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Can PC output audio through USB?
Now, to the main topic at hand: your computer’s USB audio port, which can connect to external audio devices that play music from any Web site, file, music service, or app. In addition, USB Audio devices can offer surround sound (5.1- or 7.1-channel sound), even if your computer lacks that option.
Can USB port be used for audio input?
A USB port itself cannot be used as an audio port. You can connect a USB audio device like a headset for obvious reasons. Likewise a USB external audio card works by transfering digital audio data and converting it into an analog signal.
How can I record / input audio to my PC through USB port?
Press the Windows key on the keyboard and type Sound Recorder (build into Windows). In device manger, make sure the external usb device is set as the input. Should be able to play on device and hit record on the app. If you need more advanced editing/mixing software you can google that (good free ones out there).
Can you record the sound coming from your computer?
You’ll stop hearing the sound your computer produces, but you can use any audio-recording program to record the “line in” or “microphone” input. To actually hear the sound, you could get a splitter, and then output the audio to headphones or speakers at the same time you direct it back into your computer.
Is there a way to record audio from a keyboard?
If your keyboard does not have USB MIDI, but has standard MIDI ports, then choose an interface with MIDI and Audio (both the Scarlett 4i4 or the Audiobox iTwo above have both). That way you can do MIDI AND Audio. Here is a post that explains how to record MIDI and Audio from your digital piano or keyboard at the same time.
Is it possible to record audio on a digital piano?
Yes, you can record the audio signal along with the MIDI via USB. In most cases, it wouldn’t be possible. But some of Yamaha digital pianos (including the P-125) come with a USB audio interface function, which allows you to record the native sound of your instrument without using any virtual instruments to hear your performance.