You plug in your mic and your headphones into the interface, and then plug the interface into your computer. You can find audio interfaces that have one jack for a microphone, one headphone jack, two output jacks for speakers, and a connector that goes to your computer. If all you’re going to do with your audio interface is record your voice using a single microphone, then simpler is better. So now that we know what this two-in-one audio marvel can do, how do you know which one to get? Here’s a brief rundown of what to look for.
#AUDIO INTERFACE AND MIC PREAMP PROFESSIONAL#
You really do need an audio interface with a good preamp and excellent digital specs to record and play back professional grade audio.ĭon’t worry, your home studio does not need to be this complicated! They play back audio OK but they aren’t built to record at a professional level.
Yes, my friend, this is true, but most sound cards built into computers are, well, pretty lame when it comes to recording. My computer has a built-in microphone and it plays back sounds I can hear, so it must already have an audio interface inside, right?” “But,” you say, “hold on there a minute Captain Audio. So, this little box called a digital audio interface takes care of both recording and playback. A digital audio interface does both of these things for you.īut wait…there’s more! Your digital audio interface will also convert the digital output from your computer -your recording – into an analog signal that you can hear through your headphones or speakers.
Plus, this analog signal will need to be converted into a digital signal that your computer will be able to understand and record. It needs a boost to get it into your recording software. But, when the microphone converts your voice into an analog electrical signal, that signal will be quite quiet, quite weak. It will pick up very quiet sounds quite distinctly. The microphone you select for your personal studio will be very sensitive. This time, we’ll take a look at selecting the gizmo(s) you need to get your voice from the microphone into the digital audio workstation on your computer. In the first installment of this two-part series, the focus was on selecting a microphone for your voice-over business.
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