A (Not So) Brief HistoryĪctually, I am going to delve a little bit more into the not-so-distant past to help you understand why there are so many options when it comes to connecting your microphone and audio devices to your computer - and how difficulties and complex things really were. Trust, me things could have been a lot worse. Hopefully after the following section, you will have a lot more appreciation for the "easy" solutions available today. We need to look back at the history of musical components, as well as the evolution of computer technology over the years to better understand how we arrived at this point. There are a number of reasons why connecting these devices are more complex than we think they ought to be. Apart from using different types of interfaces than USB, some microphones and other audio devices can not even be directly connected to a computer. Microphones don't just come in all shapes and sizes, but also have different ways of connecting to your computer. ![]() Things are not that simple for all microphones and other audio devices though. Drivers get installed immediately and the device can be used within seconds. Since USB became the industry standard for connecting devices to computers, we got used to simply connecting a new printer, keyboard and, yes, microphone with the computer's USB port. ![]() Many of us don't realize how lucky and spoiled we are with modern computer technology.
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