Differences between xlr and usb mics?

[Guest]

I want to buy the audio-technica atr2100. It has both xlr and usb. I want to use an xlr to 3.5mm cable to use the xlr connection with my computer instead of usb because of monitoring latency issues with usb. Would xlr sound worse than the usb connection?

[Aytex]

xlr is old tech usb is new tech

[Guest]

xlr is old tech usb is new tech

Did you read my paragraph? I want to monitor my voice but with usb, there's latency.

[Aytex]

Did you read my paragraph? I want to monitor my voice but with usb, there's latency.

sound quality shud b aboot the same

[paprikman]

XLR needs phantom power feed, used by good mics (studio recording), thus u need a mic pre-amp for them.

This is an analog input, so it's prefered in studio recording, as I said. No latency here at all.

If u don't wanna mess with any amp's and so on, get something with usb interface.

 

edit: grammar

Edited July 11, 2015 by paprikman

[Enderman]

xlr is old tech usb is new tech

no...

 

xlr is professional tech

usb is idiot-proof simple consumer tech

 

you cant just plug xlr into a computer, you need an interface, and some mics will also require phantom power

[Aytex]

no...

 

xlr is professional tech

usb is idiot-proof simple consumer tech

 

you cant just plug xlr into a computer, you need an interface, and some mics will also require phantom power

ok

[Levis95l]

xlr is old tech usb is new tech

In usb mic the analog signal is converted to digital by the mic. In xlr mic the analog signal is carryed to the computer where the sound card converts it to digital. It just comes down to where you want the sound to be converted.

[Guest]

no...

 

xlr is professional tech

usb is idiot-proof simple consumer tech

 

you cant just plug xlr into a computer, you need an interface, and some mics will also require phantom power

 

Technically, he's not wrong. XLR has been around since the 1950s.

[trag1c]

XLR is used with pretty much any theater tech. Lightboards, soundboards, splitters, speakers, lasers, microphones you name it. Its a very reliable technology.

[KaminKevCrew]

Technically, he's not wrong. XLR has been around since the 1950s.

That's true, but to be fair, I think that the post by Aytex made it sound like XLR was out dated, and I would make the argument that it definitely is not outdated, despite its age.