diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 973135e..522683e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ I also created a nice little command line tool called [mmon][mmon-github-url] (m
 | | [0].revision      | X |  |   |   |  | revision |
 | | [0].driver        | X |  |   |   |  | driver |
 | | [0].default       |   |  | X | X |  | is default |
+| | [0].channel       | X |  | X |   |  | channel e.g. USB, HDMI, ... |
+| | [0].type          | X |  | X | X |  | type e.g. Speaker |
 | | [0].in            |   |  | X | X |  | is input channel |
 | | [0].out           |   |  | X | X |  | is output channel |
 | | [0].interfaceType | X |  | X | X |  | interface type (PCIe, USB, HDMI, ...) |
diff --git a/docs/audio.html b/docs/audio.html
index d3b91ee..0d47432 100644
--- a/docs/audio.html
+++ b/docs/audio.html
@@ -136,6 +136,26 @@
                     <td></td>
                     <td>is default</td>
                   </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td>[0].channel</td>
+                    <td>X</td>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td>X</td>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td>channel e.g. HDMI, USB, ...</td>
+                  </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td>[0].type</td>
+                    <td>X</td>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td>X</td>
+                    <td>X</td>
+                    <td></td>
+                    <td>type e.g. Speaker</td>
+                  </tr>
                   <tr>
                     <td></td>
                     <td>[0].in</td>
@@ -263,4 +283,4 @@ si.audio().then(data => console.log(data));</code></pre class="example">
   </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/audio.js b/lib/audio.js
index cbc1157..610199b 100644
--- a/lib/audio.js
+++ b/lib/audio.js
@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ const _openbsd = (_platform === 'openbsd');
 const _netbsd = (_platform === 'netbsd');
 const _sunos = (_platform === 'sunos');
 
+function parseAudioType(str, input, output) {
+  let result = '';
+
+  if (str.indexOf('speak') >= 0) { result = 'Speaker'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('laut') >= 0) { result = 'Speaker'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('loud') >= 0) { result = 'Speaker'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('head') >= 0) { result = 'Headset'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('mic') >= 0) { result = 'Microphone'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('mikr') >= 0) { result = 'Microphone'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('phone') >= 0) { result = 'Phone'; }
+  if (str.indexOf('controll') >= 0) { result = 'Controller'; }
+
+  if (!result && output) {
+    result = 'Speaker';
+  } else if (!result && input) {
+    result = 'Microphone';
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+
 function getLinuxAudioPci() {
   let cmd = 'lspci -v 2>/dev/null';
   let result = [];
@@ -62,6 +83,7 @@ function parseLinuxAudioPciMM(lines, audioPCI) {
   result.driver = pciMatch && pciMatch.length === 1 && pciMatch[0].driver ? pciMatch[0].driver : '';
   result.default = null;
   result.channel = 'PCIe';
+  result.type = parseAudioType(result.name, null, null);
   result.in = null;
   result.out = null;
   result.status = 'online';
@@ -93,6 +115,7 @@ function parseDarwinAudio(audioObject, id) {
   result.driver = null;
   result.default = !!(audioObject.coreaudio_default_audio_input_device || '') || !!(audioObject.coreaudio_default_audio_output_device || '');
   result.channel = parseDarwinChannel(channelStr);
+  result.type = parseAudioType(result.name, !!(audioObject.coreaudio_device_input || ''), !!(audioObject.coreaudio_device_output || ''));
   result.in = !!(audioObject.coreaudio_device_input || '');
   result.out = !!(audioObject.coreaudio_device_output || '');
   result.status = 'online';
@@ -111,6 +134,8 @@ function parseWindowsAudio(lines) {
   result.revision = null;
   result.driver = null;
   result.default = null;
+  result.channel = null;
+  result.type = parseAudioType(result.name, null, null);
   result.in = null;
   result.out = null;
   result.status = status;