The list of USB Audio/MIDI interfaces/sound cards under $100
The basic terminology and definitions about Analog and Digital Audio, MIDI and what is the purpose of an Audio/MIDI interface/sound card, has been explained at the previous page. We are now going to explore some interfaces that are currently available on the market and we will group them by the way they connect/communicate and transfer data to and from a PC/Laptop. There are three main types of connections commonly used to communicate with these types of Audio/Video recording devices to the computers and they are USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394 (Firewire) and PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect). The first two use serial bus interface standard that connects mainly external devices to the computer, and the last one is used to connect internal hardware devices locally ( ie. sound cards), via parallel bus interface standard. The table below shows some recommendations from USB interfaces range, and starts from the basic, low priced ones to the complex, versatile and more expensive models. As I am currently reviewing some additional models, I will update the list as soon as I have them reviewed, so please visit the page often to be kept up to date. You can also subscribe to my feeds if you'd like to get the automatic notifications whenever the new update is posted.
The basic terminology and definitions about Analog and Digital Audio, MIDI and what is the purpose of an Audio/MIDI interface/sound card, has been explained at the previous page. We are now going to explore some interfaces that are currently available on the market and we will group them by the way they connect/communicate and transfer data to and from a PC/Laptop. There are three main types of connections commonly used to communicate with these types of Audio/Video recording devices to the computers and they are USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394 (Firewire) and PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect). The first two use serial bus interface standard that connects mainly external devices to the computer, and the last one is used to connect internal hardware devices locally ( ie. sound cards), via parallel bus interface standard. The table below shows some recommendations from USB interfaces range, and starts from the basic, low priced ones to the complex, versatile and more expensive models. As I am currently reviewing some additional models, I will update the list as soon as I have them reviewed, so please visit the page often to be kept up to date. You can also subscribe to my feeds if you'd like to get the automatic notifications whenever the new update is posted.