Many thanks! No doubt we’ll talk about this in the next Podcast Episode🔥

@@EdThorne YES! Let's do it!

Awesome. I still use mine for drum tracking with my SP8. Smart gain is so good.

What are you thinking now? This is a pretty unbeatable price!

@@EdThorne how can I not buy it haha! This should be 7 or 800

I think I saw that too. I think there’s a flatness to the low end on these after spending more time using them but ironically it’s nothing I can’t dial back in with my 500 series API EQs.

Absolutely. 🔥

Haha, I did have that video planned but it’s not a new product so won’t do well. I don’t have any bad things to say about them though! Highly recommended speakers!!

@@EdThorne it was a joke) and yes there is no need for this review now because kh 150 are coming soon 100% and maybe even kh 120 mk2 (i think they will add a DSP)

@@studio_person Ooooh exciting. I didn’t know this! Thanks for the info 🙂🔥

You won’t regret this interface!

It’s super cool isn’t it?! There’s an angry ghost indicating if the wrong input is selected for phantom power too.

Cheers, Paul!

Haha, thanks. I know a lot of drummer sound engineers. I think we have the most neutral ears.

@@EdThorne That's kinda how I see it too. Like we spend all our youths hammering away, right in the middle of the band. Every gig and rehearsal. And in that time it forges (in some, not all of course) a sense of balance in a band's sound.

@@steevidrums Exactly this. Plus, if the drums sound killer (alongside the vocals) - the whole track sounds great!

Audient refuses to add it to their inerfaces. Standard on just about everybody elses.

yeah id think these days running midi straight into the box with USB is the usual. lots of companies aren't concerning interface with midi because its so easy to run direct

@@flipnap2112 Yet Focusrite, Presonus, Motu all include the MIDI connector on their competitive interfaces, so I'm not totally buying into that.

@@rjb7569 im just saying, today most midi interfaces use a USB port. I think audient is looking at the majority of users this is geared towards. Most people who need 5 pin for sysex dumps or whatever, already have setups for this. if 90 percent of users have to pay an extra 14 dollars so 10 percent can have a 5 pin port, it doesnt make business sense. just my opinion

Thanks, Bryan. I use OBS for screen capturing. I have to route my output to 1&2 as inputs in Console for my Apollo to capture the audio correctly.

@@EdThorne oh man thats great! Sounds good. Ill check it out. Thank you!

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You’re very welcome. Yeh 4 HPs makes it great for band recordings and rehearsals.

@@EdThorne Just what I was thinking! I work with some very fussy musos who will use a poor headphone mix as an excuse for their lack if rehearsal. 👍👍

@@FatNorthernBigot Haha. I’ve not heard that excuse.

The outputs on the Audient’s and Evos are cranking!! No shortage of output on either!

It’s been criticised for not having midi but if you’re all about analog then yeh this is the daddy!🔥

😊 Many thanks!

True dat!

Its got to be on its way. It will cost 3 times as much but be a great all in one solution for those that what the higher end of interfaces.

Thanks, Emmanuel. I’m not sure about the Volt, I doubt it given the price. The Clarett pres and converters are definitely up a level, they sound really good.

Oh no, what did you buy?

@@EdThorne I bought the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd gen since my 1st gen was starting to slowly break down after many years LOL.

What speakers are you using? These outputs are insane my loud! Have you got the Evo monitor app set up and the levels right in that?

@@EdThorne Adam A7x and Focal Shape 40s. I have the Evo app installed. I have the evo connected to my Audient Nero. My previous interface was a Steinberg ur816c and I had the volume turned all the way up on the interface (as I do the evo) and would control it from the Nero. So far I have a massive dip in volume with the Evo compared to the ur816c

No. They’re linked to the preamp gain.

Off the top of my head, I don’t know, sorry.

@@EdThorne No worries, seems like a simple add-on (link outputs to the main volume controller and that's it) but apparently a lot of manufacturers just don't justify the development :(

Same here 🤣

@@EdThorne You had a good Yoda thing going there for a moment. :)

The difference, no-one’s heard of it.

I heard that many DAWS could only run 4 inputs from that unit.

@@flipnap2112 That‘s only the case, if you‘re running it at 192kHz - which the evo isn‘t even capable of.. biggest plus for me: It runs with an usb to 9v adapter - completely of the grid

@@magicmaui77 oh cool, thanks. yeah I never owned one. just remember my friend mentioning that years ago. only remembered it cuz it sounded odd.

@@flipnap2112 I wonder if they ever come up with a new Version .. It seems, like it‘s still in production. USB-C would be nice, better display..

Thanks, Jon. It’s not obvious to me in the software app of the 16 can be used as an ADAT extension, I need a deeper look. Can’t go wrong with an ASP though for that purpose.

@@EdThorne Thanks Ed. I was looking at the Arturia Audiofuse 8Pre as I’d love to have an 8 channel interface to take out with me and a MacBook……and to keep my Apollo in the studio. But the Audiofuse doesn’t seem to be available anywhere……then this popped up. I’ve just submitted a question to Audient so we’ll see! Thanks for getting back to me though 👍

Wanted to ask also if you wouldn’t mind covering latency a bit with this units, and maybe best ways to get around it in general like direct monitoring etc. Thanks

Hi Danny, thanks for the kind words. I hope the content is helpful. Personally I think the Volt preamps with Vintage mode sound better and the compressor is useful. However, Smart-Gain is very useful (especially when tracking drums on your own like I do). Conversion wise they’re very similar. Headphone amp wise I’d say the Volt has it for volume but the monitor mixing on the Evo is super useful. I don’t quite understand why every brand doesn’t offer this now. Tough call over all. I doubt I’ll be able to do a specific comparison between these two.

@@EdThorne Thanks for the replay Ed. In that case, let us know if you would recommend something better then both that’s still within… let’s say $500 to $700 range or close. Or would you just stay with one of these. Also, I had ask the other question about latency with these units and how to get around it in general. Thanks again

You could set up an Aggregate device but you’d only be able to monitor through one or the other. It’s unclear to me atm if EVO16 can be used as an ADAT expansion. In theory it’s possible but I couldn’t get it set up when I looked into it.

@@EdThorne I see..., Im a bit curious about which one should be the main interface and which one as the expansion device. Would love to see it if u can manage to make it works, Ed

It’s not Possible to bypass the preamps but using line-ins with minimum gain will minimise their influence on the sound in. The preamps have very little colouration.

I believe the two inputs in the front run through a JFET line in bypassing the other mic pres, sounds close to a valve amp. I doubt anything like this will offer a raw converter. probably have to go with an RME or something.

Yes, Pedro! It's genuinely going to take over the market I think!

Better than Motu (see chart for RTLs)?

@@EdThorne I thought rme was faster, but maybe not. I think rme is usually the gold standard for usb drivers.

Recording drums on your own, as I do, setting gains is a ball ache. This takes the hassle out. You’d have to phase align and check anyway, auto-gain or not. This just makes things quicker. Defo not a gimmick.

Watch this space for an EVO16 vs ASP880 comparison!

I have and id22 and the converters on it and the 44 are amazing. I cant find what type of converters theyre using on this thing but the difference is probably VERY subtle. I would think with the I/O's on the EVO and the auto gain stuff id go for the EVO. especially if you have a rack. been hearing REALLY good stuff about this.

@@flipnap2112 CSS converters.

@@EdThorne Audient would not tell me what converters were used, just as they would not on the latest id44, as they may have been changed from the original converters. Red flagged them for that.

@@rjb7569 I forget which converters the ID44 uses but they aren't the Burr brown converters that's used on the ID22. The ID44 reportedly sounds a little clearer but harsh in the top end.

It’s good competition but the iD has superior converters and pres (more coloured at least, if you want that). I will do an ASP vs EVO16 comparison I’m sure!

…or perhaps a couple of these strictly as preamps into the optical inputs of an iD44 🤔

@@davidspingler6337 personally i feels like evo pres are cleaner but id pres are sure more colored

and theses converter are really clean anyway so just buy for that you need/prefer.

ID is industrial recommended interface. ID is clean and EVO is little crystalline. Both have their own texture. Combination of ID+ 880 will serve you the best. You can also add EVO to your gear. Then see how the cat jumps.

Hi Michele, thank you for the kind words. I have not tried the Quantum, no, but I believe my PLAPA Podcast buddy @PaulThird is reviewing that soon on his channel.

@@EdThorne Thanks! Looking forward to it! All the best! -m

probably through the DAW and ID software matrix routers. just send to outputs xx and return back to xx in for pre tracked. for live I dont see any sends like I have on my id44. bummer but.. cant win em all

Thanks yea cuz I got the id22 as well appreciate u 🙏

If you’re just recording up to two channels, mixing and mastering, no. The Duet has superior converters and preamps. If you need to track up 24 inputs at a time - then yes.

@@EdThorne thank you🤩 i will go for duet 3 then.

When you Register the product you can request rack ears from Audient who will send them out for free. Fits 19” racks. 1U.

You can connect a Kemper for example via the Optical inputs/outputs.

@@EdThorne for those reading who want a little more of an explanation - I wasn't aware of this but almost any audio interface that has optical - you can use a optical to s/pdif converter to use your s/pdif connections. The converter is pretty cheap - but it has to be powered as well which adds more connections - but it will work.

Same interface. The voice over has had some processing.

No… but Ssssh (you didn’t read that under this video)👀

@@EdThorne That's it Ed, No more review units for you!!

@@ballinastack93 Haha. I know one company who probably think that - but it defo isn’t Audient😜

It is the new standard, I think.

@@EdThorne True...Hopefully other catch on because this makes a lot of sense

Well, budget dependant of course, lol.

@@EdThorne got it 😉

most have an external midi interface for that if they have many synths, which most vintage lovers do :) But yeah would have been nice still to have midi in and out.

Someone didn’t watch til the end of the video… 😉