kelly
12.08.09, 20:37
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The seemingly slow pace of audio processor development has likely also been fueled by the fact that modern PCs simply don't do a lot of complex audio processing. Indeed, one could argue that we've gone backward in recent years. Vista's new audio subsystem broke Creative's hardware-accelerated EAX positional effects, stripping 3D sounds from many games. The popularity of console ports, at least among developers looking to target the widest audience possible, has also lowered expectations. Even the latest generation of consoles does seemingly little to push positional 3D audio beyond where it's been on the PC for years. And so we're left with a market that simply isn't clamoring for more powerful audio processors.
Regards,
Kelly
Sources:Headphone-oriented sound cards from Asus and Auzentech - The Tech Report - Page 1 (http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17256)
The seemingly slow pace of audio processor development has likely also been fueled by the fact that modern PCs simply don't do a lot of complex audio processing. Indeed, one could argue that we've gone backward in recent years. Vista's new audio subsystem broke Creative's hardware-accelerated EAX positional effects, stripping 3D sounds from many games. The popularity of console ports, at least among developers looking to target the widest audience possible, has also lowered expectations. Even the latest generation of consoles does seemingly little to push positional 3D audio beyond where it's been on the PC for years. And so we're left with a market that simply isn't clamoring for more powerful audio processors.
Regards,
Kelly
Sources:Headphone-oriented sound cards from Asus and Auzentech - The Tech Report - Page 1 (http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17256)