Typically connecting to the computer via USB or FireWire, audio interfaces are used for professional audio performance and when a variety of microphones and instruments are involved. They come ...

Your route to at-home or on-the-go recording is, of course, the humble audio interface – an essential and now-ubiquitous piece of kit that lets you record sounds into your computer. There are many on ...

Sometimes, though, things are a bit more complicated. If your interface has signs of life but no audio output from your computer whatsoever, this could point to software being the root of the issue.