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.

The audio interface has become an indispensable staple in modern music and audio. Whether you’re talking about top-flight LA super-studios or your old university friend’s bedroom-cupboard producing ...

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 ...

Loopback is all about routing internal audio signals from your computer to the inputs of your interface. With the rising popularity of streaming, many audio interfaces now feature this as standard, ...

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 ...

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Gear Audio PreSonus AudioBox GO audio interface review: A tidy tiny toolbox Featuring all the basic connectivity you need, this streamlined 2x2 USB-C interface is one of the smallest we’ve tested.

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The D1 (pictured) bypasses your computer's headphone output or soundcard and sends audio through the USB port, which will improve the audio quality of all your music -- even if you don't listen to HD ...

My old audio interface, which translates microphone and instrument signals into something that a computer can understand, uses a FireWire 800 connection.