EVO 8 A New Take on the Audio Interface
Capture your microphones and instruments and start recording audio directly to your computer with EVO 8’s intuitive feature set. EVO 8 has all of the innovative new features found on EVO 4 but provides additional inputs and outputs alongside unrivalled performance and functionality – all off bus power.
Capture creativity fast
Whether recording your latest track, producing a beat, or creating a podcast EVO 8’s advanced and versatile feature set lets you take control of any recording session.
Unrivalled Audio Performance
Building on Audient’s 20+ years of audio design experience, EVO 8 gives you unrivalled audio quality on your desktop.
58 DB Gain Ran / 127DB Mic Pre Ein / 133 DB Dynamic Range
4x EVO Preamps
Get the most from your microphones with the warm and accurate EVO preamps – offering 58dB of gain range.
High Performance Converters
Hear your recordings more accurately than ever and make better mix decisions with 113dB of dynamic range.
Instrument Input
Plug your guitar or bass straight in through the JFET instrument input and start recording instantly.
Smartgain Mode Work smarter not harder
Make sure you capture everything perfectly with Smartgain mode. Start playing or singing and Smartgain mode will automatically set the level of your microphones. You can even perfectly match and adjust gain to all channels simultaneously.
Powerful Control
Multi-function buttons
Channels 1-4 and both volume buttons can quickly be muted by simply holding them down until they begin to flash.
Switchable +48v
Individually switch phantom power on/off for each channel and give your microphones the power they need.
*Four channels simultaneously requires a USB-C to C connection. USB-A to C will provide up to two channels.
Software Control
Set the gain of your mic pres using your DAW, your settings will also be stored in your session. *with compatible software
Smart touchpoints
Control your speakers, headphones and channels all using the volume encoder.
Features
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4 x EVO Mic Pres
Designed to sound clean, detailed and accurate
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Class Leading Converters
Hear your audio more accurately
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Smartgain
Dial in your channels automatically
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Smart Touchpoints
Intuitive and fast control at your fingertips
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JFET Instrument Input
Plug in guitars, basses, keyboards and more
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2 x Stereo Speaker Outputs
Plug in two sets of speakers
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2 x Headphone Outputs
High performance headphone outputs
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Low Latency Software Mixer
Designed to simplify and adapt to your workflow
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Loopback
Record your computer audio simultaneously
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USB2.0 Bus Powered
Power from your computer
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Phantom Power
True switchable +48V over Bus Power
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Free Software + Plugins
All you need to start
Specifications
Microphone Preamplifier
Mic Gain Range:
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58dB
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Line Gain Range:
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58dB (-10dB pad)
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Phantom Power:
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48V +/-4V @ 10mA/Channel (only 2 channel available on USB-A host computers
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Mic EIN:
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<-128dBu
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CMRR:
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>85dB @ 1kHz
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Maximum Input Level:
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+16dBu
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Input Impedance (Mic):
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>3kΩ Balanced
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Input Impedance (Line):
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>10kΩ Balanced
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Frequency Response:
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+/-0.5dB 10Hz to 40kHz
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Crosstalk:
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<-105dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz
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THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz):
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<0.0015%
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SNR:
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100dB
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XLR:
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Pin 2 (Hot), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield)
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1/4” Jack:
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TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield)
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D.I
D.I Gain Range:
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58 dB
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Maximum Input Level:
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+10dBu
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Input Impedance:
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1MegΩ Unbalanced
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Frequency Response
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+/-0.5dB 10Hz to 20kHz
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THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz):
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<0.3%
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SNR:
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100dB
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1/4” Jack:
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TIP (Hot) & SLEEVE (Shield)
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ADC Inputs
Digital Reference Level:
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0dBFS = +8dBu
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Frequency Response:
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+/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
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Crosstalk:
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-105dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz
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THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz):
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<0.001%
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Dynamic Range:
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113dB A-weighted
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DAC Outputs
Maximum Output Level:
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+11dBu
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Digital Reference Level:
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0dBFS = +11dBu
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Output Impedance:
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<100Ω Balanced
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Frequency Response:
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+/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
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Crosstalk:
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<-110dBu @ 1kHz
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THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz):
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<0.0015%
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Dynamic Range:
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113dB A-weighted
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1/4” Jack:
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TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield)
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Headphone Output
Output Impedance:
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<50Ω
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Frequency Response:
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+/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
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Crosstalk:
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-110dBu @ 1kHz
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THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz):
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<0.0015%
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Dynamic Range:
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113dB A-weighted
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Max Level Into 30ohms:
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+0.5dBu, 0.0025% THD+N, 1.16Vpk Power: 45mW
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Max Level Into 60ohms:
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+4.22dBu, 0.0015% THD+N, 1.78Vpk Power: 52mW
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Max Level Into 600ohms:
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+10.1dBu, 0.0018% THD+N, 3.52Vpk Power: 20mW
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1/4” Jack:
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TIP (Left), RING (Right) & SLEEVE (Shield)
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DSP Mixer Roundtrip Latency:
(in to out)
44.1 kHz
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0.594ms
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48.0 kHz
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0.552ms
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88.2 kHz
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0.302ms
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96.0 kHz
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0.281ms
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DAW Playback Latency
@ 32 Sample Buffer for Software Instrument Playback
44.1 kHz
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~2.5ms
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96.0 kHz
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~2ms
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DAW Roundtrip Software Monitoring Latency
@ 32 Sample Buffer (in to out)
44.1 kHz
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5ms
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96.0 kHz
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4.1ms
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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
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24 Analogue
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No. Of Output Channels
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4 Digital
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Connector:
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USB Type-C
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Included Cables:
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1m USB 2.0 Type-C to USB Type-C
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