Zoom AMS-22 2-In/2-Out USB Audio Interface for Streaming

Zoom AMS-22: The Solo Streamer's Pocket Interface

The Zoom AMS-22 is a 2-in/2-out USB audio interface built for the solo streamer or singer who wants one clean input and no complication. It pairs a single XLR/TRS combo input, complete with switchable 48V phantom power, with a separate stereo line input, so a mic and a backing source both have a home. Hardware loopback and direct-monitor switches sit on the side, turning streaming tricks that usually need software into a flick of a switch. It runs on USB bus power in a chassis barely larger than its own connectors and tough enough to live in a bag. For one person and one microphone, it is the least fuss between a voice and an audience.

Loopback That Makes Streaming Simple

The loopback switch is the AMS-22's headline feature because it removes the single hardest part of a solo stream. Flip it and whatever is playing on the computer or phone folds back into the input, so you can sing over an instrumental, react to a video, or add music to a broadcast and send the combined signal out in one stream. There is no virtual audio cable to configure and no mixing software to learn. A guitarist on a balcony or a vocalist at a desk is live in seconds. That single hardware switch is what makes this an interface a beginner can actually use.

Monitor Yourself Without the Lag

Latency is the enemy of any live performance through a computer, so the AMS-22 puts a direct-monitor switch on the box. Engage it and your input routes straight to the headphone output with zero delay, while the same signal still reaches the DAW or streaming software. That means you hear yourself in real time, exactly as a singer or player needs to. The single monitor knob controls both the headphone and the rear TRS outputs feeding your speakers. It is monitoring handled in hardware, where it belongs, with nothing to set up.

Simple Inputs, Serious Enough Sound

The combo input accepts a studio condenser with 48V phantom power, a dynamic mic, or a Hi-Z guitar, covering the sources a solo creator actually uses. A separate stereo line input takes a keyboard, a phone, or a media player alongside the mic. Conversion runs at up to 24-bit/96 kHz through low-noise preamps, so the audio is clear even though the interface is tiny. There is no on-screen mixer and no driver panel to wrestle, just knobs and switches that do one thing each. It is deliberately simple without sounding cheap.

Built for One Person on the Go

Where the two-input AMS-24 adds a second mic and battery power, the AMS-22 is the smallest, simplest member of the family, aimed at the individual creator who needs exactly one channel. It is a perfect little upgrade for a laptop DJ, a singer streaming from a bedroom, or a podcaster with a single mic. The rugged plastic body shrugs off travel, and USB bus power means one cable does everything. There is nothing to assemble and nothing to configure. This is the interface for the solo streamer who wants to plug in and go live.