Description
EVO 8 - 4in | 4out Audio Interface
4in | 4out Audio Interface
A new way of doing things
Get studio quality recordings
EVO 8 is a professional, incredibly powerful and totally portable 4 channel audio interface made for recording music at home or on the go. Four award winning EVO Mic preamps alongside our advanced converter technology deliver studio quality results from the get go. Add to that intelligent mic preamps that set their own levels with Smartgain, easy to navigate controls, and a powerful range of professional must-have features – EVO 8 isn’t just another audio interface, it’s an entirely new way of doing things.
Features
- 4 x EVO Mic Pres
- Class Leading Converters
- Smartgain
- Smart Touchpoints
- JFET Instrument Input
- 2 x Stereo Speaker Outputs
- 2 x Headphone Outputs
- Low Latency Software Mixer
- Audio Loop-back
- USB2.0 Bus Powered
- Phantom Power
- Free Software + Plugins
The EVO Mic Preamp
An analogue preamp but smarter
Say hello to the preamps your studio needs. Four sonically stunning EVO preamps will effortlessly level up your recordings, delivering professional grade audio performance backed by 25 years of engineering experience. Our analogue mic preamp has been designed to deliver the most accurate, clean and true to source version of your audio, no matter what you’re recording.
High Performance AD/DA Converters
High performance converters are critical for hearing your audio accurately and boy, does EVO 8 deliver. Providing a massive 113db of dynamic range alongside ridiculously low noise and distortion figures, and with performance that good, you’ll be making music like the pros before you know it.
Smartgain
Designed to change the game
Meet Smartgain, the ultimate time saver designed to take the guesswork out of setting your levels. Powered by our lightning quick algorithm, Smartgain uses advanced peak analysis to automatically analyse, adjust and set your gain to the perfect levels – all in less than 20 seconds! Giving you perfect recordings every time.
Working solo?
Recording solo can be difficult, especially when you’re the artist AND the engineer – but with Smartgain simply press the magic button, start performing and EVO 8 will take care of the rest.
Guitars at the ready
Give your guitars the foundation they need to create monster guitar tones. Our harmonically rich JFET instrument input circuit is designed to replicate the input stage of a classic valve amplifier, providing an ideal sonic foundation before you hit your guitar sims.
Say goodbye to latency
Incredibly low latency specs alongside configurable direct monitoring, make issues with latency a thing of the past, letting your creativity go uninterrupted.
Connected
- Connect both your studio speakers
- Connect your headphones
- Immerse yourself in music
Its all about the Aesthetic
From its custom-designed and robust control wheel to its iconic LED Ring lighting, EVO 8 not only feels great but will look stunning on your desktop.
Specifications
Microphone Preamplifier
- Mic Gain Range: 58dB
- Line Gain Range: 58dB (-10dB pad)
- Phantom Power: 48V +/-4V @ 10mA/Channel (only 2 channel available on USB-A host computers
- Mic EIN: <-128dBu
- CMRR: >85dB @ 1kHz
- Maximum Input Level: +16dBu
- Input Impedance (Mic): >3kΩ Balanced
- Input Impedance (Line): >10kΩ Balanced
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to 40kHz
- Crosstalk: <-105dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz
- THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): <0.0015%
- SNR: 100dB
- XLR: Pin 2 (Hot), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield)
- 1/4” Jack: TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield)
D.I
- D.I Gain Range: 58 dB
- Maximum Input Level: +10dBu
- Input Impedance: 1MegΩ Unbalanced
- Frequency Response +/-0.5dB 10Hz to 20kHz
- THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): <0.3%
- SNR: 100dB
- 1/4” Jack: TIP (Hot) & SLEEVE (Shield)
ADC Inputs
- Digital Reference Level: 0dBFS = +8dBu
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
- Crosstalk: -105dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz
- THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): <0.001%
- Dynamic Range: 113dB A-weighted
DAC Outputs
- Maximum Output Level: +11dBu
- Digital Reference Level: 0dBFS = +11dBu
- Output Impedance: <100Ω Balanced
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
- Crosstalk: <-110dBu @ 1kHz
- THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): <0.0015%
- Dynamic Range: 113dB A-weighted
- 1/4” Jack: TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield)
Headphone Output
- Output Impedance: <50Ω
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
- Crosstalk: -110dBu @ 1kHz
- THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): <0.0015%
- Dynamic Range: 113dB A-weighted
- Max Level Into 30ohms: +0.5dBu, 0.0025% THD+N, 1.16Vpk Power: 45mW
- Max Level Into 60ohms: +4.22dBu, 0.0015% THD+N, 1.78Vpk Power: 52mW
- Max Level Into 600ohms: +10.1dBu, 0.0018% THD+N, 3.52Vpk Power: 20mW
- 1/4” Jack: TIP (Left), RING (Right) & SLEEVE (Shield)
DSP Mixer Roundtrip Latency:
(in to out)
- 44.1 kHz 0.594ms
- 48.0 kHz 0.552ms
- 88.2 kHz 0.302ms
- 96.0 kHz 0.281ms
DAW Playback Latency
@ 32 Sample Buffer for Software Instrument Playback
- 44.1 kHz ~2.5ms
- 96.0 kHz ~2ms
DAW Roundtrip Software Monitoring Latency
@ 32 Sample Buffer (in to out)
- 44.1 kHz 5ms
- 96.0 kHz 4.1ms
Latency – performance may vary as stability at these low buffer sizes is dependant on many factors including CPU load, operating system and performance of other drivers.
USB 2.0 High Speed
- No. Of Input Channels 24 Analogue
- No. Of Output Channels 4 Digital
- Connector: USB Type-C
- Included Cables: 1m USB 2.0 Type-C to USB Type-C
Weight & Dimensions
- Weights:
- Unit: 0.475kg
- Packaged: 0.815kg
- Dimensions:
- Unit: 190mm (w) x 70mm (h) x 70mm (d)
- Packaged: 230mm (w) x 105mm (h) x 95mm (d)
