In today's age of digital music and computer gaming, a sound card is quite an important element in your PC. A sound card is designed to handle all audio processing for the system, bringing your favorite Youtube video or iTunes playlist to life through your computer speakers. You don't think »

ASIO stands for Audio Stream Input/Output. ASIO is a sound card driver protocol typically used by musicians and sound engineers. If you’ve been considering upgrading your home recording studio or are shopping for a new sound card or interface, you’ve probably heard the acronym ASIO bandied about heavily—usually in a »

Understanding The MIDI Interface MIDI is the industry standard for enabling musical devices to connect to computers and synthesizers. MIDI itself is an acronym for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface.” The name is salient—the interface provides a uniform method of connecting all sorts of instruments, such as digital keyboards, drum sets, »

Digital audio recording offers a number of improvements over analog recording equipment. But the biggest drawback of recording using a computer or digital audio recorder is latency. Latency refers to the delay in sound output or recording caused by the inherent limitations of a digital system. Latency has an immense »