Good idea. I use the Focusrite Saffire pro 14, I'd like to see that as well, especially comparisons of D.I. The automation knob on this unit is cool too tho.
LloydTheHuman I just changed from the focusrite 2i4(2nd gen) to the audient ID4 and so far love it. My pros to the audient compared to the focusrite is the so far it, hasn't crashed or had any pop or click issues when tracking. The latency response is really fast and the signal is really clear and keeps the signal nice and beefy whereas I found the focusrite to be a little more brittle with a little less mids. I have a video on my channel comparing various other ways to record if you want to see that.
the biggest flaw of this one here is that you can`t record stereo cause of the amp input on one channel. I find "stereo in" possibility the least an interface should offer
So, that about latency and driver stability? Keeping my eye lately on Audient interfaces, but people over the internet say it's has too much latency while recording DI
Audient any day I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and, to be blunt, it sucks ass. Crashes at least once every handful of days, noisey preamps, clicks in my vocal recordings, etc... My friend's Scarlett Solo literally crashes every 30 minutes, that's unacceptable. Audient interfaces have MUCH better preamps, better drivers, and arguably better support (none of my Focusrite support tickets have ever led to any actual help).
I've been using the iD14 for about 3 months now, it's very good and worth the small price difference (imho). If you're in the UK you can get it for about £150. On win 7 - zero driver issues.
The next buffer size available is 128 so I can't tell you. What I can say is when I record guitars I use a 256 buffer with latency set to low (1 step above minimum) and I don't experience any latency or performance issues. By the way I'm working on a laptop that I bought ~5 years ago that has 4GB RAM and an i3 CPU so if you have anything better than that I bet you're golden.
Audient any day I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and, to be blunt, it sucks ass. Crashes at least once every handful of days, noisey preamps, clicks in my vocal recordings, etc... My friend's Scarlett Solo literally crashes every 30 minutes, that's unacceptable. Audient interfaces have MUCH better preamps, better drivers, and arguably better support (none of my Focusrite support tickets have ever led to any actual help).
I have the same query..but it seems id4 is beter than focusrite. With focusrite, there can always be a possibility of driver issues creeping in with windows update!
I have a question, I am mainly EDM producer but I also want to record rapers in my home studio, Im using Logic X and Krk rokit 5g3. I cant decide between this (price for ID4 is 99 euros) vs focusrite scarlet 2i2 2nd generation (120 euros right now). Is the sample rate of ID4 24 bit / 96 khz problem against focusrites scarlet 2i2 with 24-bit/192 kHz? (Or it isnt diference between those two for my needs?) Which is better choice ? And one more question for example situation : me as producer behind my MacBook and studio monitors, I want to hear what for example rapper or singer (in recording room) is singing but also he or she (singer) wants to hear that to their headphones at same live recording time :/ Is this possible make it happen on ID4? Because I cant see any separate volume knob for headphones like for example on focusrite scarlett 2i2. Or if I understand it correctly, if I plug headphones to the ID4 big volume knob is for volume in headphones but at this time Im also controling same audio level on pluged studio monitors? So volume on headphones and monitors are on same level? Or I can control it independently on Audient ID4 ? Or is this possible to do both at same time on Audient ID4 or it is possible only on 2i2 do monitoring on headphones and monitors at same time with diferent volume? Thank you
i own focusrite 2i2, is buying this will be an upgrade? i only mind getting high gain tones with my 7 string guitar (recording di's no pedal or anything)
It will, trust me. Search for UR22 vs id14 some guy testing it out against a interface that is similar to yours in quality, it reminds me of running my guitar thru a countryman di into my shitty audio interface delta 66. What i mean is magic happens with the countryman (so does it with the id14). The preamps are the same that they have on large consoles!
I also red about the latency issues, your cpu seems to be key here. Good cpu i7:ish, good performance. But really, is there a question here of latency? You always cut & paste in the daw anyway to get it as tight as possible. Not even the pro's record without cutting& pasting. To me the sound quality is much more important then being able to play exactly how you intend. Id4 or id14 clearly out-do the competition here. Believe me the difference it makes if you have less noise in your preamps, it's so worth it. Forexample if i record my guitars without the countryman into my shitty m-audio interface engaging the hi-z input, huuuuuuuge difference, in a bad way especially with distorted guitars, have to noise gate or cut & and paste even more without the DI. And that's a hi-z input a worse one (like the 2i2 or ur22 similar to that, really bad hi-z ones, versus the id4 or id14 which is so much cleaner (at least if one believes the youtubers and the clips demonstrated).
I was eyeing with that Ampeg micro VR in the background. Is it connected to a re-amp box? Then what is your signal chain? Record DI, reamp with the micro VR, use the balanced out to your DAW and then cab simulation? If yes which one? Actually I have the same setup and I don't really like the balanced out signal. I know it's not common for bass, but I got much better result with 2 mics recording an actual cabinet. Anyways, would be an interesting video to show your bass workflow!
Hey Ryan what's that USB hub you have fixed to the left side rack of your Argosy work desk? I'm curious as to what you're using with a Mac. I find a lot of these hubs affect the stability of the Mac at certain times. Thanks in advance!
I'm willing to buy the ID14 but i'm indecisive between it and the ID4, i like the ID4 dual headphone outputs, and i was wondering if it will make any differenve in quality using a headphone splitter with the ID14 to have two outputs? I also like the monitor pan button on the ID4 and i wonder if there is a workaround achieving that with the ID14. Last question regarding the ID4 if using a bus power could affect the preamp noise compared to using the power supply with the ID14? Thanks
I’m struggling to get it worked on my Mac Pro 5.1 2010 Mac Mojave with vintage Technics SB-F1 speakers. The speaker sound is really soft, but when have them connected to my Technics Micro Series Audio set the speakers play as expected; crystal clear and loud. Perhaps one of you might know the reason. Thanks!
Hi I just want to understand that there is just one line in, I observed that when you record a keyboard tone from a keyboard you need a left and right line in for stereo tones , how is it possible in this with one line in jack ?
Can somenone help me? I have a pair of ATH-M50X's and I was thinking about buying the audient ID4 but I don't want to buy an extra headphone amp. I'm a bedroom producer and singer/songwriter and I will be only using my M50'x for monitoring and mixing. I've heard that the headphone amps on the ID4 are not that great. What do you think I should do? I was undecided between a an Audient ID4 or a scarlett solo!
I have the iD4 and M50`s. The sound generated by the iD4 in general is very good (got some pretty decent Yamaha monitors) and the same goes to what comes out of the headphones. You mostly play guitar, bass and do some mixing of those together with vocals and programmed drums.
Hey Fluff, I've heard you talk about the AmpliTube app a lot. Just out of curiosity, have you ever tried out the AmpKit app? The amp and cab sims on it are great and the live re-amp feature really helps with dialing in killer tones!
I want to buy audient Id4 or audient has. Is there a difference in the quality of the microphone input and the output to the studio monitors? Recording will be a male or female voice (narration, video narration, narration, rap). The voice will write into the microphone of the dynamic type Shure sm7b. I'm going to make a sound on Adam end monitors. Would I have enough audient id4 or the quality and quality of the sound on my studio monitors would be worse than Audient has? Do I need a separate microphone mic pre? Audient has is Burr Brown AD/Da converter, will the audient id4 sound worse?
Like everyone else I started with a ux2. My DI tracks don't sound great. I am trying to decide between an audient or focusrite Scarlett 2nd gen. I'm leaning towards the audient but am unsure because I don't know about its latency or if it has driver issues.
wizmos74 I have to be honest and say that I'm not very familiar with either and also need guidance. I haven't looked into 6 channel interfaces because I don't see myself using more than 3 for my needs.
Justin Bere Thanks for response. I just looking for stable interface because with tone port ux2 I has a lot crashes in Cubase also always problem with drivers. Quality recording signal also not brilliant. I need just input for guitar and vocal so one from that two what I mentioned before be ok. I want just possible good quality stable audio interface. Cheers
Audient any day I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and, to be blunt, it sucks ass. Crashes at least once every handful of days, noisey preamps, clicks in my vocal recordings, etc... My friend's Scarlett Solo literally crashes every 30 minutes, that's unacceptable. Audient interfaces have MUCH better preamps, better drivers, and arguably better support (none of my Focusrite support tickets have ever led to any actual help).
Hey Fluff! Our local practice space(all gear included) recently got destroyed by a major river flood... Any suggestions for good and suitable all purpose solid state amps for band practice? Thanks man!
For good solid state and downright bottom dollar, H&K stuff like the Vortex and Warp 9 can be had used for sub $200. Tone is eh but it gets the job done and they're built like tanks.
So with this one you can`t really record a simple stereo line signal cause the one input is always on "guitat amp mode" ... Not that well thought through
I have been using the ID22 for awhile now and love it!!
can you shoot this out against the focuarite 2i4?? or give like a pros and cons of each and which you'd recommend
Good idea. I use the Focusrite Saffire pro 14, I'd like to see that as well, especially comparisons of D.I. The automation knob on this unit is cool too tho.
LloydTheHuman I just changed from the focusrite 2i4(2nd gen) to the audient ID4 and so far love it. My pros to the audient compared to the focusrite is the so far it, hasn't crashed or had any pop or click issues when tracking. The latency response is really fast and the signal is really clear and keeps the signal nice and beefy whereas I found the focusrite to be a little more brittle with a little less mids. I have a video on my channel comparing various other ways to record if you want to see that.
LloydTheHuman these are ten times better lol
These are not "ten times better", as far as the recording quality you will struggle to hear a difference. The DA side of things might be better.
the biggest flaw of this one here is that you can`t record stereo cause of the amp input on one channel. I find "stereo in" possibility the least an interface should offer
So, that about latency and driver stability? Keeping my eye lately on Audient interfaces, but people over the internet say it's has too much latency while recording DI
Please compare the di with focusrite. I need to make an educated decision! lol
so the real question...focusrite 2i2 or audient id4???
Focusrite 2i4! :)
Audient any day
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and, to be blunt, it sucks ass.
Crashes at least once every handful of days, noisey preamps, clicks in my vocal recordings, etc...
My friend's Scarlett Solo literally crashes every 30 minutes, that's unacceptable.
Audient interfaces have MUCH better preamps, better drivers, and arguably better support (none of my Focusrite support tickets have ever led to any actual help).
Fırat Cem Gürbey real question is apogee or id4....
RME really. Those guys have the best drivers.
QuickQuips But only drivers. There aren't too many problems with other products i used. m track i used long ago, and focusritr forte. Usable.
I have the ID 14 and love it, it's worth the small price increase.
The latency should have been discussed, because people have been preferring the focusrites because of low latency on them.
the id14 is a killer interface with ADAT expansion you can add 8 mic pre's to that tiny little interface for when you need more inputs!
I've been using the iD14 for about 3 months now, it's very good and worth the small price difference (imho). If you're in the UK you can get it for about £150.
On win 7 - zero driver issues.
I had a Scarlett and recently got into guitars. Should I buy the AXE io for the software bundle or get a MOTU M2 or this Id4?
I use Audient consoles at school every day, they're awesome!
Do NOT use phantom power on a ribbon mic unless it's a modern one that accepts it otherwise you will fry the 🎀
I have the iD14, it's an awesome interface and quite affordable. Also has the best D.I. i've ever heard
Please say the latency is less than 15 ms (buffer size 96, 44.1kHz), I'll buy one!!
With the buffer set to 64 and latency set to minimum it's 2.45ms - but I think you need a wicked computer to be able to run that setting smoothly.
at 96 it'll work fine?
The next buffer size available is 128 so I can't tell you. What I can say is when I record guitars I use a 256 buffer with latency set to low (1 step above minimum) and I don't experience any latency or performance issues.
By the way I'm working on a laptop that I bought ~5 years ago that has 4GB RAM and an i3 CPU so if you have anything better than that I bet you're golden.
i5 with 8 Gb of RAM, so bear with me :D Many thanks dude for quick response!
Fluff ... Did you say +48 so you can plug in your condenser or ribbon mic. EEEEKS.
What's the plan with the SVT Micro VR in the bakcgorund on the new Mesa? Are you planning a demo for it or are not really feelin' it?
How does it compare to the Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 ?
I'M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT THIS AS I AM ABOUT TO BUY ONE
Audient any day
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and, to be blunt, it sucks ass.
Crashes at least once every handful of days, noisey preamps, clicks in my vocal recordings, etc...
My friend's Scarlett Solo literally crashes every 30 minutes, that's unacceptable.
Audient interfaces have MUCH better preamps, better drivers, and arguably better support (none of my Focusrite support tickets have ever led to any actual help).
Hi Ryan! Do you know something about the Zoom UAC-2? It is USB 3.0 and its latency is a joke. What would you choose?
Will this work in nuendo 4? How to connect two 3.5mm microphone to it?
Hey, I'm a producer and singer/songwriter. which one should I buy : Audient id4 or Scarlett focursrite solo 3rd gen?
iD4
I have the same query..but it seems id4 is beter than focusrite. With focusrite, there can always be a possibility of driver issues creeping in with windows update!
Thinking about getting the Id14, thanks for this review!
I have a question, I am mainly EDM producer but I also want to record rapers in my home studio, Im using Logic X and Krk rokit 5g3. I cant decide between this (price for ID4 is 99 euros) vs focusrite scarlet 2i2 2nd generation (120 euros right now). Is the sample rate of ID4 24 bit / 96 khz problem against focusrites scarlet 2i2 with 24-bit/192 kHz? (Or it isnt diference between those two for my needs?) Which is better choice ?
And one more question for example situation : me as producer behind my MacBook and studio monitors, I want to hear what for example rapper or singer (in recording room) is singing but also he or she (singer) wants to hear that to their headphones at same live recording time :/ Is this possible make it happen on ID4? Because I cant see any separate volume knob for headphones like for example on focusrite scarlett 2i2. Or if I understand it correctly, if I plug headphones to the ID4 big volume knob is for volume in headphones but at this time Im also controling same audio level on pluged studio monitors? So volume on headphones and monitors are on same level? Or I can control it independently on Audient ID4 ? Or is this possible to do both at same time on Audient ID4 or it is possible only on 2i2 do monitoring on headphones and monitors at same time with diferent volume? Thank you
i own focusrite 2i2, is buying this will be an upgrade? i only mind getting high gain tones with my 7 string guitar (recording di's no pedal or anything)
It will, trust me. Search for UR22 vs id14 some guy testing it out against a interface that is similar to yours in quality, it reminds me of running my guitar thru a countryman di into my shitty audio interface delta 66. What i mean is magic happens with the countryman (so does it with the id14). The preamps are the same that they have on large consoles!
does it have high latency compare to 2i2 though? i guess id14's latency is better than id4 right?
I also red about the latency issues, your cpu seems to be key here. Good cpu i7:ish, good performance. But really, is there a question here of latency? You always cut & paste in the daw anyway to get it as tight as possible. Not even the pro's record without cutting& pasting. To me the sound quality is much more important then being able to play exactly how you intend. Id4 or id14 clearly out-do the competition here. Believe me the difference it makes if you have less noise in your preamps, it's so worth it. Forexample if i record my guitars without the countryman into my shitty m-audio interface engaging the hi-z input, huuuuuuuge difference, in a bad way especially with distorted guitars, have to noise gate or cut & and paste even more without the DI. And that's a hi-z input a worse one (like the 2i2 or ur22 similar to that, really bad hi-z ones, versus the id4 or id14 which is so much cleaner (at least if one believes the youtubers and the clips demonstrated).
I was eyeing with that Ampeg micro VR in the background. Is it connected to a re-amp box? Then what is your signal chain? Record DI, reamp with the micro VR, use the balanced out to your DAW and then cab simulation? If yes which one? Actually I have the same setup and I don't really like the balanced out signal. I know it's not common for bass, but I got much better result with 2 mics recording an actual cabinet. Anyways, would be an interesting video to show your bass workflow!
Any thoughts on the Steinberg interfaces? I've been reading about the UR242 which seems to match specs with a Focusrite Clarett at half the price.
LIstening through an Audient iD4 :)
Whats a good stereo input DI box for on the cheap?
Hey Ryan what's that USB hub you have fixed to the left side rack of your Argosy work desk? I'm curious as to what you're using with a Mac. I find a lot of these hubs affect the stability of the Mac at certain times.
Thanks in advance!
I'm willing to buy the ID14 but i'm indecisive between it and the ID4, i like the ID4 dual headphone outputs, and i was wondering if it will make any differenve in quality using a headphone splitter with the ID14 to have two outputs? I also like the monitor pan button on the ID4 and i wonder if there is a workaround achieving that with the ID14.
Last question regarding the ID4 if using a bus power could affect the preamp noise compared to using the power supply with the ID14?
Thanks
Can we record in loop mode the pc audio playback with mic input simultaneously?
Hey fluff, the link to the DI tracks doesn't seem to be working. Any chance you could fix it real quick like? Thanks :)
I noticed both Focusrite and Audient "Designed in England - Made in China" not that that's bad or good....just an observation.
I’m struggling to get it worked on my Mac Pro 5.1 2010 Mac Mojave with vintage Technics SB-F1 speakers. The speaker sound is really soft, but when have them connected to my Technics Micro Series Audio set the speakers play as expected; crystal clear and loud. Perhaps one of you might know the reason. Thanks!
How is it compared to the 2i2?
Would you still recommend a Di box before this or just go straight in the Di input.
just bought a countryman 85 and am looking for clean interface.
Does it have any clipping problems?
Hi. Can I use a 250 ohms headphone with id4?
Yes, you can.
Great video. Can i use a stompbox simultaneously with guitar and mic?
what do you think about gnx i use my dads alot, what pedal would you upgrade to?
Why does the ID14 NOT have dual HP out? ...:( So weird.
Hi I just want to understand that there is just one line in, I observed that when you record a keyboard tone from a keyboard you need a left and right line in for stereo tones , how is it possible in this with one line in jack ?
it isn't, you can only record in mono with this device
Can somenone help me?
I have a pair of ATH-M50X's and I was thinking about buying the audient ID4 but I don't want to buy an extra headphone amp. I'm a bedroom producer and singer/songwriter and I will be only using my M50'x for monitoring and mixing. I've heard that the headphone amps on the ID4 are not that great. What do you think I should do? I was undecided between a an Audient ID4 or a scarlett solo!
I have the iD4 and M50`s. The sound generated by the iD4 in general is very good (got some pretty decent Yamaha monitors) and the same goes to what comes out of the headphones.
You mostly play guitar, bass and do some mixing of those together with vocals and programmed drums.
Hey Fluff, I've heard you talk about the AmpliTube app a lot. Just out of curiosity, have you ever tried out the AmpKit app? The amp and cab sims on it are great and the live re-amp feature really helps with dialing in killer tones!
I want to buy audient Id4 or audient has. Is there a difference in the quality
of the microphone input and the output to the studio monitors?
Recording will be a male or female voice (narration, video narration,
narration, rap). The voice will write into the microphone of the dynamic
type Shure sm7b. I'm going to make a sound on Adam end
monitors. Would I have enough audient id4 or the quality and quality of
the sound on my studio monitors would be worse than Audient has? Do I
need a separate microphone mic pre? Audient has is Burr Brown AD/Da
converter, will the audient id4 sound worse?
Like everyone else I started with a ux2. My DI tracks don't sound great. I am trying to decide between an audient or focusrite Scarlett 2nd gen. I'm leaning towards the audient but am unsure because I don't know about its latency or if it has driver issues.
Justin Bere Hi. I have ux2 too. I want change it. My choice is between two items. NI Komplete 6 and Steinberg UR 44. What you recommended?
wizmos74 I have to be honest and say that I'm not very familiar with either and also need guidance. I haven't looked into 6 channel interfaces because I don't see myself using more than 3 for my needs.
Justin Bere Thanks for response. I just looking for stable interface because with tone port ux2 I has a lot crashes in Cubase also always problem with drivers. Quality recording signal also not brilliant. I need just input for guitar and vocal so one from that two what I mentioned before be ok. I want just possible good quality stable audio interface. Cheers
Audient any day
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and, to be blunt, it sucks ass.
Crashes at least once every handful of days, noisey preamps, clicks in my vocal recordings, etc...
My friend's Scarlett Solo literally crashes every 30 minutes, that's unacceptable.
Audient interfaces have MUCH better preamps, better drivers, and arguably better support (none of my Focusrite support tickets have ever led to any actual help).
The link doesn’t work anymore :(
FIXED
@@RiffsAndBeards seems like all the links work except for the DI link
Hey Fluff! Our local practice space(all gear included) recently got destroyed by a major river flood... Any suggestions for good and suitable all purpose solid state amps for band practice? Thanks man!
TheEpicpieofdoom1 Thanks for the advice!
For good solid state and downright bottom dollar, H&K stuff like the Vortex and Warp 9 can be had used for sub $200. Tone is eh but it gets the job done and they're built like tanks.
Randall RG's!
perfect Sir, Many thanks
So with this one you can`t really record a simple stereo line signal cause the one input is always on "guitat amp mode" ... Not that well thought through
Love U Ryan
Ribbon Mic with 48V? I thought they die if you use phantom power on ribbons
A passive ribbon can be killed by phantom power. He probably meant active ribbons which need phantom power.
Oh okay. Didn't know that. Thanks for the information :)
That majestic beard is threatening to force upon you a new nickname Beardo McBeardface.
What's the interface right beneath your iMac?
That's the CSR-1 remote controller for the PreSonus Central Station Plus that's in the rack on the right side just below the power conditioner.
the jfet advantage that it soft clip.
Love your videos man👌 What you think of the new Arturia Audiofuse interface?
yeah bro
Your files aren’t there.
very nice fluff
Never been this early before 😕
Make a new intro plz? Respectfully ...