- Audient Audio ASP800 – 8 Channel Microphone Preamplifier with HMX & Iron
- Power Cord
- Limited 1-Year Warranty
About the Audient Audio ASP800 – 8 Channel Microphone Preamplifier with HMX & Iron
Designed for professional recording studios that require expandability, the Audient ASP800 is an 8-channel Class-A microphone preamplifier and audio interface. The single 1 RU 19″ rackmountable all-metal enclosure provides eight channels of preamps from the company’s renowned consoles designed by David Dearden, along with 118 dB A to D converters from Burr Brown.
The unit also features two JFET DI inputs as well as two channels that incorporate the company’s HMX – MOSFET drive and IRON – Magnetic Transformer Drive color controls to add retro character to your guitars, keyboards, and drum machines.
The front panel of the unit features two 1/8″ (6.35 mm) DI inputs with a dedicated hand-milled knob for gain, MOSFET drive, and magnetic drive. An array of back-lit LED buttons allows you to switch +48V phantom power, reverse the phase 180°, engage a pad, engage the HMX MOSFET drive color control, and engage the IRON magnetic drive color control. The remaining six channels feature dedicated gain, +48V phantom power, and pad controls. A separate button allows you to lock the sampling rate of the unit at 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz.
The rear panel of the unit features eight locking balanced XLR/TRS Combo jacks, as well as ADAT SMUX Optical Outputs (1-4 and 5-8, or 1-8 on both <48 kHz), a BNC wordclock input, a wordclock termination button (75 ohms), and a 0 dBFS calibration button for matching to an interface (+18 dBu to match the iD22 and +12 dBu to match iD14). A D-Sub connector provides line outputs 1-8.
Specifications:
8 x Class-A Audient Console Mic Pres
2 x Retro Channels with Dual Stage COLOUR Saturation Controls – HMX & IRON
2 x Discrete JFET Instrument Inputs
Pristine 118-dB Burr-Brown A-D Converters
Balanced Analogue Line Outputs
ADAT Output for Expandability
Word Clock Input
All-Metal Enclosure
Free plugins and software with ARC
Key Features & Specifications for the Audient Audio ASP800 – 8 Channel Microphone Preamplifier with HMX & Iron:
- MIC PRES: Uses Class-A mic preamplifier design developed and optimized by legend David Dearden over the course of 18 years
- RETRO CHANNELS: Adds harmonics to signal for creating tones most often associated with 1960’s tube designs and the coveted transformer zing of British audio from the 1970s
- HMX MOSFET DRIVE: Produces asymmetrical harmonic distortion giving you the option to add richness and body to the pristine tone of the mic preamp
- IRON MAGNETIC TRANSFORMER DRIVE: Uses a custom British transformer with a high-voltage MOSFET drive network designed to recreate the signature of a 1970’s recording with one control that simultaneously alters drive impedance, bass response, high-frequency damping, phase shift, magnetic saturation, and transient shaping to add sparkle and growl to the signal
- PLUG AND PLAY: As well as eight channels of mic pres, the unit features two harmonically rich JFET DI inputs to replicate the input stage of a classic valve amplifier
- BUILT TO LAST: Features hand-milled aluminum knobs and an all-metal enclosure
