Audio Interfaces

Most audio interface designs are based around technology from British innovators XMOS. What makes the xcore platform so ubiquitous, and what does it mean for musicians?

Despite being over 30 years old, ADAT Lightpipe remains the number one way to add more inputs and outputs to your DAW.

Are manufacturers becoming more willing to pursue original design concepts?

We speak to Avid CEO Jeff Rosica about how the company have successfully navigated the pandemic and what the future holds....

Why is Sound On Sound publishing a major article about choosing an audio interface? Many reasons...

Everything you need to know to get your DAW talking to your modular system via your audio interface.

If you’re choosing a new audio interface or a new computer, what are the pros and cons of the many different connection protocols that are on offer?

If you need more audio interfacing, do you really have to trash an interface that's otherwise perfectly satisfactory and buy a bigger one? Maybe not, as ways of using several smaller interfaces together are becoming easier to find.

We demystify the powerful internal routing and mixing engine within Emu's recent popular range of computer audio interfaces.

The new PC interfacing standards of USB and Firewire brought with them the promise of 'hot-plugging' and easy interconnection. But some musicians have discovered, to their cost, that the reality doesn't always live up to the promise. We investigate...

If you are tempted to go and make a cup of tea in the gap between pressing a note on your keyboard and hearing it play on your soft synth, you need help! Read on...

There are now so many sizes, types and formats of audio interface available that it can seem well-nigh impossible to find the one that best suits your needs. We sort out the spec features that are really important.

With the recent announcement of Yamaha's keenly priced 01X Music Production Studio, it looks as though mLAN, the Firewire-based protocol for multi-channel digital audio and MIDI, might be about to come of age. We take an early look at the new system.

An hour spent fine-tuning the performance of your soundcard can yield permanent improvements in background noise, distortion levels and frequency response.

Find out how to get the highest-quality audio into your computer music system.