Audient ASP800 - 8-Channel Microphone Preamplifier and ADC with HMX & IRON

AUDIENT ASP800

Product Description:
The Audient ASP800 is a professional 8-channel microphone preamplifier and high-quality ADC expansion unit designed to upgrade and expand audio interfaces via ADAT. It delivers clean, low-noise, high-headroom recording with added analog character options and studio-grade conversion, making it ideal for multi-mic recording sessions such as drums, bands, and live instruments.

Key Features:

• 8 x Audient Console Microphone Preamplifiers (ultra-low noise, high headroom, up to ~70 dB gain)
• 8 x Balanced Line Inputs / Outputs
• 24-bit High-Quality Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC)
• ADAT output for expanding existing audio interfaces (up to 8 channels)
• 2 x Discrete JFET Instrument (DI) Inputs for guitar, bass, and line instruments
• 2 x Retro Channels with analog saturation controls:
• HMX: Harmonic distortion / saturation for added warmth and body
• IRON: Transformer-based saturation for vintage analog character
• Switchable pad, phantom power (48V), and polarity reverse per channel
• Word clock input for synchronization in multi-device setups
• Supports sample rates up to 96 kHz (via ADAT SMUX)
• All-metal 1U rackmount chassis for durability