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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eight-Channel Audio Interface The M-Track Eight's inputs can be used for microphone, instrument and line level devices. It supports digital resolution up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution.

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 ...

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 ...

Once digital audio workstations came down in price, I tossed aside the magnetic tapes. Recently, I decided to upgrade my computer to the latest 27-inch iMac, and I saw an excuse to change up my ...