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.
[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 ...
However, the mighty German audio brand has woken up to the demand for consumer USB microphones that can be plugged directly into a computer and provide a zero-latency headphone monitoring function.
It’s now so easy to either record or broadcast live using nothing more than a computer and a USB microphone. We really can create great audio content from the comfort of our homes. Some people ...