Ideal for Recording Professional music demos & live performances. High quality sample rates from 16 bit 22 k Hz to 24bit 192 k Hz & common sampling rates in-between.USB & XLR output ports. Stereo Cardioid Omnidirectional & Bidirectional recording patterns selected by simply rotating the pattern selector knob. The Yeti Pro is the worlds first USB (Universal Serial Bus) microphone combining 24 bit 192 k Hz digital recording resolution with analog XLR output. Featuring three custom condenser capsules & four different pattern settings the Yeti Pro can capture digital audio with up to four times the clarity found on CDs. brbr The Yeti Pro features a cutting-edge A-D converter chip & separate analogue circuit path for use with professional studio mixers & preamps. You also get a built-in headphone amplifier for zero-latency monitoring & direct controls for headphone volume pattern selection mute & microphone gain. So whether you record at home in a studio or in the Himalayas the Yeti Pro is your ultimate sound solution.brbr With sample rates from 16 bit 22 k Hz to 24bit 192 k Hz & common sampling rates in-between the flexible Yeti Pro has both USB (Universal Serial Bus) & XLR analogue ports only one source can active at a time & XLR connection requires a phantom power source. All mic functions operate in digital mode while in XLR analogue mode the mute & headphone out functions do not operate as these are not useful in an analogue recording situation.brbr You can quickly select from each of Yeti Pros four pattern settings stereo cardioid omnidirectional bidirectional by simply rotating the pattern selector knobbr