Music production and recording?

a) Avoid on-board and PCI card sound cards. They pick up all the static from all the fans, HDs and such. Whatever you go with, go with external (USB) sound cards.

b) If you want cheap, forget about studio quality sound.

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A sound card (also known as an audio card) is a computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs. Typical uses of sound cards include providing the audio component for multimedia applications such as music composition, editing video or audio, presentation, education, and entertainment (games). Many computers have sound capabilities built in, while others require additional
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Even the cheapest E-mu works with all studio programs. With now latency.