Audio input and output device with streaming capabilities

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a server computer from a plurality of audio processing devices plugged into signal paths and configured to record audio in an audio recording session, streamed digital audio data, the streamed digital audio data comprising digitally encoded audio signals;
• receiving, by the server computer from an audio processing device of the audio processing devices, device type metadata indicating one or more attributes of an upstream device,
• determining, by the server computer based on the streamed digital audio data, a respective gain corresponding to each of the audio processing devices for achieving a sound effect for the audio recording session;
• detecting, by the server computer based on the digital audio data, that a room sound level or a feedback level exceeds a threshold;
• determining, by the server computer based on the device type metadata, that a microphone of a particular audio processing device is a multi-pattern microphone;
• generating a particular instruction for the particular audio processing device, the particular instruction specifying a pattern for the multi-pattern microphone;
• and
• providing that particular instruction to the particular audio processing device;
• generating a respective instruction for each of the audio devices, each instruction operable to cause a corresponding audio processing device to adjust to the modified respective gain during recording;
• and
• providing, by the server computer, each instruction to the corresponding audio processing device during the audio recording session to adjust a respective recording level.