Originally when computers were first released it produced no more then various tones generated through the PC Speaker. Because of the importance of audio several manufacturers such as Adlib, Roland and Creative Labs released several types of audio boards during 1984 to 1989. Unfortunately still today there has been no official standard for PC audio adapters. During the years the Sound Blaster cards by Creative Labs have emerged as the de facto standard . Because of this most cards and software applications will be marked as Sound Blaster compatible.
Sound cards have several uses and has become a standard option which comes with computers today.
Creating and playing Midi. Voice recognition Watch movies. MIDI MIDI or Musical Instrument Digital Interface developed in the 1980s allows various musical instruments to communicate or play harmoniously. MIDI is a limited method of playing sounds as it will only be capable of playing the instruments available to your sound card. This is why MIDI files may sound better or worse on different computers.