Audient EVO 8
Features:
High-Quality Audio Performance
Building on Audient's 20+ years of audio design experience, the EVO 8 gives you premium audio quality—58 dB gain range, -128 dB mic pre EIN, and 113 dB dynamic range—on your desktop; something that benefits content creators, producers, and instrumentalists in home studios or on the go.
4-Channel Input Section
Record panel podcasts or several musicians through the warm, accurate EVO preamps and high-performance AKM converters. The EVO 8 features four XLR-1/4" combo mic/line inputs and a 1/4" Hi-Z JFET instrument input to handle a variety of sources from dynamic and condenser mics to electric guitars and outboard preamps.
Dual Headphone Outs and Four Line Outputs
With four balanced 1/4" line outputs and two 1/4" headphone outputs, the EVO 8 can act as the central hub for multiple sets of speakers and headphones. Plus, the touch points and large rotary control provide intuitive access to volume adjustments for the outputs.
SmartMuting
Connecting a set of headphones to either of the headphone ports will automatically mute the corresponding speaker outputs, making switching between loudspeaker monitoring and headphone monitoring quick and seamless.
Smartgain Mode
Make sure you capture everything perfectly with Smartgain mode. Start playing or singing and Smartgain mode will automatically set the level of your microphones. You can even perfectly match and adjust gain to two channels simultaneously.
Work Anywhere
All of EVO 8's advanced features are powered directly from your computer via USB, letting you start recording on the go, whenever inspiration strikes.
Audio Loopback
Audio loopback enables you to record your computer audio at the same time as your microphones, making it ideal for podcasters and streamers.
- Record your computer's audio
- Record guest Skype/video calls
- Record gaming audio
Powerful Control
- Smart Touchpoints: Control your speakers, headphones, and channels all using the volume encoder.
- Monitor Mix: Leave latency behind. Blend between your inputs and DAW playback to reduce latency when recording.
- Monitor Pan: Pan your inputs and DAW playback left or right and create the perfect headphone balance for recording.
- Switchable Phantom Power: Individually switch 48V phantom power on/off for each channel and give your microphones the power they need.
- Multifunction Buttons: Channels 1-4 and both volume buttons can quickly be muted by simply holding them down until they begin to flash.
- Software Control: Set the gain of your mic pres using your DAW (with compatible software), your settings will also be stored in your session.
Specifications:
Microphone Preamplifier
| Mic Gain Range: | 58dB |
| Line Gain Range: | 58dB (-10dB pad) |
| Phantom Power: | 48V +/-4V @ 10mA/Channel (only 2 channel available on USB-A host computers |
| Mic EIN: | <-128dBu |
| CMRR: | >85dB @ 1kHz |
| Maximum Input Level: | +16dBu |
| Input Impedance (Mic): | >3kΩ Balanced |
| Input Impedance (Line): | >10kΩ Balanced |
| Frequency Response: | +/-0.5dB 10Hz to 40kHz |
| Crosstalk: | <-105dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz |
| THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): | <0.0015% |
| SNR: | 100dB |
| XLR: | Pin 2 (Hot), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield) |
| 1/4” Jack: | TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield) |
D.I
| D.I Gain Range: | 58 dB |
| Maximum Input Level: | +10dBu |
| Input Impedance: | 1MegΩ Unbalanced |
| Frequency Response | +/-0.5dB 10Hz to 20kHz |
| THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): | <0.3% |
| SNR: | 100dB |
| 1/4” Jack: | TIP (Hot) & SLEEVE (Shield) |
ADC Inputs
| Digital Reference Level: | 0dBFS = +8dBu |
| Frequency Response: | +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 |
| Crosstalk: | -105dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz |
| THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): | <0.001% |
| Dynamic Range: | 113dB A-weighted |
DAC Outputs
| Maximum Output Level: | +11dBu |
| Digital Reference Level: | 0dBFS = +11dBu |
| Output Impedance: | <100Ω Balanced |
| Frequency Response: | +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 |
| Crosstalk: | <-110dBu @ 1kHz |
| THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): | <0.0015% |
| Dynamic Range: | 113dB A-weighted |
| 1/4” Jack: | TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield) |
Headphone Output
| Output Impedance: | <50Ω |
| Frequency Response: | +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 |
| Crosstalk: | -110dBu @ 1kHz |
| THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): | <0.0015% |
| Dynamic Range: | 113dB A-weighted |
| Max Level Into 30ohms: | +0.5dBu, 0.0025% THD+N, 1.16Vpk Power: 45mW |
| Max Level Into 60ohms: | +4.22dBu, 0.0015% THD+N, 1.78Vpk Power: 52mW |
| Max Level Into 600ohms: | +10.1dBu, 0.0018% THD+N, 3.52Vpk Power: 20mW |
| 1/4” Jack: | TIP (Left), RING (Right) & SLEEVE (Shield) |
DSP Mixer Roundtrip Latency:
(in to out)
| 44.1 kHz | 0.594ms |
| 48.0 kHz | 0.552ms |
| 88.2 kHz | 0.302ms |
| 96.0 kHz | 0.281ms |
DAW Playback Latency
@ 32 Sample Buffer for Software Instrument Playback
| 44.1 kHz | ~2.5ms |
| 96.0 kHz | ~2ms |
DAW Roundtrip Software Monitoring Latency
@ 32 Sample Buffer (in to out)
| 44.1 kHz | 5ms |
| 96.0 kHz | 4.1ms |
