A computer is a piece of metal that hums under the table. If you want him to sing, play the guitar, start making the sounds of gunshots, the roar of engines and the hum of applause of a crowded football stadium, you need to choose and buy a sound card.
Necessary
Computer and Internet
Instructions
Step 1
Decide what you need a sound card for. If you want the computer to simply make some sounds similar to music, gunshots and the noise of the stands, then the sound adapter built into the motherboard will suffice. These devices can reproduce reasonably high quality sound.
If a high-quality audio system with five speakers and a subwoofer is gathering dust at home and you want to hear surround sound, then you need to choose semi-professional equipment. Prices for them vary from two to ten thousand rubles. But there are also professional sound cards. They are already more expensive and are intended mainly for musicians, producers, sound engineers, editors and other professionals, as well as inveterate aesthetes for whom sound quality is everything. The cost of such products can go up to 50 thousand rubles.
Step 2
Next, decide if you want a built-in sound card or an external one. Here the choice depends on how you are going to use your computer: listen to music, watch movies and play, sitting directly at the table, or use it as a sound source, and connect a TV to the video card and watch from afar.
In the second case, an external sound card is more likely to suit you. They come with a remote control with which you can control the sound level and a few other acoustic characteristics.
Step 3
If you want to not only listen, but also record music or other sounds, then you need a card with additional capabilities. Most modern cards, even cheap ones, have a microphone inlet. If just a microphone is not enough for you, then it will not be a problem to choose a sound card with input holes for the "tulip". Such opportunities are provided not only by professional sound cards, but also by semi-professional ones.
