A computer motherboard supports audio via an onboard chip or an add-on sound card. Those that include a sound chip typically have expansion slots that allow you to install a more powerful sound card.

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Spatial audio adds a theater-like surround ...

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If you have a Google Pixel smartphone, chances are you’ve heard of Adaptive Sound and wondered how to enable it. For clarity, Adaptive Sound is a Google Pixel smartphone-exclusive feature. Summarily, ...

Without Pixel Buds Pro, you’re using Spatial Audio in its most basic form, which is just a version of virtual surround sound. For this, you’ll need wired earbuds or headphones. With the Pixel Buds Pro ...

Windows Audio manages all sound devices on your computer. Because this service is necessary to play any audio, it usually starts automatically when Windows boots up. However, users as well as some ...

AirPods are “truly wireless” earbuds that require no cable between the left and right earbud. That means that you can easily share AirPods with a significant other or friend to listen to something at ...

Apple has officially launched its Sound Recognition feature on both the HomePod and HomePod mini, allowing the smart speakers to alert you if your smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm is going off.