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How do you know which audio interfaces will work with which studio computers? We cut through the connector confusion!

Which audio interface is right for you and your Pro Tools system?

Digital-modelling specialists Line 6 have produced a pair of USB interfaces, the Toneport UX1 and UX2, designed for desktop recording and packaged with brand-new guitar amp- and mic preamp-modelling software.



Your PC may be powerful enough to achieve very low‑latency performance, but is your audio interface letting the side down?

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.

With interface standards and user requirements changing all the time, the audio interface marketplace is a volatile one. We catch up with representatives of eight leading manufacturers for the inside track on the future of audio I/O hardware.

Good news, good news and more good news. Martin Russ just can't believe his luck.

Designed for beginners and users on a budget, ESI's Neva Uno and Neva Duo interfaces offer low latency performance, 24-bit / 192kHz operation, and come supplied with a useful bundle of software.

Roland's latest device, the Bridge Cast, is an audio streaming interface and mixer designed specifically for gaming streamers.

Thanks to Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 connectivity, the 848 is capable of delivering up to 256 channels (128 inputs and 128 outputs) to a macOS, Windows or iOS system.

Echo's new Firewire computer recording interfaces incorporate the company's own Firewire chip, which has been in development for over a year

Blackstar's new audio interface offers the same guitar-specific features as the POLAR 2 but with additional mic pres and line-level connectivity, along with MIDI I/O.

The Connect 2 combines a touch-based interface with an array of onboard processing and a collection of automatic setup features that promise to make it the most user-friendly interface available.

The latest version of the 828 has undergone a complete redesign, boasting a refreshed front panel that offers an improved user interface and high-resolution metering.

Neve's first USB audio interface comes equipped with a preamp design taken from their flagship 88RS console.

The Vocaster One and Vocaster two are podcast-focused interfaces from Focusrite equipped with Auto Gain and Loopback functionality.

SSL's latest desktop audio interface offers four microphone preamps, two headphone amplifiers, MIDI I/O, ADAT expandability, and built-in talkback and monitor control functionality.

It's 10 years since Focusrite launched their best-selling Scarlett range of audio interfaces, now into its third generation. CEO Tim Carroll and Will Hoult, Head Of Product at Focusrite and Novation talk to Sam Inglis about what's behind the success of the Scarletts.