So, a usb microphone does work with Studio One, but it can deny you the possibility to listen to anything while you’re recording. the usb mic and the computer’s onboard audio) into one device. On a Mac there’s a way out by creating an aggregate device, where you combine several audio interfaces (e.g. So if you switched audio interfaces to be able to listen to what you recorded then you have to configure your audio I/O in Studio One back for further recording. That’s the drawback of using a usb mic (without output) rather than an audio interface with inputs AND outputs. It also means that you may not be able to listen to anything from the computer while you are recording.
Using a usb mic with Studio One means that you have to choose that mic as your audio interface in Studio One. the Samson Meteor) have an output for say a headphone too, but many don’t.
A usb microphone is a microphone and an audio interface in one.
