Why Is USB Still King Of Connectors? Production Expert Podcast Episode 363
In the Production Expert podcast Mike, James and Eli discuss our recent poll on what type of audio interface our community were using. USB emerged as the clear winner. Why might this be?
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As you may know, we are spread out around the UK, Europe and the US when we record the podcast. In the past, we have used a variety of internet-based solutions so we could hear each other. We have settled on Source Connect Now which gives us ISDN equivalent quality audio using a Chrome browser, no software to install. You can get a free account from Source Elements.
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Mike - The OA Season 2, If you haven’t watched it yet, check it out on Netflix.
James - Loupedeck
Eli - Symboliclinker on the App Store or from GitHub