< From my early years in the cakewalk forums, the folks who were using the USB mics were the ones coming in asking for tech help to get them to work without serious latency and other issues with recording in their DAW about the clocks not properly syncing and things drifting on playback. >

While technically true, when used by someone with basic recording knowledge that can properly set up equipment, usb based microphone latency, syncing and other issues have long been overcome for usb mics used for home recording. Usb mics are recognized by computers as internally clocked audio interfaces with their own internal clock and no external clocking access. They are practicable when used as a single source device for most types of sound sources like recording a guitar, vocal, or vocal/guitar combo from a single mic source to voice for podcast, recording an amp and similar devices. All of which are practicable and applicable to recording into BIAB.

Usb mics as a source in multitrack recording with multiple other recording input sources could have issues as they are incapable of being clocked. Recording with a usb mic should never have these issues when used as the audio interface with BIAB. Once latency is addressed and set, a usb mic is simple, quick, and effective when used in combination with BIAB styles and instruments.

This is particularly true since the release of 2025 with the new features and upgrades added to 2025. The addition of Stem Splitter, VSTi3, and Playable RealTracks previously introduced, along with the associated upgrades and enhancements to the ACW have brought forth an old feature, unknown or ignored by DAW users most specifically, that has more production and arrangement capability than Utility Tracks or Tracks View, But that's another topic.

For users making backing tracks, practice tracks, Karaoke, or original compositions and do these tasks without need of post production DAW comping, editing and mastering, usb mics are completely efficient and practicable.

EDIT: OM posted as I was composing. His points directly support mine regarding post-editing and dsp features like noise suppression which can also be addressed post recording. If the basic signal chain is addressed properly and set up correctly, dsp and post editing is nothing more than selling features and convenience.

Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 04/12/25 09:26 AM. Reason: Comments added
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