USB audio

Plug-in audio interface

USB audio refers to sound signals transmitted through a USB connection rather than traditional analog audio jacks.

USB audio devices—microphones, headphones, speakers, audio interfaces—convert digital data to sound (or vice versa) using their own built-in processing, often delivering cleaner signal quality than a computer's internal sound card.

I switched to a USB audio interface for recording.

Related

interface · driver · plug and play · latency · plug · jack · streaming · recording · podcast · amplifier · converter · digital · analog · speaker · output · input · dongle · adapter

Opposites
connection method

USB audioBluetooth audio

Cable-free sound transmission

AirPlay · wireless headphones · wireless speakers

signal type

USB audioanalog signal

Unquantized electrical transmission

phonograph · AM radio · speaker wire

connection type

USB audioaux cable

Analog audio connector

headphone jack

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G