| AC97 | Audio Codec 97 (Codec is from Coder-Decoder). Commonly used to refer to the ADC/DAC found on SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy cards. |
| ADC | Analog to Digital Converter. A device that converts analog signals into digital form. |
| APS | Audio Production Studio. EMU10k1-based sound-card by E-mu Systems Inc. |
| ASIO | Audio Stream Input Output. A multi-channel audio transfer protocol developed by Steinberg. |
| DAC | Digital to Analog Converter. A device that converts digital signals into analog form. |
| DOO | Digital Output Only. AC97 Codec setting permitting the recording of multiple analog sources. |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processing. |
| E-Drive | E-mu APS Input/Output module designed to fit standard 5-1/4" drive bay. |
| FXBus | Effects Bus. A common path that routes a digital effects signal from one or more sources to one or more destinations. |
| GPR | General Purpose Register. |
| I2S | Inter-IC Sound, a digital sound format. |
| LiveDrive | Input/Output module designed to fit standard 5-1/4" drive bay, for use with Live! and Audigy cards. |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Protocol for interconnection and control of musical instruments. |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation. Uncompressed encoding scheme for storing digital data, typically associated with wave data. |
| SoundFont | Data format containing samples and instructions for wavetable synthesis. |
| SPDIF | Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format, a digital audio interconnection standard. |
| TAD | Telephone Answering Device (or voice modem). |
| kX-compatible | Soundcards compatible with the kX Audio Driver. Currently supported models include all EMU10k1 and EMU10k2-based PCI soundcards manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or E-mu Systems Inc.. Please review the FAQ for details. |