New tech makes it easier to connect audio on Windows, Mac

Thunderbolt arrives. Let’s skip all the normal technical details of different buses and specifications and throughput numbers. The point of Thunderbolt is, it works really well. It works well enough in audio applications that you can finally stop worrying about it. You can plug and hot-plug audio interfaces and expect good performance. Mac users with one of a handful of Thunderbolt interfaces have known this for some time, but now Thunderbolt is becoming widespread on Windows. And that means more interfaces for everyone – and more cross-platform compatibility.

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