It appears that Apple is discontinuing the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that it released alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus ...

especially since most modern phones no longer include a 3.5mm jack (which used to be the standard for all the best wired headphones). That's why we've included the top USB-C wired earbuds ...

Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs ... Just connect it to a host computer using the supplied USB-C cable and then plug in a microphone or instrument.