| Are you trying to record music and sick and tired of | | | | the Soundblaster cards are made for you. But |
| the poor quality sound coming from your PC? Follow | | | | musicians must go for external audio interfaces as |
| these tips to get better sound from your computer. | | | | these provide better quality sound and also proper |
| Buy Better Speakers | | | | inputs for recording instruments and vocals. |
| Better quality speakers are a must as the ones | | | | Get a Better Amplifier |
| supplied with your computer are usually of poor quality. | | | | If you have decided to use studio monitors that dont |
| Don't be fooled by the "watts" sign on the boxes as | | | | have their own amplifier (also known as passive |
| they are usually in "PMPO" and these are very low in | | | | speakers) then you are going to have to splash out on |
| quality. | | | | a "studio amp" or "reference amp". |
| Look for studio monitors that are rated in "Watts | | | | Again, look for the "Watts RMS". The higher the Watts |
| RMS" as they are higher quality speakers and also | | | | the better the amplifier. But, be sure never to turn your |
| check that they are above 60 Watts RMS per | | | | amplifier up too much otherwise you will have to spend |
| speaker bass driver. I prefer above 80 Watts RMS, | | | | more money on new studio monitors. |
| but it all depends on how much you can spend on the | | | | Fill Your Speaker Stands |
| speakers. | | | | When you buy speaker stands you will notice that |
| If you really want to splash out, go for Active | | | | they are hollow. You should fill the stands with sand or |
| speakers. These are speakers with built in amplifiers. | | | | steal/lead shot. The reason for this is to improve the |
| Get a Better SoundCard | | | | sound by making the bass solid and also to stop the |
| Again, soundcards supplied with PC's are usually of | | | | stands from moving back and forth when the bass |
| low quality and its usually the onboard sound which is | | | | kicks in as this can change the acoustics as the sound |
| part of the motherboard. If your computer is using the | | | | hits different parts of the walls. But, please make sure |
| onboard sound setup, then a soundcard is a diffinate | | | | that if you use lead shot that none of it can escape, |
| must. | | | | you dont want to cause lead poisoning. |
| If you are a home user and want surround sound then | | | | |