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.

[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 ...

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.

Shure has announced an update to its MV7 and MV7+ USB mics. The MV7i Smart Microphone + Interface provides podcasters, ...

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 ...