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Anything inside a computer chassis is exposed to a nightmare of electrical interference. The CPU, bus, hard drive and other components all emit electrical fields in the kilo, mega and gigahertz range. On top of that, most integrated and internal sound card vendors aren't that serious about efficient shielding, so you're generally much, much better off with ...

The “USB to 3.5mm adapter” you link is exactly the same thing as a “USB sound card”. USB is a generic digital protocol; the only way to “adapt” it is to provide the USB-device and digital-to-analog hardware that is commonly called a “USB sound card”. The remaining question is the quality of the device. I would be wary of a device which calls itself an ...

Your best bet is going to be to mix the input from multiple microphones. If you get a simple mixer, you can have them all combined and not have to match it up after the fact. You would just leave all microphones turned up and which ever one has someone talking would play through. You could also potentially use a really sensitive mic with a device called a ...

Size isn't all that matters in determining how much SPL will be put out. How far the diaphragm can move and with what force the magnets can move also matters. If you have a giant diaphragm and it only moves a small distance then it is not going to be nearly as loud as if a similar diaphragm is moving much further and displacing more air (stronger pressure ...

(I just know someone's going to say "get a new laptop" or "replace the motherboard" or something like that...) I wouldn't, because you would probably end up in the same situation after some time. Profesionally speaking, if such a component breaks down, I would say: stop working with it. Instead, get your hands on a not too expensive USB interface. ...

You have largely answered the question yourself in your parenthetical. Updating your sound card drivers if you can might help a little, but the main problem is that the sound card is not protected from the electromagnetic effects of the rest of the computer (plus it's probably not a great card, onboard ones rarely are). The new HP laptops with Beats Audio ...

I would guess it's because the internals of the TV don't link the audio input from the HDMI lead to the RCA output. This is because it would require another DAC which most people wouldn't use. As an example on my Samsung the RCA out will output TV, and any audio input on the scart sockets, but it won't give me audio from the HDMI input. The easiest way to ...

Great list of highly recommended Audio interfaces (I've ben looking to replace my Focusrite SaffireLE - of which I learned was pretty much made to break down over time....i dislike that company now.) TC Impact Twin Edirol FA-66 NI Audio 6 (also a 10 version) Apoggee Duet 2 (1 is great too. The 2 I believe just came out). Presonus Firebox Those are the ...

I doubt that the quality of any on board sound card is clean enough for studio usage. I would say that a new interface is necessary. Try getting one with balanced inputs and outputs. That should pair well with you mixer. You may also want to get an interface with more channels. Lastly, go with firewire. For various reasons it's better than USB - yes even ...