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Amazing Sound!
Spent a few weeks trying to look for a Pro sound card with really good AD/DA converters. And my Good Friend pointed me into the direction of Burr Brown converters. I use a TC finalizer express optical out going into the id22. and my mixes sound much brighter, have more punch, and the sound is crystal clear. Whatever sound goes in (AD) the "exact" sound comes back to you (DA) It really makes a huge difference. Im also going to use this for vinyl that i have restored to 24bit WAV files so I really wanted to find a sound card that can do this for me. And i found it. If you are thinking of getting this do yourself a favor and buy it, its a really great build and the sound and converters for the price are amazing. thanks thomann! and thanks audient!
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Best interface in the mid-price segment
This is seriously the best audio interface in the mid-price segment. Converters are top noch, mic preamps are great, DI input is great, the monitor controller is super handy and the software very easy to use.
Pros:
- Outstanding converters and preamps
- DI input is great
- Handy monitor controller with pristine sound
- Software driver is easy to use
- Very good price
Cons
- Pretty high crosstalk on the headphone output - maybe thats just my unit
- I wish they put the DI input and Headphone output at the front of the unit
- no on/off button
I own much more expensive Orion Antelope as well and Audient ID22 converters are definitely in the same ligue. I'm seriosly thinking about upgrading to the bigger brother iD44.
Pros:
- Outstanding converters and preamps
- DI input is great
- Handy monitor controller with pristine sound
- Software driver is easy to use
- Very good price
Cons
- Pretty high crosstalk on the headphone output - maybe thats just my unit
- I wish they put the DI input and Headphone output at the front of the unit
- no on/off button
I own much more expensive Orion Antelope as well and Audient ID22 converters are definitely in the same ligue. I'm seriosly thinking about upgrading to the bigger brother iD44.
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The best?
Apparently this is one of the best interfaces on the market in the mid-price segment. I'm not the one to be able to say that, since I only use it for playing VSTs and listening through monitors and headphones.
I previously had an UR22 mkII. Seeing how other people described the sound quality, I frankly expected to hear something wow. It is an improvement, the sound is more spatial, but it's subtle.
I basically got this interface for better headphone sound quality, instead of buying a headphone amp. It powers the Sennheiser HD58x (similar to HD660s in requirements) without any problems, with power to spare.
The latency is excellent, I can use 32 buffer size without any problems on my weak desktop processor.
All in all, my experience with it is excellent, stable, great sound, very low latency. I would recommend it.
I previously had an UR22 mkII. Seeing how other people described the sound quality, I frankly expected to hear something wow. It is an improvement, the sound is more spatial, but it's subtle.
I basically got this interface for better headphone sound quality, instead of buying a headphone amp. It powers the Sennheiser HD58x (similar to HD660s in requirements) without any problems, with power to spare.
The latency is excellent, I can use 32 buffer size without any problems on my weak desktop processor.
All in all, my experience with it is excellent, stable, great sound, very low latency. I would recommend it.
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OH MY GOD!
What on earth had I been hearing the past few years... I can tell you for sure that it's not what I'm able to hear now! Clean, sheen and pristine Audio!
Steeping up from a Focusrite Scarlett to this has been one of the best things I've done for myself, my production, my monitors and an extra plus is that the headphone amp on this thing drive my Sennheiser HD600s perfectly, certainly piwerful enough for the job! The Dim and mute buttons are a goodsend... Thank you Audient, Thank you Thomann... Very happy customer indeed
DO NOT WASTE YOU'Re money on sub par interfaces... Buy cheap, buy twice.. So buy this and don't look back
Steeping up from a Focusrite Scarlett to this has been one of the best things I've done for myself, my production, my monitors and an extra plus is that the headphone amp on this thing drive my Sennheiser HD600s perfectly, certainly piwerful enough for the job! The Dim and mute buttons are a goodsend... Thank you Audient, Thank you Thomann... Very happy customer indeed
DO NOT WASTE YOU'Re money on sub par interfaces... Buy cheap, buy twice.. So buy this and don't look back
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J
Audition this interface now
High quality build and audio and easy to use. The controls feel solid and are easy to change settings. The choice of options is good especially for microphone input vocal usage. The speaker outs sound fantastic too through my Adam A8X monitors as does the headphone output. I have recorded tens of albums using this interface and have had top quality results. Highly recommended.
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Great quality interface
Was looking for an audio interface to work with a mac which was not firewire. I choose this USB interface because of what I read about the converters. What I read was true, This has much better converters than my previous interface.
Built in micpres are really good too, as well as the head phone amp! The build is very solid and the software worked right out of the box.
One of the best things about the unit is the support from Audient. My questions were handled personally by someone who really knows the unit.
I am very satisfied with the iD22. My microphones may change but the interface will stay. If you are looking for a great quality interface - I can highly recommend this one!
Built in micpres are really good too, as well as the head phone amp! The build is very solid and the software worked right out of the box.
One of the best things about the unit is the support from Audient. My questions were handled personally by someone who really knows the unit.
I am very satisfied with the iD22. My microphones may change but the interface will stay. If you are looking for a great quality interface - I can highly recommend this one!
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EF
Best value for money ever
I always suggest the ID22, pre-amp are great as well as the converters. For this money you can’t find better audio interfaces.
The program isn’t always very intuitive but it’s ok. Some audio interfaces are easier to be carried around but it’s just a minor issue.
The program isn’t always very intuitive but it’s ok. Some audio interfaces are easier to be carried around but it’s just a minor issue.
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JR
Very high quality for a reasonable price
The quality of the preamps and digital converters has made a huge difference to my recordings. I initially brought the iD14 but was disappointed in the output level (a 6 db difference between the two models) and to some extend the "coloured" quality of the sound. So I returned it and got this instead. This sound is more transparent, there's more headroom before clipping in recordings, and it's more expandable. I can't recommend this strongly enough if you want to record at a pro level. There are some glitches in the software, with it crashing a few times and notifying me that the clocking isn't synchronised even when it is, but these are not major issues. Mostly it works fine and sounds incredible.
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Still haven't heard anything better...
...and I've used it extensively for production and recording during last year. Compared to this interface, a lot of recordings made through other soundcards simply sound mushy, like they lack highs and they are warbled and colder. It's nuances, really... But then again, this whole game is about nuances.
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Excellent!
I upgraded Focusrite Scarlett with iD22 and was surprised to hear the difference in DA conversion! It sounds great and it is very sturdy, but less heavy than I expected.
The only negative (and it's a small one) is that dim, cut and f buttons sometimes don't register the click when pushing them too gently.
I thought I'd miss the midi I/O, but I just use the midi via USB.
I'm actually thinking about also buying the smaller iD4 for live performances.
The only negative (and it's a small one) is that dim, cut and f buttons sometimes don't register the click when pushing them too gently.
I thought I'd miss the midi I/O, but I just use the midi via USB.
I'm actually thinking about also buying the smaller iD4 for live performances.
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