Difference between revisions of "Glossary:Sound card"

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Audio card (chip if you have an integrated solution on your motherboard) are the component necessary to play or record sounds on your PC.

The major producers in this field are Realtek, ASUSTeK, Creative, VIA.
AMD and Nvidia are also audio chip producers, since the arrival of HDMI outputs.

Restore legacy audio effects on newer OS

EAX

Since the introduction of Windows Vista (and also in Windows 7/8), Microsoft decided to remove DirectSound 3D from the audio abstraction layer.
Thus in order to enjoy the additional effects environmental audio extensions provides, hacks are required.

Instructions

Instructions

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A3D

A list of Aureal 3-Dimensional enabled games can be found here

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References

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 {{Fixbox/fix|On Realtek chips}}
 {{ii}} Supports EAX up to version 2
-# Download [http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Realtek-3D-SoundBack.shtml 3D SoundBack]
+# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/75-realtek-3d-soundback/ 3D SoundBack]
-# Unpack the archive and force "Windows Vista" compatibility to <code>setup.exe</code>
+# Extract it somewhere, right-click <code>setup.exe</code> and choose Properties.
-# Run the installer.
+# On the Compatibility tab set the compatibility mode to Windows Vista.
-# Navigate to the installation directory and open <code>3DSoundBack.exe</code> proprieties
+# Run the installer.
-# Go to the compatibility tab and put "Windows Vista" compatibility. Press OK.
+# Go to the installation folder, right-click <code>3DSoundBack.exe</code> and choose Proprieties
-# Open the program and enable the fix for your games
+# On the Compatibility tab set the compatibility mode to Windows Vista.
+# Open the program and enable the fix for your games.
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}}Your Realtek chip must be the default playback device
+{{ii}} Your Realtek chip must be the default playback device.
 }}