Audient EVO 16 USB Audio Interface

Audient EVO 16 USB Audio Interface

The Audient EVO 16 USB Audio Interface is a twenty-four-in/twenty-four-out recording interface built for full-band tracking, project studio production, and any session where eight simultaneous microphone inputs, ADAT optical expansion, and Smartgain automatic level-setting are needed together in a single desktop unit. The EVO 16 is the flagship of Audient's EVO interface range — targeting the home studio producer or small project studio operator who wants the input count and output flexibility of a professional recording setup, combined with the ease-of-use features and accessibility-first design philosophy that define the EVO series. Eight EVO mic preamps on XLR-¼" combo inputs handle drums, vocals, guitars, room microphones, and any multi-microphone source simultaneously, with each preamp delivering 58dB of gain, 48V phantom power, and the warm, detailed character of the EVO preamp design at -128dBu equivalent input noise.

Eight Preamps, ADAT Expansion, and Smartgain for Full-Band Home Studio Recording

The Audient EVO 16 USB Audio Interface expands the EVO 8's capabilities in three important directions. First, eight simultaneous preamp inputs — double the EVO 8 — accommodate a full band or large ensemble without additional hardware. Second, two optical ADAT connections (in and out) add up to sixteen channels of expansion via external preamp units such as the Audient EVO SP8 or ASP880, taking the total simultaneous input count to twenty-four. Third, a BNC word clock output enables the EVO 16 to serve as clock master in a larger studio rig with multiple digital devices. Two front-panel JFET instrument inputs add high-impedance direct recording for guitar and bass alongside the eight combo preamp inputs. Smartgain operates across all eight channels simultaneously — scanning inputs, calculating optimal levels, and setting gain on all channels at once in under twenty seconds — making multi-microphone session setup dramatically faster than manually dialling each preamp.

Eight balanced ¼" TRS line outputs allow multiple monitor references or routing to outboard hardware, and two ¼" headphone outputs provide independent producer and performer monitoring. The EVO 16 connects via USB-C and is compatible with Mac and PC, with Audient's iD Mixer software providing a low-latency DSP monitoring environment, cue mix routing, and direct monitoring of inputs alongside DAW playback. With 24-bit/96kHz conversion and the same preamp EIN and dynamic range performance as the EVO 4 and EVO 8, the Audient EVO 16 delivers a complete, expandable, eight-channel recording system for South African producers and engineers who need to record bands and ensembles at home or in a small project studio. Available at OneStopMusic South Africa.

Tech Specs:

• I/O: 24-in / 24-out

• Mic/line inputs: 8 × XLR-¼" combo (EVO mic preamps, 58dB gain, 48V phantom power)

• Instrument inputs: 2 × ¼" Hi-Z JFET (front panel)

• Monitor outputs: 8 × ¼" balanced TRS

• Headphone outputs: 2 × ¼"

• Digital I/O: 2 × ADAT optical (16ch at 44.1/48kHz; 8ch S/MUX at 88.2/96kHz) or S/PDIF — in and out

• Word clock output: yes (BNC)

• Resolution: 24-bit / 44.1–96kHz

• Dynamic range: 113dB

• Mic pre EIN: -128dBu

• Smartgain: yes (all 8 channels simultaneously)

• Connectivity: USB-C

• Compatibility: Mac, PC

Audient

Founded in 1999 in Hampshire, England by console designer David Dearden and Gareth Davies, Audient has spent more than two decades building a reputation as one of the most respected manufacturers of audio interfaces and recording consoles in the professional audio world — a company defined above all by its commitment to delivering genuine console-grade preamplifier quality at price points accessible to working engineers and home studio producers. The company's founding product was the ASP8024 large-format analogue recording console, a professional mixing desk whose Class-A microphone preamplifier circuit became the technical foundation on which Audient's entire range of audio interfaces was subsequently built. Rather than designing a new, cost-reduced preamp for the interface market, Audient took the same discrete Class-A circuit from the ASP8024 and put it directly into its iD-series interfaces — a decision that gave the iD4, iD14, iD22, and iD44 a sonic character and transparency that competitors at the same price rarely match. The EVO series extended Audient's reach to beginners and content creators with Smarter Gain technology — an automatic gain-setting system that sets optimal recording levels with a single button press — while maintaining the clean, honest Audient signal path. The ASP880, meanwhile, brought eight channels of the same discrete Class-A preamp design into a standalone rack expander for producers who need to scale beyond the built-in inputs of their interface. From the home bedroom producer to the professional tracking room, Audient's product range provides a coherent, quality-first monitoring and recording signal chain from first microphone to final output. OneStopMusic South Africa stocks the Audient range for South African engineers and producers who demand console-quality preamplification at every level of the signal chain.

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