Audient iD48 USB-C Audio Interface

Audient iD48 USB Audio Interface

Description

The Audient iD48 USB is a professional-grade, rack-mount USB-C audio interface designed for studios — for recording, mixing, and hybrid analog/digital workflows. It offers multi-input/multi-output capability (24 inputs / 32 outputs total, 24 simultaneous over USB), high-quality microphone preamps, instrument inputs, ADAT expandability, and advanced analog-to-digital / digital-to-analog conversion.

It’s meant for producers, engineers, and musicians who need a robust I/O interface to connect mics, instruments, external outboard gear, and monitors for recording sessions, mixing, or mastering.

Key Features & Highlights

• 8 × Class-A Mic Preamps — high-headroom, low-noise, professional-grade preamps for clean, detailed mic recordings.

• 2 × JFET Instrument Inputs — for guitars/basses, providing a harmonically rich input stage.

• High-Quality Conversion — 32-bit DAC with ~126.5 dB dynamic range output; ADC dynamic range ~120 dB.

• Extensive I/O — 24 inputs, 32 outputs (24 over USB); optical I/O (ADAT) for expandability.

• 8 Switchable Balanced Inserts — allows integration of external analog outboard gear.

• Monitoring & Routing Flexibility

  • Main + Alt speaker outputs, 2 independent stereo headphone outputs

  • Built-in talkback, alt-speaker switching, user-assignable function keys (e.g., dim, mono, speaker-select)

  • Ultra-low latency software mixer for direct monitoring and cue mixes

• High-Quality Build — all-metal chassis, rack-mountable (1U, 19″ rack), detachable rack ears.

• Pro Studio Flexibility — supports phantom power (+48 V), pads, +10 dB boost, polarity invert, high-pass filter per channel.

• Digital I/O + Word Clock — 2 × ADAT in/out, Word Clock in/out for synchronization with larger setups.