Sound cards
Sound card basics
- overview : DAC, DSP, memory, ROM (wavetable), I/O
- specifications:
- ISA or PCI cards: 8, 16, 24 bits for each sampling
- voices: multiple notes, from 32 to 64 voices
- FM and wavetable: hardware and software support
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): % , as low as .004%
- Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR): in dB, cassette 60 dB, CD 100dB
- Input and output connections: CD, microphone, speaker(s), MIDI, S/PDIF, FireWire, USB, TAD