If you’re looking for a compact audio interface for recording solo podcasts or making music a track at a time, theis an interface that tends to be overlooked which is a shame as it’s incredibly well-built and includes an excellent microphone preamp.
This professional-grade single-channel audio interface produces excellent audio quality and is ideal for everything from recording music in a bedroom studio to livestreaming or solo podcasting. With its studio-grade preamp and Neutrik combo jack, you can connect a microphone or an instrument such as an electric guitar or keyboard.
A high-powered headphone amplifier provides zero-latency audio monitoring and playback, which means it’s ideal for recording studio-quality audio almost anywhere. As the AI-1 is USB bus-powered, you can record anywhere by connecting to a battery-powered laptop.RØDE The AI-1 is easy to use. Just connect it to a host computer using the supplied USB-C cable and then plug in a microphone or instrument. The AI-1’s ultra-low-noise and high-gain studio-grade preamp has 60dB of gain, enough even to drive a Shure SM7b.In Photos: See The ‘Supermoon’ Lunar Eclipse Light-Up The Sky And Set Up A ‘Ring Of Fire’The interface also has balanced ¼-inch outputs for connecting the AI-1 to a pair of powered speakers.
To accommodate high-quality condenser microphones, the AI-1 has switchable 48v phantom power with an indicator LED that lets you monitor the input level. Every AI-1 also includes a link to download a free version of Ableton Lite software for recording. To keep the AI-1 up to date, users can download the free RØDE Central software which can access the AI-1 and update it with the latest firmware upgrade.