I own the original iD44. From the specs I've seen, not much has changed. I'm sure the extra headroom on the preamps are nice and having the loopback feature is cool. Besides that, nothing much has changed.
@@hearmenow909 I recently compared the ID14 to my Prism Lyra feeding the same outboard chain. Performed far, far closer than you would expect! I prefer the conversion to my Lavry DA10 Lynx Two and RME Fireface UC. The only thing is… it’s probably probably not going to last as long as the products above. But for sonics / cost… it has to be the best deal out there at the moment. They also answer the phone and help you with questions! Crazy
Great video! I just bought the new Audient ID44 MK2. I also bought the WA-2MPX Dual Channel Preamp and the compressor Klark Teknik 2A-KT and Adam Audio 7TV Active Studio Monitors. And the microphone Neumann U87. I get sound with the monitors but yet to get any sound with my Neumann Mic. Any suggestion? I connected Mic INN to Preamp, OUT from Preamp INN to Compressor and OUT from compressor in to the sound interface.
I have the mk1. Loopback is main difference. According to Audient if you connect a toslink cable to the 2nd adat input and output, just link them together, that will give you LOOPBACK!!! I wouldn't swap out the mk1 for the mk2...
I have the ID14 MKii, combined with the RME Octamic Pre amp(over ADAT) this gear, is hands Down the best thing I have ever touched, used and owned… I L O V E I T
How's your experience with it so far? I am considering buying one but I see issues like unit failing after a year, or having to turn up volume everytime you boot up your PC
Very good video! Currently I have an Allen & Heath Zed 428 mixer and a Motu 828mk3 audio interface and the truth is that I use at most 3 channels simultaneously and it really takes up a lot of space. I'm thinking of changing all my equipment for the Audient id44... my only doubt is if I'm going to get audio of the same quality. - how good is the sound quality of the audient id44? Thanks for sharing
I think Audient are Really Great. I have the 14 mkII, I have I only have noticed that it boosts the highs a little, compared to Rme, have you noticed too? Thank you
Bought the id44 MK2. Used Scarlett interfaces in the past. The id44 is stellar. Dead silent noise floor compared to Focusrite. Gone are the pops and clicks that came with Focusrite. Even with my beefy system I could never achieve low latency without the pops and clicks. With the id44 at 32 samples and 96khz it's night and day. Thoroughly impressed. I'm not bashing Focusrite. They're okay. I think its an issue with their drivers. BSOD and stability issues are frustrating. Thank you for the video!
How's your experience so far? I am considering one but I see issues like unit failing after a year, or having to turn up volume everytime you boot up your PC
Since there's no dsp functionality, is the routing/latency strong enough to use native plugs to monitor and/or print (can your monitor and print separately?) while tracking?
Thanks for a great video. Just got a ID44mkII myself. Being a Cubase user, how do you set up and use the Control Room with the ID44? Can't seem to use it unless i use the DAW THRU setting. Is there any other way, or what do you do?
Can I plug in my synth guitar vocals and digitkt and mc101 with studio sound with live phone hook up without using a computer ? I'm currently sending my harbinger pa head into spire and I'm editing my video and sound . I really want direct studio quality with multiple machines and instruments into phone as well as recordings on SD card. Can you recommend anything if this cannot ?
Hey Chris…. How would I be able to hook this up to my external compressor if I want that compressor to go on multiple channels in my DAW? I’m from the old days where on my Tascam 4 track cassette recorder I had send and returns for each channel… and all I had to do was have whatever effect go in and out of the recorder. But it had 8 separate channels/return-send levels to manipulate. I’m hoping to do the same in Studio One like I can with plug-ins. Great video as always! Thanks! :)
I am reading complaints that the headphone amp doesn't drive 300 ohm headphones very well, and certainly not loud enough to work for people who are listening back while there's a lot of noise in the room (recording drums or guitar without isolation booths).
Got the ID44 MK2 in August of 2022 but only started using it today, Jan, 2024 and your video really helped me understand the software use for everything. Thank you, Sumbi
hello, I have a focusrite 8i6 and I am not satisfied with the sound quality, do you think Audient id44 is much better? I am waiting for an answer, thank you very much!
Yes, but in this case, only the reverb will have latency, which doesn't matter at all. Watch this video, I explain this around the 8min mark point ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UJcpLXKI-HU.htmlsi=2SdhTL0WLK5Qfhed
@@mixdownonline I have this answer from AUDIENT. " Audient If you've got a spare input channel, you can plug the send of one channel into the external reverb and then plug the output of the reverb into a different channel. The send will split the signal you'll have the dry signal on the original channel that you can record and the reverb on the second channel that you can feed via a CUE mix to the artist for monitoring with low latency.
Audient needs to update it’d drivers for Windows 11, I get this weird glitch pop all the time now. It’s very activating. Never had this problem before with a much less powerful computer.
hey chris awesome, im a usb drummer also playing ezd3 is the latency good on this for cubase monitoring and sims, i know rme are great and my prism lyra, im looking for a decent cheaper 4 in with the inserts, ad sounds great but it would seal the deal if the drivers are solid and low rtl, have you used any vst synth or sim to test, i know the pc power plays a part but any ballpark improvements with new convertor thanks j
@@lucasjuniorproducer If you use input 1 to record, you can use send 1 to feed the signal into reverb, and send reverb out to return 3 and 4. You can record dry signal of in1 while hearing signal in1 + stereo reverb on in3 + in 4 on headphones.
In my main studio i use a RME Fireface UFX 2 but for my homestudio setup i bought the ID4 after i watched your review and it has never disappointed me👍
Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction. I see you are still using your Roswell Mic - I got the mini K87 and Wow! what an improvement. Now - that pushed me to upgrade the audio interface - was not happy with my old ones. I really did not need the capabilities of Audient ID44 MKII - primarily used for my voiceovers and Presentation videos - but I wanted the quality of those preamps and the quality of sound. I just got a good open box deal on the ID4 MKII that the Roswell Mini K87 will feed. So keep the good stuff coming.
@@mixdownonline Yes - you definitely eliminate any possibility of noise with them. They complement each other nicely. With the old Shure - you had to crank it up on the preamp and play with the noise. Not now. :) Just a nice clean sound - then you can do whatever you want with it in post.
Thank you, defo looks a good improvement. Shame they still don't have Bluetooth ability for quick demo playback. I currently have the steinberg ur28m it has such great connectivity, im struggling to update, this is so close but I'm missing the 3.5mm input for 2 track playback. I'm guessing the id44 may have better dynamic range as the ur28m is 10nyears old now. Also, im not a fan of the d pre, but never used the audient pres so not sure what I would gain.
@@MakingMadBeats 100% agree, it the evo looks awesome, though, my understanding is that the preamps are not the same as other audient which use the same as on the audient console. So guess it depends exactly what you are after connectivity or quality. I only have one decent preamp but still need others for DI, plus amp recording etc. So around 4 is fine for me, just the other features I mention like Bluetooth playback or 2 track play back makes for a lot more flexibility and I find I use it quite a bit in my current rig. It can all be solved with $$$, but yes probably an evo could resolve this if I dont need the character. I would need to check dynamic range also but it could well be the winner.
@@MakingMadBeats also on a side note. If I was considering the evo, I would also consider the motu mk5... looks very decent and comes top on some of the quality tests. . Again, just not a character preamp.
@@MarlonKingShow Well, I had the Audiofuse 8Pre from Arturia before. Preamps were quite nice and the line levels were loud as hell. Unfortunately, it was not flexible routing wise. So, I went with the Focusrite Clarett+ 8Pre cause I got it for a decent price. Sounds a little bit more neutral compared to the Audiofuse.
@@MakingMadBeats okay cool, that interesting to hear, I have generally been avoiding Focusrite as i've heard in general build quality is not great. but I understand Clarett is their premium model and may be built in a different factory. Ultimately as you say, routing is everything, even with minimal connections you need to be able to maximise potential for usecase scenarios.
Thanks so much for the great in depth overview! I was on the fence between the ID14 MkII and the UA Volt 4 (I can get either for the exact same price) and this makes me lean toward the Audient, though the Volt has dc coupled outputs and MIDI In and Out. If you could get either of those 2 for the same price, would you have a preference?
