audio interface
Microphone-to-computer converter
An audio interface is a device that connects microphones, instruments, and other audio sources to a computer, converting analog signals to digital and back.
Musicians and podcasters use interfaces to record with higher quality than built-in sound cards provide: I plugged my guitar into the audio interface and laid down a track.
- phantom powerDC current for condenser mics
- preampInitial signal booster
- microphoneAudio input device
- sample rateCaptures per time unit
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
bit depth · low latency · headphones · home studio · latency · sound card · mixing console · equalizer · USB · drivers · studio monitors · amplifier · speaker · inputs · live performance · outputs · buffer · monitors
- audiosound, headphones, volume control, sound recording, noise
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- audio gearamplifier, speakers, amp, monitor, earpiece
- broadcast equipmentbroadcast camera, broadcast tower, broadcast antenna, antenna array, transmitter
- media gearcamera, tripod, microphone, webcam, camcorder