sound cards can vary between computers.

    1 sound cards installed into an expansion slot

    2 sound cards built into the computer’s motherboard

    the types of connections for the audio can also vary between computers and sound card manufacturers.

    1 rca style input

    1 3.5mm style input (stereo or mono audio)

    sound cards with stereo capability often have two connectors for the audio input. sound cards without stereo input capability may have one microphone and one line input.

    in addition to the above differences, the connection ports on the sound card can be labeled differently.

    1 microphone in or mic in

    2 line in

    refer to your sound card or computer documentation for more specific information on connecting audio to your sound card

    your audio source can be the same as your video input device. these include:

    1 camcorders

    2 vcrs

    3 dvd players

    it could also be a microphone, cd player, or any device separate from the video input device. your audio device should have one of the following types of connections:

    1 dual rca connector

    2 single rca connector

    3 3.5mm stereo or mono

    for assistance in determining the audio cable needed to complete the audio connections, please refer to the next section titled “determining your audio cable type”.