Is this an external sound card? I want to record voice on a laptop, but I'm getting a constant hiss, so I'm looking for an external sound card.
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My husband whom I bought this for said yes this is a sound card that can be hooked up to multiple items. He said his sound card broke and he installed this to replace it and it worked wonderful. You just plug it into a USB port connect the speakers, and he didnt even have use the installation disc he is running Windows 8. We hope this helps you. Anymore questions feel free to ask.Connie
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I don't find any reference to it being an external sound card. I use it as a distribution center to get audio from my home theater system into my computer system. It works great for that with no noise. It's also used to record from LP's to CD. I hope this helps.
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Yes, this is an external sound card, you plug it in with a USB cord. You will plug in your mic into the sound card. The reason you are getting a hiss is probably due you using the mic on the laptop. The hiss that occurs then is from the laptop fan being close to the mic. I had the same issue.
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Yes, it is an external sound card. You will also need a microphone, either stereo or mono.
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I have this mic and would like to try that on my laptop. since it only has one plug (not two) - where exactly should I plug it in? I don't want to wreck it...What applications do you use it for? I really would like to see if it will work with dragon naturally speaking version 11.5
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If you're carrying audio over HDMI, your connection is fine. The cause of the hiss is either your receiver-speaker lines or the audio settings on your computer, including drivers and software. If the his happens for other HDMI audio sources (e.g. gaming console, BluRay player), then the problem is your speaker connection. If it's only your computer, Try updating audio drivers, different audio programs, and verify that the sound card and receiver are using the same audio format. Good luck!
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this is made for security cameras or stand alone listening device...depending on your software and operating system but you could plug the red side into a power supply as it is the power source for the mic, then you will need a rca to stereo adapter, so you can plug that into the mic jack on the laptop....using your sound cards recording software, once you hit record then you'll here the microphone working....depending on your use will determine the best way to set it up for success. if your using it for just a microphone you might have a problem with backfeed from being to close.
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Any sound card with XLR outputs would work but like myself, I'm going into a mixer from my computer then into these from the main out of the mixer. Hope this helps, enjoy!
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It seems to work fine but t was only the lap top speakers that were out not the sound card. Check your device manager to see if the sound card is functioning if the computer says it is. Check your sound systems. Its easy to replace a sound card in a lap top. And worth it.
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Your board has Soundblaster cinema onboard. If you get the right software for that, it will be fine. It has a very decent onboard amp that is capable of driving headphones, and you won't find a significant difference in quality here. If you are getting any sort of hum, whine, static, or other noise when using the analog outs, you will probably get that with the Asus card also. In that case, you can use the optical digital out and use a decent DAC like the Fiio D3 or E3.
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It's not a USB mic and therefore you need a standard mic cable. This you run into a preamp OR some device that WOULD spit out a USB signal on the other end. It may be cheaper to get some converter like that but if your sound card takes a mic cable, you're set. Most don't. Since you do have USB (I assume) i'd look for a converter device.
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Will this work if my current laptop sound card no longer works? - Yes, but you have to plug in separate speakers. It won't be able to run your laptop speakers unless you hack the laptop I think.In other words, does it rely on the current audio card, or is it independent? - It's independent.
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I wish I could help you. I'm using it for voice over one end is connected to the computer, the other side is connected to my mic.
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No lag, just make sure you don't run your audio cables near magnetic/electrical interference or there will be constant hum, sometimes popping noises. It's a been a great external card so far. Basically turned my laptop into a 5.1 entertainment system. Combine it with some decent Logitech 5.1 speakers and you're all set. Also, I would recommend K-Lite Codec pack on your system to get the most out of this.
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I have not eperienced any hiss. I would give a hiss to Dell support however. SAB
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I would be grateful if you could post how you did this a mic on your computer. I have now tried a couple of ways and as the other poster had said, it did not work. I plugged it into the mic jack on my laptop. I then tried recording with 1) Sound recorder (under Microsoft Accesories) and with 2) Audicity. For Auditicy, I verified it could record fine w/o the mic and made sure I had the source input for auditcity be a microphone. so it appears the other poster is correct - but if you know some trick, please post so the rest of us can use it! (or if you realize you were mistaken, it would help us to know that too.) Thanks much. I would be grateful if you could post how you did this a mic on your computer. I have now tried a couple of ways and as the other poster had said, it did not work. I plugged it into the mic jack on my laptop. I then tried recording with 1) Sound recorder (under Microsoft Accesories) and with 2) Audicity. For Auditicy, I verified it could record fine w/o the mic and made sure I had the source input for auditcity be a microphone. so it appears the other poster is correct - but if you know some trick, please post so the rest of us can use it! (or if you realize you were mistaken, it would help... » Read More I would be grateful if you could post how you did this a mic on your computer. I have now tried a couple of ways and as the other poster had said, it did not work. I plugged it into the mic jack on my laptop. I then tried recording with 1) Sound recorder (under Microsoft Accesories) and with 2) Audicity. For Auditicy, I verified it could record fine w/o the mic and made sure I had the source input for auditcity be a microphone. so it appears the other poster is correct - but if you know some trick, please post so the rest of us can use it! (or if you realize you were mistaken, it would help us to know that too.) Thanks much. « Show Less
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I have never used an external mic, but it does have an HDMI socket and an AV OUT/DIGITAL socket, if that helps.
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There could be many reasons for the hiss...have you troubleshooted main things like volume, mic setup in windows, tried another mic...? If all mics are same, then yes maybe so, otherwise, it could be mic, software, settings, where u plug it, compatibility etc..... I bought this as i had no sound from built in sound card, but my mic worked fine. I have an hp webcam with built in mic. This sc has software that you can make yourself sound like you are in a small room, big room, outside, etc... it plays my music, sounds fantastic. Might be worth trying just for that :D
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I'm not a hardware wizard, but the sound card is a PCI or PCI-E, (same card different buss configuaration), and has no connection to an AGP graphics card slot or an "onboard" graphics processor.
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I use Senn PC360 and have noticed a difference when gaming and recording with Audacity, escpecially in the analog mic input. Using lossless audio is where this card will really shine, so make sure your music library is encoded with ALAC or FLAC, and maybe try HD Tracks for some higher-than-CD quality music!