Following its iD14, Audient has announced the iD4 compact and affordable bus-powered audio interface.
With a view to maintaining the quality expected of Audient, iD4’s features include one Audient console mic preand, high-performance AD converters, a JFET DI, dual headphone outputs, console-style monitor control and Audient’s ScrollControl virtual scroll wheel technology, housed in compact, ergonomic casing.
‘iD4 puts Audient’s renowned sound into the hands of budding producers as well as singer songwriters wanting release-quality recordings from the start,’ says Audient Technical Director, Tom Waterman. ‘Even when you only need one mic pre, you still get to use the same class-A mic pre technology found in our flagship ASP8024 Heritage Edition mixing console, so you know you’re getting an accurate translation of your source.
‘Alongside superlative quality at its price point, the beauty of iD4 is how simple it is to use,’ he continues, highlighting the ScrollControl facility. ‘With a touch of a button the volume encoder becomes a virtual scroll wheel, which means you can use the iD knob to manually adjust DAW hosts, plug-in parameters, write automation and even scroll through your iTunes library – just like using a piece of hardware’
‘You can just plug in and play too. Having both a mic pre and a DI lets you lay down ideas quickly – whenever they come to you, wherever you happen to be.’
iD4 comes with two new features designed to make the recording process even easier for users: Monitor Mix and Monitor Pan. ‘The Monitor Mix feature lets you monitor a blend of both iD4s inputs and your DAW playback, providing near-zero latency monitoring whilst recording,’ explains Waterman. ‘Also, if you’re recording an acoustic guitar and vocal, the Monitor Pan feature enables you to pan both the mic pre input and DI input from left to right, making it easy to create a balanced headphone mix that suits.’
iD4 features a class-A/B headphone amplifier with dual outputs. ‘This allows you to use them in a classroom as independent teacher – student outputs, share the music with a friend or bandmate, or just use either one depending on the last time you lost your large headphone jack adapter. Let’s face it, we’ve all been there.
‘It might be the smallest audio interface we’ve made, but it’s definitely built to last.’
The iD4 retails at £119.99 inc VAT, US$199 MAP, €149.99 inc VAT, and is shipping now.
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