The X2u comes with Velcro straps that make it easy to position it near a singer or instrumentalist so they can easily adjust their own headphone levels. The on board A-to-D converter operates at 16-bit, and up to 48kHz sampling rate. Shure included switchable phantom power so that the X2u will work with studio condenser mics as well as dynamic or ribbon mics. It’s plug-and-play ready for any current Mac or PC. It provides a high-quality microphone preamp with gain control and tri-color LED to measure sound levels a monitor mix control to balance the level between the mic signal and playback audio and a 1/8” headphone output with volume control. The Shure X2u is a plug-and-play compact USB audio interface that provides three functions.
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It’s a compact, affordable single channel palm-sized adapter that promises to help solve the problem of how to interface a recording mic with your home computer. While at the Winter 2010 NAMM show in Anaheim, I saw the then-new Shure X2u XLR-to-USB signal adapter. There’s been no shortage of products designed to help musicians get their musical ideas into their computers. Best of all, the sound quality was pristine, delivering a smooth, airy vocal sound.Ī close up of Shure's new X2u XLR -> USB audio adapter that is a perfect solution for those wishing to do single channel home recording. Within seconds, the computer had recognized the X2u and we were setting the mic level with the Monitor Mix control on the X2u. I plugged in a studio condenser mic to the adapter and then with the supplied USB cable, plugged into the laptop. In test recording sessions, I found the X2u very easy to use.