USB connections are present on pretty much all laptops and computers so you shouldn’t have a problem connecting. The most likely connection type you will see is USB.
It is unlikely your newer computer or laptop has a firewire connection so try and avoid any audio interfaces with a firewire connection. Firewire was an old connection type which first appeared in the 1980s. The oldest connection type that you are unlikely to encounter these days is ‘firewire’. The type of connection that you use to connect your interface to your laptop or computer may vary so make sure you check this to see if it is compatible with your machine. To try and decipher what the difference between them is can be tricky but here is a quick guide to some of the technical terms you may see in an audio interfaces specification listing: I have owned a few over the years but I have never spent a fortune on one.Īs with all musical equipment you are greeted with a wide range of options when shopping around and these options will vary in price significantly. There are hundreds of options out there which range in price, sound quality and number of inputs. As a beginner, I believe it should be one of your first investments. You are likely to get latency, as the soundcard isn’t good enough to cope.Īudio interfaces are an essential part of any home studio.
So if you just grab a quick adapter and plug your guitar directly into your laptop. They also have soundcards that are designed to play a bit of music but not to be used to process audio signals efficiently. And for that reason, they aren’t fitted with inputs for guitar leads or microphone leads….or most other types of leads. They were created for business and are still used primarily for that today. Unfortunately, computers weren’t designed specifically for music production.
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