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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...