These really are such excellent reviews. I wonder, would it be possible one day to take a slightly different approach to the interface comparison stats and include one or two second-hand models, too? The reason I ask is that I think most people buying an interface look at options within a price range, including both new and second-hand. So for example, I am now looking at the Evo 4 and the Motu M2 new, but also a second-hand ID14 which seems to be around the same price. I don’t know if that’s a workable idea or not...but either way I will continue to be grateful for these vids. Thanks again, Julian.
:)))))))) i know that feeling exactly :). I dissasembled my first radion when I was 1 year old. My father was telling me about it next 20 years :). Thank you Julian for great reviews. I wanted to help my friend with podcasts and in the end I bought myself focusrite 4i4. I recommended my friend 18i8 because of 4 inputs but I wanted somthing which is usb c powered. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Thats what we all should do :)
These are the best reviews I've seen of audio interfaces. I really appreciate the careful measurements vs other reviewers who give impressions or "to my ear" responses
You deserve MILLIONS of subscribers, thank you so much for your amazing work, I'm completely new and all your guides have helping me to make a wiser choice. Thank you.
In addition to all the very helpful measurements this is the best walk through of this device's user interface and hardware features I've ever seen on YT. Thanks so much for all the clarity and information in your videos.
You have best Audio-Interface reviewing platform that I seen this far. Thank you. I would like to see your " Audient iD22 " review. I think I am going to subscribe to your canal.
The low gain is to not having enough power to drive the interface using a usb c to usb a cable when it’s receiving enough power it will reduce the the gain instead of not working
Great review with exactly the right amount of technical and functional depth for an interested consumer to decide on the product. Well done and thanks !!
Great comprehensive/detailed/honest review. Like everyone else I love the " I'm not going to go any fur...okay here’s the inside”, part. LOL. Can always use a good laugh. Thanks for the review.
Very very detailed and informative! It would be a blast if you could do such a video about Latency and also Real Life Performance Latency, such as testing how many plugins can you load on your PC with the specs shared of course. Best regards and Danke schoen!
Thanks for the review. On the point - as always. I really like the design, it‘s clean and simple. If I could make two wishes: EQ (customizable via iOS App) and - perhaps - a metal housing.
You're making such a big progress in intonations and how does your facial expression relate to what you say! Respect to you, I super-like what you're doing.
Thanks for the review. I was a bit struggling to crank up scarlett 2i2 gen 3 interface with my 250 ohms headphone. Will get this evo4 soon. Great video btw.
Julian, great as usual and I'm always learning something new here. One question, how do you measure the max gain of a preamp? Their specs say the EVO4 provides +50db but you got a different result so I'm curious how we can measure ourselves to keep the manufactures honest. Thanks!
Most of Julian Krause's subscribers probably know what I am about to say. Due to age and to life thingies, I had completely forgotten the meaning behind all of the terms used for sound recording. Julian is able to accurately share about the evo 4 while enlightening us to what each of the sound recording terms are expressing of. For this, I am deeply grateful. 🌸
I have been using this wonderful interface for a month now. I have to admit the design of EVO4 screams that they don't really like "physical knobs" in general. (e.g. having only one knob, smart gain, software controls, and the elimination of the need to set the knob while switching between the headphones and the monitors, etc.) I also dropped it by accident from a height of 50cm and the knob detached and also the lid halfly opened. Fortunately nothing got broken but I suggest you handle this little toy with delicacy esp. when everyone is complaining about the plastic.
Also quickly wanted to add that you'd be surprised of how portable it is. I dropped it in my bike bag and it fits easily. While nothing else I have fits there easily xD
I'm looking at the huge peak in the recording at 12:07 and all I can think of is him just screaming really loud for a second before calmly continuing haha. By the way, incredible review, I will definitely be snooping around here some more when I finally have the need for some audio equipment.
superb edit_like always, you're all ways:the stuff...not so good the self mind not controlled opening function, i think it's better to pre-pare the case also if forever quarantine. Better safe...etc
Me too. I saw another review and I don't remember the latency being as low as this review suggests. I didn't think that would change between these interfaces.
Hallo Julian, endlich mal Tests aus Tontechniker (-ingenieur)-Sicht ! Danke ! Könntest du auch immer etwas über die Mic-PreAmps sagen. Besonders interessant wären die Digital-Controlled-Preamps, die verbaut wurden. Danke im Vorab.
Another great review!! i really enjoy watching your videos especially the inside look at the components. Only you pointed out it has an AKM Adc inside, No one else did! Also i have a question i'd like to ask- I only use audio interfaces to connect my guitar and run amp simulation softwares. i don't use microphones- My usage is guitar only. Will there be enough/any difference in tone/sound quality between the Evo 4, Behringer UMC22 and Scarlet 2i2 for just guitar inputs? this is a thing i really need to know before going out and buying audio interfaces. I hope you answer this question. Much love, Have a beutiful day.
I use a Schoeps CMC641 and I usually use the latest interface I bought for the next review. If I had to choose one for personal use, I would go with the Motu M2 :)
I've seen a couple of video from users saying evo interfaces have some electromagnetic interference, I know it has been 3 years from this review but it can be interesting if you could make a test for that.
What about with dynamic mics with 280 ohms? I have the gain set to 3 o'clock and I'm not certain if what I'm hearing is preamp or environmental noise. I'm thinking of getting that Klark Teknik mic activator rather than a fethead or a cloudlifter in hopes of reducing preamp noise even further but not quite sure if I should.
Sweetwater products are what a professional songwriter like myself needs. Keeping my guitar picking fingers crossed. Sure would love to win this product!!!
Julian's reviews are some of the most helpful ones around. Great work. I am wondering if I need a #Fetlifter for video conferencing with a Procaster or if I can simply push the gain in Windows' volume settings if the signal is too low.
While you're reviewing an interface, I have a philosophical question if you don't mind. I've been in IT for over 35 years, specifically enterprise software. When it comes to audio recording something that I consider mission critical, with guests who I want the best percentage chance of getting a decent recording without things going wrong, I much more prefer a field recorder, whose main function in life is to record and give me digital audio files. I've seen Windows and apps do weird things with audio drivers, depending settings and how the interface is connected etc, including with Thuderbolt. So do you share the same philosophy for mission critical audio recordings, or do you feel just as confident doing such work nothing more than an connection to a computer with drivers and DAW? You're a top guy out here on audio, and I'd love your view.
Hey since apparently you didn't get a reply... i'm in no way qualified, but i have a couple thoughts on the subject, not as an audio person, but as a general engineering philosophy. Failure is always an option. Field recorders sometimes corrupt SD-Cards, or the card itself malfunctions. If you have to take it out and put it into a reader, you damage it a little bit every time. I was just reminded of this fact when i took an SD-Card out of my 3D printer the other day and it pretty much fell apart in my hands - and in this case there was no data loss, but in other cases there can be. And the software in the field recorder is also probably not perfect, by all reason it was developed by an overworked person in a rush and also contains way too much unnecessary third party code that was sloppily ported with a good amount of search-and-replace and nobody validated for real. I have personally not seen an audio recorder corrupt an SD-Card, but i have seen photo and video cameras do that quite a bit. But at least with a dedicated recorder you don't have the risk of USB devices falling off, which is always nice. Cables and connectors are always a potential pest. I think it's possible to have more or less enough trust in a particular PC, particular set of cables that do not end up being jostled too much, and particular software, that you can work comfortably with it, but you must also always be prepared to apologise and re-record, and i think people have understanding for issues as long as they aren't too pervasive. And to me there's really little connection between software complexity and how robust you can expect it to be at one given task, there is obviously some correlation, but it happens that a more widely tested software is better than a simpler one, where the underlying infrastructure of the software benefits from being quality assurance tested against numerous features even if you end up using only one feature. If failure is for some reason unacceptable, you MUST have a redundant independent setup. At least two separate microphones, two separate recording devices, one of them connected to mains, other on battery power, etc, and two of everything might not even be enough depending on the degree of mission criticalness. It also probably requires more than one operator, because any given person will act like a total imbecile at least one time in their lives, and it might just be the time when it's the most important.
Thanks for creating these Julian, if you have access to an Audient iD4 (saw it popping up in one of your videos) it would be great if you can do an entire vid about that one as well 👍
the dac are a little bit better on the audient evo 4 but the motu m2 headphone amp are better at powering lower headphone impedance if you're going with the audient get an external headphone amp with it
Nice presentaion! But better if you demonstrate the sound quality with different microphones and settings because people like me want to see the sound quality it produces before buying.
Congratulations for one more video, I would like to ask you if it is possible to make a comparison between a regular audio interface and a pedal, that also works as a audio interface for example Zoom b3, Boss GT1, etc.. It can be really interesting to see if there is a big difference between this 2 products. Thanks in advance
Thanks for the video! It would be great if you could review the M-Audio Air 192|6! It would really help me decide which interface to buy (between it, Scarlett 2i2, and Motu M2)
Great review! At the edge of buying this. One question: you stated that the headphone ideally have 8x (150 Ω) the impedance of the amp, but in the Evo “start recording bundle”, the bundled headphone (SR2000) has an impedance of merely 32 Ω. Do you consider that a mistake (aka. Audient cheaped out) or would I be just fine using my UE 900 to do zero-latency monitoring (30 Ω. Yes weird choice but I love this earphones!) thanks!
Hi Julian, many thanks for your thorough and accurate reviews. I was considering the purchase of a new USB audio interface, and comparing this Audient EVO4 with the Audient iD14 I notice that they have similar technical characteristics despite having significant differences in the approach of use and ... in price. But (since I've never used them), what would you advise me by evaluating exclusively the audio quality? I hope you can give me your opinion to help me in the choice. Thank you. Hi.
I bought one and I like it. I would have more gain for the inputs, 2 instrument inputs. And i would like the evo dont reset everytime you restart ur PC.
Great review! I was thinking of bying the Evo 4 and a sE V7x dynamic for, believe it or not, voice over/acting + possible podcast use. Yes, I know that a big diaphragm condencer is the industry standard (for voice acting at least) but I have a moderatly treated environment at best. I plan on improving it and getting a condencer in the future. Question to you sir: Do you think that the Evo 4 is capable to record everything from whispers up on a sE V7x dynamic? The amp power is my only real concerne on the Evo 4. Motu m2 would be good but it costs ~ 80€ more. The m audio air would be the "dynamic king" but it lacks some features. Thank you! Best regards, a audio noob who has watched waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many videos on this topic in the last 72 houres..! XD
Hi Julian I really enjoy your tech audio interface videos. i have a Behringer UMC 204HD which has a lot of features for the price. I love the Midas preamps which is probably more important than dynamic range. Would be nice if you can compare it to the UMC 202HD to see how the specs compare..
Another great video mate , could you help me with one advice please ? Building a home studio , mainly to record acoustic guitars , in your opinion which one has the better quality sound ? Scarlet 2i2 3th generation U-Phoria 204 behringer Or komplete áudio 2 , thank you , I am really undecided
Julian, I think there's something I don't understand about what you said when comparing to the listed specs. The specs say the mic gain is up to 58 dB and you said the maximum system gain is 41.4 dBFS. How are these different and how do they relate to one another? I think I just don't know the definitions of each term/concept. Thanks!
Thank you Julian for another excellent video review! I have a question: for a simple live streaming setup (with 2 XLR mics) on a budget, what would you go for: this EVO 4 audio interface, the MOTU M2, the Behringer QX1002USB or the Yamaha AG06? We are torn apart between having excellent pre amps vs. more customisation (EQ levels and compressor)... thanks in advance! 😀
I ended up with both the Evo4 and Motu M2, and the Evo recordings at the same recorded mic dB levels are cleaner with less noise (with a dynamic mic with -54 sensitivity). Of course the Evo requires a “higher” gain setting due to it providing less gain than the M2.
Would be interesting to see a review of Tascam 102i. Decent price, great features, looks super sturdy. However, it did not received any attention. Possibly a sleeper interface?
Another great video Julian. Could you please tell us what mic you use to record your videos and where it is placed? I don’t see a lav mic, and yet your voice audio quality is superb with no room noise as if you’re speaking directly into a mic. Thanks in advance!
Hey, I use a Schoeps CMC641 just out of frame above me. The main reason the sound is that good, is because the mic is only a foot away from my mouth and my room is treated as well. Cheers!
“I’m not going to go any fur...okay here’s the inside”
That was my favorite part! And I’m with Andrei. Love both of your channels.
That was brilliant. Thanks for all your hard work...and the laugh-out-loud moment in this video.
Lol!! Couldn’t resist
These really are such excellent reviews. I wonder, would it be possible one day to take a slightly different approach to the interface comparison stats and include one or two second-hand models, too? The reason I ask is that I think most people buying an interface look at options within a price range, including both new and second-hand. So for example, I am now looking at the Evo 4 and the Motu M2 new, but also a second-hand ID14 which seems to be around the same price. I don’t know if that’s a workable idea or not...but either way I will continue to be grateful for these vids. Thanks again, Julian.
:)))))))) i know that feeling exactly :). I dissasembled my first radion when I was 1 year old. My father was telling me about it next 20 years :). Thank you Julian for great reviews. I wanted to help my friend with podcasts and in the end I bought myself focusrite 4i4. I recommended my friend 18i8 because of 4 inputs but I wanted somthing which is usb c powered. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Thats what we all should do :)
These are the best reviews I've seen of audio interfaces. I really appreciate the careful measurements vs other reviewers who give impressions or "to my ear" responses
You deserve MILLIONS of subscribers, thank you so much for your amazing work, I'm completely new and all your guides have helping me to make a wiser choice. Thank you.
Wow, I watch a lot of reviews and this was honestly one of the best I've seen. Full in-depth and also entertaining. Good job
In addition to all the very helpful measurements this is the best walk through of this device's user interface and hardware features I've ever seen on YT. Thanks so much for all the clarity and information in your videos.
I had questions. Now I do not. Best sort of review.
Thanks to your review I now have an EVO 4 on my desk. I am really digging the knob.
Thank you for mentioning the AD/DA converter model!!!
I wish this was always the case in interface reviews.
Fantastic review. Extremely organized and to the point. Thank you for your hard work.
An benchmark among how people should make reviews on UA-cam! Excellent!
... excellent signal to noise ratio! :D
You have best Audio-Interface reviewing platform that I seen this far. Thank you. I would like to see your " Audient iD22 " review. I think I am going to subscribe to your canal.
Audient iD22 is very good Ai..
Excellent info! Thank you, Julian!
Me not knowing what I'm talking about, but having watched the last videos: 41.4 dBFS, that's way too low, we want at least 50 dBFS
The low gain is to not having enough power to drive the interface using a usb c to usb a cable when it’s receiving enough power it will reduce the the gain instead of not working
I mean when it’s not receiving enough power
Excellent review with hard data....Outstanding !
Great review with exactly the right amount of technical and functional depth for an interested consumer to decide on the product. Well done and thanks !!
Thankyou for doing this, i was waiting for it!
Dankeschön, Julian! Excellent video! Cheers from the U.S. 💛😎
Please do the new Audient EVO 16 as soon as possible to see if they have improved or regressed since the EVO 4 :-)
One of the best reviewers out there. Keep it up!
Julian, your videos are awesome!
Thank you Eldest !!!
Very helpful and certainly the look on the inside and it’s shielding was important for me. Thanks Julian.
Great comprehensive/detailed/honest review. Like everyone else I love the " I'm not going to go any fur...okay here’s the inside”, part. LOL. Can always use a good laugh. Thanks for the review.
I would like to see a review of the other Audient interfaces like the iD4 or iD14. Also your reviews and videos are very good, best in class!
Build quality aside, it seems very competitive with similarly priced audio interfaces. The small form factor is a bonus too in my opinion.
Very very detailed and informative! It would be a blast if you could do such a video about Latency and also Real Life Performance Latency, such as testing how many plugins can you load on your PC with the specs shared of course.
Best regards and Danke schoen!
Please make video on Audient Id4. Like This..(By The Way Love From India)
Seconded! Audient id4 please!
M-audio air 192/6 or evo 4?
Julian is the Best Audio Interface tester of youtube : Great details as needed !
3:31 nice. another awesome video. thanks JK!
Watching this want to say thank you cause I am planning to get this and does sound very promising 😀
I agree. This might just be the best review i've seen ever
Thanks for the review. On the point - as always. I really like the design, it‘s clean and simple. If I could make two wishes: EQ (customizable via iOS App) and - perhaps - a metal housing.
Thanks man. You make the best reviews! :D
You're making such a big progress in intonations and how does your facial expression relate to what you say! Respect to you, I super-like what you're doing.
Thank you buddy for this video. Well Done!
Excellent review with some depth of technical detail, may thanks !
Thanks for the review. I was a bit struggling to crank up scarlett 2i2 gen 3 interface with my 250 ohms headphone. Will get this evo4 soon. Great video btw.
your reviews are amazing. thanks.
Nicely done. Excellent, high quality info, as usual.
Julian, great as usual and I'm always learning something new here. One question, how do you measure the max gain of a preamp? Their specs say the EVO4 provides +50db but you got a different result so I'm curious how we can measure ourselves to keep the manufactures honest. Thanks!
Most of Julian Krause's subscribers probably know what I am about to say. Due to age and to life thingies, I had completely forgotten the meaning behind all of the terms used for sound recording. Julian is able to accurately share about the evo 4 while enlightening us to what each of the sound recording terms are expressing of. For this, I am deeply grateful. 🌸
Thank you for the nice words!!!
Thanks for the vid actually learned a few things
What a great review. Thanks!
and again awesome video. Love to see more!
EVO or ID4? - similar price, it would be good to have your comments and a comparison. Excellent, clear information Julian.
fantastic review thank you Julian
I have been using this wonderful interface for a month now. I have to admit the design of EVO4 screams that they don't really like "physical knobs" in general. (e.g. having only one knob, smart gain, software controls, and the elimination of the need to set the knob while switching between the headphones and the monitors, etc.)
I also dropped it by accident from a height of 50cm and the knob detached and also the lid halfly opened. Fortunately nothing got broken but I suggest you handle this little toy with delicacy esp. when everyone is complaining about the plastic.
Also quickly wanted to add that you'd be surprised of how portable it is. I dropped it in my bike bag and it fits easily. While nothing else I have fits there easily xD
OK! This, plus the headphone-"shootout" made my decision - and IT SOUNDS GREAT, not only in theory! Never expected not to miss my Saffire24. Danke!
Julian you have the best podcast on tech
I'm looking at the huge peak in the recording at 12:07 and all I can think of is him just screaming really loud for a second before calmly continuing haha. By the way, incredible review, I will definitely be snooping around here some more when I finally have the need for some audio equipment.
Thank you for the video!
Smart gain should be like a vocal rider. As it's implemented, it's more a gain helper than a smart gain ;)
superb
edit_like always, you're all ways:the stuff...not so good the self mind not controlled opening function, i think it's better to pre-pare the case also if forever quarantine. Better safe...etc
I'm curious to see the EVO 16 tested, to see if it's identical or if there are any differences, especially in the latency department.
Me too. I saw another review and I don't remember the latency being as low as this review suggests. I didn't think that would change between these interfaces.
Hallo Julian, endlich mal Tests aus Tontechniker (-ingenieur)-Sicht ! Danke ! Könntest du auch immer etwas über die Mic-PreAmps sagen. Besonders interessant wären die Digital-Controlled-Preamps, die verbaut wurden. Danke im Vorab.
Höchst interessant. Vielen Dank Julian, für Deinen wichtigen Betrag. Vielleicht ziehe ich dieses Interface gegenüber das Focusrite Scarlett vor. 🤔
This product looks like a real winner
Yes! finally got this review😁 yeahh!!!
Thanks, great reviews!
Great video! Thank you
Awesome content!
Hello 😊 Can you make an advanced review of Audient ID44 and Arturia AudioFuse and compare them?
Thanks
Another great review!! i really enjoy watching your videos especially the inside look at the components. Only you pointed out it has an AKM Adc inside, No one else did!
Also i have a question i'd like to ask- I only use audio interfaces to connect my guitar and run amp simulation softwares. i don't use microphones- My usage is guitar only.
Will there be enough/any difference in tone/sound quality between the Evo 4, Behringer UMC22 and Scarlet 2i2 for just guitar inputs? this is a thing i really need to know before going out and buying audio interfaces. I hope you answer this question.
Much love, Have a beutiful day.
greatttt review, great accent, thank you
Please do a full comparison table for the inputs and the main outputs (like the headphone outputs) please......!!!!
Killer review. What’s Mic and Audio interface do you personally use
I use a Schoeps CMC641 and I usually use the latest interface I bought for the next review. If I had to choose one for personal use, I would go with the Motu M2 :)
Julian Krause Thanks Bruv
I've seen a couple of video from users saying evo interfaces have some electromagnetic interference, I know it has been 3 years from this review but it can be interesting if you could make a test for that.
What about with dynamic mics with 280 ohms? I have the gain set to 3 o'clock and I'm not certain if what I'm hearing is preamp or environmental noise.
I'm thinking of getting that Klark Teknik mic activator rather than a fethead or a cloudlifter in hopes of reducing preamp noise even further but not quite sure if I should.
Waiting for headphone amp video , according to that ,I am going to buy audio interface
Sweetwater products are what a professional songwriter like myself needs. Keeping my guitar picking fingers crossed. Sure would love to win this product!!!
Julian's reviews are some of the most helpful ones around. Great work. I am wondering if I need a #Fetlifter for video conferencing with a Procaster or if I can simply push the gain in Windows' volume settings if the signal is too low.
Thank you Julian.
While you're reviewing an interface, I have a philosophical question if you don't mind. I've been in IT for over 35 years, specifically enterprise software. When it comes to audio recording something that I consider mission critical, with guests who I want the best percentage chance of getting a decent recording without things going wrong, I much more prefer a field recorder, whose main function in life is to record and give me digital audio files. I've seen Windows and apps do weird things with audio drivers, depending settings and how the interface is connected etc, including with Thuderbolt. So do you share the same philosophy for mission critical audio recordings, or do you feel just as confident doing such work nothing more than an connection to a computer with drivers and DAW? You're a top guy out here on audio, and I'd love your view.
Hey since apparently you didn't get a reply... i'm in no way qualified, but i have a couple thoughts on the subject, not as an audio person, but as a general engineering philosophy. Failure is always an option. Field recorders sometimes corrupt SD-Cards, or the card itself malfunctions. If you have to take it out and put it into a reader, you damage it a little bit every time. I was just reminded of this fact when i took an SD-Card out of my 3D printer the other day and it pretty much fell apart in my hands - and in this case there was no data loss, but in other cases there can be. And the software in the field recorder is also probably not perfect, by all reason it was developed by an overworked person in a rush and also contains way too much unnecessary third party code that was sloppily ported with a good amount of search-and-replace and nobody validated for real. I have personally not seen an audio recorder corrupt an SD-Card, but i have seen photo and video cameras do that quite a bit.
But at least with a dedicated recorder you don't have the risk of USB devices falling off, which is always nice. Cables and connectors are always a potential pest.
I think it's possible to have more or less enough trust in a particular PC, particular set of cables that do not end up being jostled too much, and particular software, that you can work comfortably with it, but you must also always be prepared to apologise and re-record, and i think people have understanding for issues as long as they aren't too pervasive. And to me there's really little connection between software complexity and how robust you can expect it to be at one given task, there is obviously some correlation, but it happens that a more widely tested software is better than a simpler one, where the underlying infrastructure of the software benefits from being quality assurance tested against numerous features even if you end up using only one feature. If failure is for some reason unacceptable, you MUST have a redundant independent setup. At least two separate microphones, two separate recording devices, one of them connected to mains, other on battery power, etc, and two of everything might not even be enough depending on the degree of mission criticalness. It also probably requires more than one operator, because any given person will act like a total imbecile at least one time in their lives, and it might just be the time when it's the most important.
Love your work. Would like to see you review the Rode AI-1 which has amazingly low noise. If love to see how it compares to your other interfaces
Thanks for creating these Julian, if you have access to an Audient iD4 (saw it popping up in one of your videos) it would be great if you can do an entire vid about that one as well 👍
What about the M-Audio Air 192|4, will you do a review?
Great video! Btw, how are the DACs compared to MOTU M2's?
I had the same question!! :)
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the dac are a little bit better on the audient evo 4 but the motu m2 headphone amp are better at powering lower headphone impedance if you're going with the audient get an external headphone amp with it
Also if you have a mid impedance headphone your fine higher will give you less low end
My interface Audient Evo 4 coming tomorrow.
Nice presentaion! But better if you demonstrate the sound quality with different microphones and settings because people like me want to see the sound quality it produces before buying.
Congratulations for one more video, I would like to ask you if it is possible to make a comparison between a regular audio interface and a pedal, that also works as a audio interface for example Zoom b3, Boss GT1, etc.. It can be really interesting to see if there is a big difference between this 2 products. Thanks in advance
This a great unit for my system
Thanks for the video! It would be great if you could review the M-Audio Air 192|6! It would really help me decide which interface to buy (between it, Scarlett 2i2, and Motu M2)
Great review! At the edge of buying this. One question: you stated that the headphone ideally have 8x (150 Ω) the impedance of the amp, but in the Evo “start recording bundle”, the bundled headphone (SR2000) has an impedance of merely 32 Ω. Do you consider that a mistake (aka. Audient cheaped out) or would I be just fine using my UE 900 to do zero-latency monitoring (30 Ω. Yes weird choice but I love this earphones!) thanks!
Hi Julian, many thanks for your thorough and accurate reviews. I was considering the purchase of a new USB audio interface, and comparing this Audient EVO4 with the Audient iD14 I notice that they have similar technical characteristics despite having significant differences in the approach of use and ... in price.
But (since I've never used them), what would you advise me by evaluating exclusively the audio quality?
I hope you can give me your opinion to help me in the choice.
Thank you. Hi.
I bought one and I like it. I would have more gain for the inputs, 2 instrument inputs. And i would like the evo dont reset everytime you restart ur PC.
Great review! I was thinking of bying the Evo 4 and a sE V7x dynamic for, believe it or not, voice over/acting + possible podcast use. Yes, I know that a big diaphragm condencer is the industry standard (for voice acting at least) but I have a moderatly treated environment at best. I plan on improving it and getting a condencer in the future. Question to you sir: Do you think that the Evo 4 is capable to record everything from whispers up on a sE V7x dynamic? The amp power is my only real concerne on the Evo 4. Motu m2 would be good but it costs ~ 80€ more. The m audio air would be the "dynamic king" but it lacks some features. Thank you! Best regards, a audio noob who has watched waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many videos on this topic in the last 72 houres..! XD
Wonder if you'll be reviewing the just released evo 16, going for $500...
man... now I am nitpicking between EVO4 and ID4. Ahahaha, great review Julian.
Hi Julian I really enjoy your tech audio interface videos. i have a Behringer UMC 204HD which has a lot of features for the price. I love the Midas preamps which is probably more important than dynamic range. Would be nice if you can compare it to the UMC 202HD to see how the specs compare..
Thank you for review ...
I was waiting for your review
Another great video mate , could you help me with one advice please ? Building a home studio , mainly to record acoustic guitars , in your opinion which one has the better quality sound ? Scarlet 2i2 3th generation U-Phoria 204 behringer Or komplete áudio 2 , thank you , I am really undecided
Julian do you suggest Komplete Audio2 or Audient EVO4?
Julian, I think there's something I don't understand about what you said when comparing to the listed specs. The specs say the mic gain is up to 58 dB and you said the maximum system gain is 41.4 dBFS. How are these different and how do they relate to one another? I think I just don't know the definitions of each term/concept. Thanks!
Thank you Julian for another excellent video review! I have a question: for a simple live streaming setup (with 2 XLR mics) on a budget, what would you go for: this EVO 4 audio interface, the MOTU M2, the Behringer QX1002USB or the Yamaha AG06? We are torn apart between having excellent pre amps vs. more customisation (EQ levels and compressor)... thanks in advance! 😀
I’m also thinking about either the evo 4 or the motu 2, thus +1 on the question
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I ended up with both the Evo4 and Motu M2, and the Evo recordings at the same recorded mic dB levels are cleaner with less noise (with a dynamic mic with -54 sensitivity). Of course the Evo requires a “higher” gain setting due to it providing less gain than the M2.
Would be interesting to see a review of Tascam 102i. Decent price, great features, looks super sturdy. However, it did not received any attention. Possibly a sleeper interface?
Great review thanks? What are your thoughts on the Evo 16 in terms of preamps and digital converters... are they pro audio quality?
Hi, Great comparison as usual!!
I'm trying to choose between my old Resident Audio T4, and a new Evo 4. Do you have any recomendation?? Thanks!
hey, could we get a review of the Klark Teknik Mic Booster CT 1? Keep up the great vids!
Another great video Julian. Could you please tell us what mic you use to record your videos and where it is placed? I don’t see a lav mic, and yet your voice audio quality is superb with no room noise as if you’re speaking directly into a mic. Thanks in advance!
Hey, I use a Schoeps CMC641 just out of frame above me. The main reason the sound is that good, is because the mic is only a foot away from my mouth and my room is treated as well. Cheers!
Julian Krause Thanks! Having a treated room certainly makes a huge difference. Thanks for the info, I’ve learned so much from your videos.
Audient just dropped the Evo 16 👀
I do not do any recordings. Is this interface good for reproducing music and playing games? Is the headphone output good for the sennheiser hd 560s?