European pro audio manufacturer Heritage Audio has announced its i73 PRO family of audio interfaces. The first-ever USB-C audio interfaces with built-in Class A 73-style preamps
i73 PRO ONE is a 2-in/4-out USB-C-based desktop design with an integrated 73-style preamp
i73 PRO 2 as a 2-in/4-out USB-C-based desktop design with dual integrated 73-style preamps
i73 PRO EDGE as a 12-in/16- out USB-C-based desktop design (digitally expandable by up to eight channels over ADAT) with dual integrated 73- style preamps
These products make the full-analogue experience of the ‘Golden Era’ of recording available to everyone as of January 22 2024.
i73 PRO ONE aims to provide musicians, producers, and audio engineers with an easy pathway to the cherished analogue experience that has inspired music creation since the early Seventies. Since i73 PRO ONE offers the same Class A transformer-balanced circuitry found in the European pro audio manufacturer’s classic 73-style preamps, users will not only be able to capture signals with all that classic mojo and vibe but — for the first time — also achieve that straight from the audio interface itself into their computer. And, as is the case with any of Heritage Audio’s 73-style preamps, a three-way input is implemented so routing whatever connection the signal may be on — whether users want to track vocals through that hearty mic preamp with up to 70dB of gain, an electric guitar or bass through the fast, dynamic JEFT DI or the clean line inputs — to the DAW (Digital Audio Interface) with true studio quality is simplicity itself. Indeed, a low-latency monitoring mixing console has been developed from the ground up so users will always hear what they need to, either through the analogue stereo monitor output over TRS or stereo headphone output, each independently controlled by Heritage Audio’s mixer running inside the i73 PRO ONE itself.
It is also possible to process tracks in realtime within that mixer with an ever-growing comprehensive set of tools modelled after Heritage Audio’s own outboard and private gear collection running internally over i73 PRO ONE’s DSP. It is possible to simultaneously record both dry and wet streams from Heritage Audio’s mixer to the DAW, and even insert third- party native plug-ins via the mixer’s aux channels.
i73 PRO ONE facilitates recording, mixing and playback up to 24-bit/192kHz. Further features include +48V phantom power, PAD, and PHASE, plus MONO, MUTE, and DIM; USB-C computer connection (cable included), and MIDI (Mini-DIN in/out) connector, all housed in a European console-inspired desktop design.
i73 PRO 2 joins its smaller sibling as another 2-in/4-out USB-C audio interface, but includes two Class A 73-style preamps with up to 70dB gain, independent +48V phantom power, PAD, and PHASE controls together with independent microphone/line inputs on combo XLR jacks. i73 PRO ONE offers an extra line input on 1/4” jack only.
i73 PRO EDGE is a 12-in/ 16-out USB-C audio interface with dual integrated 73-style preamps. Benefitting from two extra line inputs; two analogue stereo monitor outputs over TRS independently controlled by Heritage Audio’s mixer running inside the i73 PRO EDGE itself (with one mix per stereo out); two independent stereo headphone outputs (with dedicated cue mixes controlled by Heritage Audio’s mixer); and eight channels of ADAT.
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