[linux-audio-dev] USB audio capturing

[Paul Davis]

>Hi to all,
>
>a very general question : I know f.e. the iMic for for Macintosh or other
>Mics using USB under Windows.
>
>I want to do the same for Linux but don´t know where and how to start. I
>have no idea how this works - if the soundcardinput isn´t used I guess the
>soundcard itself is bypassed and the soundprocessing happens via software.
>Right ?

no. a USB microphone would appear as a capture-only USB audio
interface. 

talk to the alsa-devel list about USB support for such devices within
ALSA.

--p