Audient Debuts iD22 Compact Recording Interface – Class A Mic Pres, 24/96 Converters

Those small packages are bringing better and better things.

Audient has just debuted its new iD22 recording interface to demonstrate that fact. Not only is it easy on the eyes and big on ergonomics, but it packs a lot of functionality – and audio quality — into a compact space. Highlights of the iD22 include 2-in, 6-out + ADAT I/O with high performance 24-bit/96kHz AD/DA converters, plus professional, console-like monitor controller functionality. ADAT expandability is also optional.

There’s a lot beneath this minimalist facade — Audient’s new iD22.

We’ll have to wait just a little bit to plug in to the iD22: availability is slated for July, with a street price of $795. Here’s more of what Audient has to say about their latest iDea:

iD22 provides impressive depth and detail across all 6 outputs, allowing you to accurately hear a source and ensuring you make the best creative decisions when recording, mixing & mastering.

“iD22 brings together many of the things that people love about Audient into one inexpensive unit. Everyone needs mic pres, conversion and monitoring and nearly everyone is connecting to a computer,” says Audient’s sales and marketing director, Luke Baldry. “The Class A mic pres used are exactly what you’ll find in our stand-alone units and consoles and the best you’ll find in any interface. What’s great is this interface has a similar price tag to a pair of decent mic pres, while offering an awful lot more.

“You can expand iD22 via ADAT so you could attach an ASP008 for example, giving you an incredible 22 channels,” continues Baldry.

In addition to the preamps, iD22 boasts an impressive feature-set, including:
– 2 Pristine high dynamic range AD converters with excellent linearity, detail and resolution;
– 6 Pristine high dynamic range DA converters with impeccable details;
– Main stereo output for critical listening with fully balanced outputs;
– Alt stereo output for alternative loudspeakers & cue mixes
– Headphone amplifier with independent DA converter
– 1 Optical I/O – 8ch ADAT or 2ch S/PDIF operation
– 3 Programmable function keys (F1-F3) to facilitate control over talkback, loudspeaker switching, sum to mono, polarity reverse and cue solo listen.

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