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USB audio is great, but what if you needed to use it and had no budget? Well, depending on the contents of your parts bin, you might be able to use [Veyniac]’s Pico-Audio-Interface as a free (and ...

The USB audio interface is a fairly standardized device — for those who might not know, that’s the hardware you use to take a microphone or instrument that uses an XLR or 1/4″ output and get that into ...

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Featuring all the basic connectivity you need, this streamlined 2x2 USB-C interface is one of the smallest we’ve tested. By Julian Vittorio Published Sep 8, 2022 3:00 PM EDT We may earn revenue from ...

One of those motherboard features that never really mattered much is the onboard audio circuitry. Let's not forget that it wasn't really a thing until the AC'97 audio standard became widespread in the ...

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While the computer has become the centerpiece for the home recording studio, physically, it’s not designed to accept the inputs from microphones and musical instruments. To get your live performances ...