Sound card

Sound card:
Enables audio such as WAV and MIDI to be captured and played back.

May be incorporated into the mother board, and in the Cyrix-GX chip onto the CPU itself.

Various quality - from straight playback (16 bit audio) to Professional quality capture and playback for mutimedia developers and "serious" gamers.

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Examples

Examples from Creative Laboratories - Sound Blaster

PCI
- Sound Blaster Live
  Sound creation and playback with Hollywood-quality audio reproduction, up to eight speaker output, a 512-voice studio quality synthesizer, digital inputs and outputs, and superior surround-sound rendering with Environmental Audio™.
- Sound Blaster Live value
  Amazing audio reproduction in games and other audio applications, four-speaker output, a 512-voice studio quality synthesizer, and superior surround-sound rendering with Environmental Audio.
- Sound blaster PCI 128
  An immersive four-speaker sound solution with a 128-voice professional synthesizer and a powerful on-board amplifier for gaming and multimedia experiences.
- Sound Blaster PCI 64
  The four-speaker sound solution with a 64-voice wave-table synthesizer utilizing the latest PCI technology for multimedia applications.
- Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI
  Entry level two-speaker sound solution with 32-voices of wave-table music and PCI technology for home or business multimedia applications.
ISA
- Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold
  Uncompromised audio quality, with 64 simultaneous voices, our patented Advanced WavEffects™ engine and a 20-bit digital output.
- Sound Blaster AWE64 Value
  Outstanding audio quality and expandability with 64-voices, Advanced WavEffects and true Plug and Play installation.
- Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects
  The ideal entry level audio solution and original sound standard, now with software based, 32-voice wave-table audio technology.

(Creative Labs/SoundBlaster (Feb 99)