Audient has unveiled the ASP4816 Heritage Edition console. This upgrade follows in the footsteps of Audient’s flagship ASP8024-HE and features a new look and some enhancements ‘under the hood’.
The standard ASP4816 will continue to be produced, in tandem with the ASP4816-HE. To celebrate ten years in production, Audient has also taken the opportunity to redesign the aesthetics of the original ASP4816. From July it will come with an all-new obsidian finish, improved labelling for easier navigation and white LED metering.
‘Since the release of the ASP8024-HE and the subsequent, ever-growing popularity of its Vintage Mix Bus processing, we have been receiving regular requests to add the same magic touches to the ASP4816 – and that is exactly what we’ve done,’ says Marketing Director, Andy Allen. ‘The addition of the Vintage Mix Bus gives our customers the flexibility to add that much coveted analogue colour to their mixes and when used in tandem with the Mix Bus Compressor, they are the perfect tools to add the finishing touches to your mix.’
A real transformer drive alongside a Low Bump and High Lift EQ – inspired by classic mastering equalisers – allows for wider, more spacious mix bus tones. Another enhancement (also found on the ASP8024-HE) is the bus compressor Bass Expand. According to Andy, ‘This brand new high pass filter in the compressors’ sidechain tightens up mixes and adds punch without compromising low end.
Further improvements to ASP4816-HE include the addition of a monitoring grade headphone amplifier; latching footswitch triggers for remote, hands-free talkback; an all-metal main output pot and a gain reduction vu meter. The Heritage Edition also sports the same new look of the ASP4816, but with the added benefit of a stylish, dark ash wooden armrest.
With 48 inputs and 16 Console mic preamps – the same as those in ASP8024-HE and across the entire Audient range, both of these inline consoles deliver the benefits of a large format console in a smaller footprint. As well as their versatile array of connectivity, the signal conditioning, routing, summing, processing and monitoring capability of the desks makes them suitable for both professional and project studios.
New features:
- Newly designed cosmetics.
- Monitoring-grade headphone output.
- Vintage Mix Bus processing.
- Bus Compression Bass Expand.
- Footswitch for talkback control.
- Gain reduction vu meter.
- All-metal main output pot.
- Handmade wooden armrest.
Both the ASP4816 and the ASP4816-HE are expected to ship in July, with the ASP4816 carrying an MAP of US$16,999/£12,000 and the ASP4816-HE an MAP of $19,999; UK £14,999.
More: www.audient.com
