Hampshire, England - Following on from the success of the iD14, Audient is proud to announce iD4, a compact and affordable bus-powered audio interface, perfect for singer songwriters and on-the-go producers.
With a view to
maintaining the quality expected of Audient, iD4 is packed with
features, including one renowned Audient console mic pre, pristine AD
converters, a JFET D.I, dual headphone outputs, console-style monitor
control and Audient's virtual scroll wheel technology, 'ScrollControl',
all housed in compact, ergonomic, solid steel and aluminium 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's 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 you're using a piece of hardware!
"You can just plug in
and play too," adds Waterman. The harmonically rich JFET instrument
input is inspired by the input stage of a classic valve amp, allowing
users to plug in their guitar, bass, keyboard or drum machine and start
recording instantly with great tone. "Having both a mic pre and a D.I
lets you lay down ideas quickly - whenever they come to you, wherever
you happen to be."
iD4 comes with two brand
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 D.I 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!" he adds, great news for those who want to get creative
together.
Describing the quality
of components as well as its all-metal construction, Waterman concludes,
"It might be the smallest audio interface we've made, but it's
definitely built to last."
Feature overview:
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1 x Class-A Audient Console Mic Preamplifier
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High Performance AD/DA Converters
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iD ScrollControl Mode
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1 x Discrete JFET Instrument Input
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Main Speaker Output
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Independent Class-AB Headphone Output (dual outputs)
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Monitor Control Functionality
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USB2.0 Bus Powered
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24bit/96khz
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All-Metal Enclosure
iD4 retails at $199 MAP.
