When it comes to making music, there are a lot of elements to consider – each of which have their own separate claim to being ...

MIDI is, in a word, a godsend. This unassuming data-transfer standard is the magic sauce that enables drastically different music technologies, developed decades apart, to tell each other what to do – ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The Connect 2 by Lewitt Audio is a compact USB audio ...

Our top pick for best audio interface for Mac is Universal Audio's Apollo Twin X Quad. Photo: Universal Audio An audio interface serves as a bridge between your Mac and external audio sources like ...

This device functions as a bridge between your audio sources and computer or recording setup. The interface takes analog sound signals from microphones and instruments, then translates them into ...

This is the best gift you can buy for your iPad. And your Mac. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac The iConnectAudio4+ isn’t a new product. It’s been around for a few years. And this isn’t really a ...

The new Shure MV7i has a combo XLR/TRS input for a second mic or instrument. There's no need for a separate audio interface to combine the two signals. Is Shure’s MV7i the world’s first microphone ...

I don’t like to spend more money than I have to, and when it comes to audio gear, I’m usually willing to buy stuff that’s a few years old in order to save some cash. That’s one of the reasons I was so ...

I've been recording my own music for a long time. And I'm on a more or less constant quest to find the best audio interface—that secret sauce that's going to level up my home studio (okay, it's a ...