Is using a USB mic better than just using the built-in mic on my laptop/PC? Absolutely! Dedicated USB mics will give you a much cleaner, more professional sound compared to basic built-in laptop mics.

XLR microphones connected to your PC via an XLR cable are still the best choice if sound quality is your main concern. But USB microphones are ideal if you want plug-and-play simplicity without ...

[Andy] notes that MEMS microphones are very delicate and ... to make the sound clearer before sending it through to a computer by the USB audio device descriptor. Once the components are chosen ...

Speak, priest! These audio-capturing beasties are my top three candidates for our hallowed best microphone award.

Luckily, someone had already figured out how to read out a microphone and present a USB device to a PC, so all that was needed was to put all the bits together into a convenient form factor.

You might think that the crackly microphone included with your PC's webcam is good enough, but a high-quality standalone mic can capture crystal clear audio that will massively enhance the ...

Now classic audio brand Shure has unveiled a solution that enables XLR microphones to be used with a USB port. The new MVX2U Digital Audio Interface is a single-channel, XLR-to-USB device that ...