High Def Sound

[DJT]

How do you know what sound specs you are recording, or the sound you are saving to later burn, when you have intel hd sound drivers and a hd sound card?  For instancee if i'm recording a youtube track what specs dominate, the sound recorder specs or the sound card specs, they're both high definition?

[Joey]

Outside of televisions or computer monitors the "HD" labeling thing is just a gimmick. The Intel HD on-board audio is decent but not that great.

If you want a sound card that will allow you to record with better quaility buy an X-Fi sound card from Sound Blaster. Here is an example of one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102027

If you want great recording quality buy an "E-MU" labeled sound card from Sound Blaster. The E-MU line are truly "studio quality" sound cards. Here is an example of one of them: http://us.store.creative.com/EMU-0404-PCIe/M/B0002PZH9W.htm

The 2 main specs to look out for when it comes to recording is the "Sampling Rate" and the "SNR" (Signal-to-noise ratio). Look up these 2 specs on Google and I am sure you will find audiophile sites that will go into more depth on these 2 specs.