Audio interfaces come in all shapes and sizes and commonly connect to your computer via USB or FireWire. They also have built-in microphone preamps, which amplify your mic’s signal to line level.

Built-in computer audio interfaces tend to be very limited, often just two one-eighth-inch jacks, one for an unbalanced microphone input and the other an output for stereo headphones. So what to do ...

These kinds of keyboards are not connected to audio interfaces, but rather straight into your computer – because, internally, they are their own USB interface.

Here’s how it works. Last week at the AES convention in San Francisco, Sound Devices introduced its USBPre 2, an all-new version of its USBPre computer audio interface. The two-channel USBPre 2 offers ...

And now, it’s your turn! Choosing a new audio interface is difficult enough, especially if its your first, but setting a new interface up for the first time can be even more daunting. Whatever your ...

As a side note, most ribbon microphones do not require, and should avoid phantom power. Be certain of the specs before connecting a ribbon mic to an audio interface. Supplying 48V to a microphone that ...

Side by Side: USB Audio Interfaces Jul 1, 2013 7:00 AM, By Chriss Scherer, editor We’ve become so comfortable with editing audio on a computer, it seems strange to think about how we accomplished the ...

Many computer audio interfaces contain very good pre-amps And they’re a good deal, too, because many of them have high-quality microphone pre-amplifiers, too. If you have relatively simple needs like ...

These kinds of keyboards are not connected to audio interfaces, but rather straight into your computer – because, internally, they are their own USB interface. You don’t need an audio-interface ...