Before the AdLib sound card, sound on PCs was in a terrible shape. Since the dawn of IBM, all PCs included a speaker, but this PC speaker was only capable of sounding one note at a time. Chords on the ...

Sound cards have been a staple in PC gaming for years - whether they’re internal, external, or built into the USB connection of your fancy gaming headset. Today, we’re looking at a portable sound card ...

First of all, it seems that the lightning mainly hit the cable/phone lines, because anything remotely near those devices or hooked up to the cable/phone suffered a quick but painful death. And that's ...

The famous 'oof' sound effect has been removed from Roblox. Roblox announced the news on their social media, saying: "due to a licensing issue we have removed the "oof" sound from Roblox and have ...

Back in the 90s, gamers loaded out their PCs with Creative’s Sound Blaster family of sound cards. Those who were really serious about audio could connect a daughterboard called the Creative Wave ...

The "Wilhelm scream" is arguably the most recognizable stock sound effect in the history of film and television, having been used in everything from mega-franchises like "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones" ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.

Godzilla roared to No. 1 at the box office on opening weekend. The latest reboot of the sci-fi blockbuster brings a new take on the monster's iconic roar to the silver screen. Ethan Van der Ryn and ...