Audient have confirmed the EVO 8 will be available in some markets early to mid-October, whilst customers in Europe will have to hold on until mid-November.
Anticipating a warm reception equal to the one received for the EVO 4 earlier this year, the larger EVO 8 is 4in / 4out audio interface, providing advanced features, professional sound and the technical quality expected of an Audient interface.
EVO 8 gives more monitoring flexibility with an extra set of outputs and the ability to set the monitoring levels of the two outputs independently. EVO 8 also has Smartgain which automatically sets the gain levels when the user starts playing or singing.
The EVO range provides high performance, with all new EVO mic preamps with 58dB gain range and converters with a 113dB dynamic range alongside a JFET D.I., two speaker and headphone outputs, ultra-low latency, a dedicated EVO software mixer and audio loop-back functionality - an impressive feature set for its price point.
EVO 8 Feature List
4 x EVO Mic Pres
Class Leading AKM Converters
Smartgain
Smart Touchpoints
JFET Instrument Input
2 x Stereo Speaker Outputs
2 x Headphone Outputs
Low Latency Software Mixer
Audio Loop-back Functionality
USB Bus Powered
Free Software + Plugins
Pros
Easy to set-up and use.
Portable and bus powered
Audient quality mic pres
J-Fet DI sounds great for Bass.
Nice loud headphone amps
Added Loopback I/O means it’s easy to get audio from your computer into your recordings.
Cons
Not very inspiring from a styling point of view (it’s a black box).
In this video for Production Expert, James Ivey puts the EVO 8 to the test - taking the benchmark set by EVO - to see if it lives up to the billing as the go to device for beat-makers, producers, home recordists, podcasters and streamers, looking to work smarter and more intuitively.
The Audient EVO 8 is retailing at £160 inc VAT, €190 inc local VAT and US $199 MAP.
For more information on the new EVO 8 by Audient, check out their website.