Rational Acoustics LLC and Audient have announced the forthcoming integration between Smaart v9 measurement and calibration software and Audient’s Evo line of audio interfaces.
The Smaart 9.1 update, scheduled to be released in mid-December integrates the controls for phantom power and gain for Audient’s Evo devices – Evo 4, 8, and 16 – directly from within the Smaart interface. Additionally, gain tracking may be enabled to allow for automatic decibel offset recalculation for calibrated inputs.
With gain tracking enabled, users can adjust the input gain of the Evo preamps without losing SPL calibration. Smaart will automatically adjust the calibration to reflect the new dB offset. In tandem with the Evo Control app, all of the Evo’s input and output settings can be adjusted, and recalled, digitally.
‘This partnership adds gain tracking functionality to a new and modern interface, readily available to the Smaart user base,’ says Rational Acoustics Director of Product Management, Chris Tsanjoures. ‘With gain tracking, users who are involved in SPL measurement can calibrate their Evo interface and maintain that calibration as the preamp level is adjusted – something simplynot possible with pure analogue interfaces.’
‘We are delighted to partner with Rational Acoustics in integrating our huge selling Evo 2, 4 and 8 channel audio interfaces into the Smaart v9 platform,’ adds Audient Marketing Director Andy Allen. ‘With Evo’s ability to digitally control the interface’s gain, phantom power and polarity via our Evo Control app running on users’ laptops and now with Smaart’s embedded integration, we’re providing a new, intuitive workflow for Smaart users everywhere. Indeed, a Gain Changing solution.’
The Evo integration is available for preview in the current ‘beta’ build of Smaart Suite and will be available for all editions of Smaart – Suite, RT, LE and SPL – beginning with the v9.1 update.
