Audient EVO 16 Audio Interface Review | This Interface Costs HOW MUCH?!
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Audient sent us their new EVO 16 interface to review - are the new features worth it?
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That Glenn Johns isicolies triangle tutorial was the best I've ever seen on the internet. Would be awesome to have vintage footage of Glenn yelling at Keith Moon, "Don't move the fish!!!"
Mark’s microphone positioning shtick was brilliant.
Finally a good review for this interface
Man, I just did some serious repositioning of my speakers, am sitting right at the 38% latitude and this video is the first thing that they play back. And I am stunned. By the bass response. These speakers never had this pure deepness. And now I suspect you of having done some aural trickery to make them seem to sound like this. If the next things I play back through this set sound worse, I need your trick in order to continue living. Just to warn you. And thanks for all the advice you spread. It's because of what you and others have teached me that I can finally be confident I've done the best I could for my ears, neighbours and slightly autistic brain. Glory to you!
My guess it’s Monterey! I’ve had the Evo 16 for over a month now on my M1 Mac mini running Big Sur with Logic Pro and everything works perfect! Download the drivers was a breeze and the smart gain works flawlessly, definitely the operating system is my guess!
This has been my experience too. Works perfectly and sounds solid. I really don't know how they had so many issues
Soooo, you are still making videos :D. And an excellent review it is (Jeez, I missed Mark).
Nice unit, but the bugs and Ryzen issue, as comforting it sounds that the support was very helpful, let's hope they are as helpful when the average John Doe has an issue.
I was just looking at this interface as you uploaded it now
Great to see you guys back! So Mafk has a numis ie multifunctional nobs. You could have solved all of the units problems by letting Flop Cat turn it off and on again.
I having been waiting for PDP to review this kit…..I got the EVO 4 and look forward to moving on to the 16 one day….just have buy the fish first! 😉
I'm stealing the fish and gimp-monkey method for multi-mic phase calibration. That was brilliant.
I have had my EVO 16 since July. I use it with Mac Studio M1 Protools 12, Monterey 12.6. I have recorded two albums with drums, bass, vocals, guitars simultaneously without incident. I did have a problem, which was resolved through replacement recently. The monitor outputs 1 + 2 were outputting at different volumes and eq. Drove me and PMC cuckoo, but I finally tested the EVO and there was the problem. Thanks for the Videos…and the fish! Lol
Evening guys, here we go again
When are you trying again?, I think it would be awesome to see that test with the interface working correctly
I am using since some months an Evo8 on my MacBookPro M1, BigSur. I never had an issue, everything runs smoothly and well. It's my perfect choice for live playing because potentiometer can work independently on two couples of stereo output (one for FOH and one for my personal monitors).
It's a killer feature that it's present only on this board.
If I'd need more channels I would immediately buy Evo16. Quality and price are incredibly attractive.
Hey guyyyyyys!!!!! Nice to see you again!!!! Another great (and funny!) review, as always!
P.S.: On the off chance you use iPads could we see a review on the viability of one for recording/mixing/mastering?
Hello again! For sure! We can look into this
@@PresentDayProduction you rock!!!!
Thanks for this fine review. Hope they’ve fixed the Ryzen problem.
EVO interface are great if they are working. I have EVO4 for about a year now. One big problem i had is that i had to restart interface(unplug cable) everytime i turned on my PC. Support couldn't help me on that issue for over a month (even though they were answering in 4-6 hours) and that issue was in drivers itself(what i was saying to support) it was fixed only 3-4 weeks ago(at least new drivers helped me). Also weird feature like controlling master volume on system mixer(on windows) with interface volume knob, was real pain in the ass, when i needed to work with obs and also stream video/audio from PC. After all that i actually dreamed to return back to my focusrite interface. Based on my experience i think EVO 16 will be usable on PC after year on market, and might have big problems on start.
WHAAAt Guzausk-Swist GS-3a in the background just chilling. I have been researching those the past few weeks. Whoa, Stoked to see what you guys will think of them!
You’re a little mistaken here, it’s actually a sneak peak at one of the models of our own brand of monitors launching soon!
@@PresentDayProduction Very interesting! Stoked to see the them!
wtf?! smartgain sounds like a great idea - your testing experience makes me question buying anything from Audient! but at least an update solved things. whew, i'll look at the ID44 mk2 again... thanks, always enjoy your hilarious shenanigans
May I suggest an idea for a video?:
“How does the interface sound?”
Blind testing different interfaces are pretty difficult right?
Would it be possible to record a 100% identical signal/tone/sound-that doesn't change whatsoever between takes-into a number of different interfaces and then see how much of difference they would do in a nulling test?
Particularly interesting as we today have such amazing quality even in lower price interfaces.
One very common bias people have (including me) is that higher price equals better sound quality.
Not necessary mate! A very high priced converter can have higher noise level and more jitter than a low cost converter. However, the noise level and jitter are most often way off for our ears to actually notice any of the issues.
Conclusion: Can we actually hear the difference between a 400 euro interface from a 5,000 euro interface?
I think most of us would be offended by that question (me included) but do we actually hear what we think we hear?
This is a very good idea, and it’s something that we have tested beforehand privately in our studio, but never made a video on, so maybe in the future we can make a video on it, thanks for the suggestion!
We love our Focusrite Clarett 8PreX as it nulls out in monitoring, so it’s as clear as you can get, and it was £1,000. There are other awesome interfaces for even less money. We can definitely do a video on this!
@@PresentDayProduction Yay, happy to hear. Looking forward.
I have had the idea for some time but it's too much funds to make myself. I only have UAD interfaces and would probably be surprised that the sound difference between different interfaces (brands) would be much less than one might expect.
Not to mention of course, there's more to why we chose a certain interface than just the sound. Specific functionality, ease of use etc.
Although I am not in the market for an interface, this one seems cool.
You guys are hilarious!!
Great review, thanks! Any news on the Ryzen front?
Not that I know of just yet, Audient came down to our studio last week to try out some fixes but we’re still seeing degraded performance
After I faced many problems with my Ryzen and Id14mkii, I threw the Ryzen out of the window, and got an Intel, PEACE since then, been 2years
Do you think you’ll do a follow up using the max inputs with a band at any point? Also, still haven’t seen the vid about using monitors for recording vocals then inverting or whatever the technique is, so you don’t have to use headphones.
I also have a rarely occuring lag, but with Audient iD14 mkII and an older AMD FX-8350 CPU. Didn't have it with Steinberg UR22.
This reminds me a bit of the Roland Studio capture
did you try a different USB cable?? I had similar issues with another interface and changing the USB cable resolved it
Hey, what are those speakers in the background?
Hey where are you headcases gone??...miss you!!
We miss everyone too! We have been SUPER busy working on our PDP studio monitoring system, and we’re done! We’re working on a three-part documentary now, coming really soon!
I only wish it had multichannel support with 8 channel master volume for surround systems or subwoofer integration.
Us too!
brutally honest review
Looks stylish
There must be a short or two in the Glyn Johns bit
Smart move for the interface to double up as a laptop stand. Throw in a smart eq and smart compressor and I’ll be tempted haha. Too many interfaces already
Would love to see you guys review the Arturia AudioFuse Studio. My Clarett 4Pre USB is ok but it does have a few issues working with Win 10 and as well as having far more features the Arturia doesn't seem to have any of the issues that Audient and Antelope seem to have with pc's, support and customer service. The PC issues you described in this video would send me into meltdown and why this is happening in 2022 with supposedly serious bit's of studio kit defeats me. The Arturia is a bit more expensive but maybe that's why it seems to come with no annoying issues? 😎
Audient are coming to our studio tomorrow to investigate for themselves, so that must mean it’s a sizeable issue!
@@PresentDayProduction That's impressive to say the least!
amazing interface, but it still missing the same features as his small brothers evo4 and evo8: auto gain button on the software and a possibility to connect a remote app for musicians to be able to control their monitor volume.
I will take it without those comfort features. They will only make it more expensive
So... what about chaining these?
Could you get 24 channels of autogain. Like would they work properly?
Using the Glyn Johns technique? #dontmovethefish
Did Mark's shouting affect your barnet fright index?
Lololol Came for some information, and ended up not only getting good information, but also found some comedy gold too 😂😂
Thanks for making me laugh today, my friends haha
This was so funny, and also had great information.
Thanks for the laugh, thanks for the information!
“DON’T MOVE THE FISH!!” XD xD
Hi after the firmware update did you try it again on your Ryzen system to see if it now works ok in there too?
Currently still no luck but I’ll post an update in future if it works!
@PresentDayProduction What ended up being the solution to the MacBook Pro being able to see the interface? I'm having the exact same problem. Just got my EVO yesterday and it doesn't work in either of my Mac computers- not my personal computer, or my work computer.
Factory reset it and double check there isn’t a new firmware update available
10 minutes to dl all you personal data : )
I say yay to power buttons. Non negotiable.
I do like the product design though. Also a nice high res and clear GUI in the software. Well done Audient.
You've never played Pacman have you?
That's the cute ghost.
Hello
Please help me to buy a semi pro Interface ,
I now use a pre-amp ( golden age pre 73 )& microphone TLM 102 & and 2i2 for record RAP ; (my line record )
I want to raise my quality one step higher.
In your opinion, between Apollo Twin X ,Apogee duet 3 and RME Babyface Fs ; Which one is suitable for the record?
(They have written for all three at the World Class ,level) Or what is your choice for me?
Thank you 🙏🏻
What are the near fields you have in the background there?
A sneak peak at one of the future models of speaker we will shortly be announcing 👀
@@PresentDayProduction thought that might be the case… interesting to see
How do you like the EVO 16 compared to the id44 MKII?
Sonically, we prefer the iD44
I want the fish!!
Any news about your new monitor?
There may or may not be one of the multiple future models hidden in the background 👀
@@PresentDayProduction yay thank you :)
they look like pmcs aye? cant wait for the reveal
@@PresentDayProduction Knew it
@@PresentDayProduction Cant wait to see the MURK model special #1337
I wish that the F button could be a mute. If I'm getting feedback I don't have a couple seconds to hold down that button I want a kill switch NOW. Dim might be enough, we'll see.
It looks like a car phone from the early 90's
Why not run the viewer through what you had to do to get the interface up an running instead of just glossing over it? Walking the viewer through just a simple overview of what happened could be valuable for others troubleshooting the problem. My guess is you had to enable kernel extensions for the mixer software to work which is a common task with any A/V gear that isn’t using the default MacOS built in drivers. Was that the case?
It was a case of reinstalling and updating the firmware using what I believe was a non-public version to eliminate the issue. It was an extremely rare issue aparrently
It's been years
Honestly, starting off the video with praise of the slim design seems a bit silly when you almost immediately call out the jacks for being too close together vertically. I would think an audio professional would want to discourage favoring style over substance in products like this.
Blimey... sneak one in while we’re not looking, why don’tcha.
So... this interface has an F-in knob, does it..?
Why can you hear the lights humming (have they forgotten the words)?
I’ve had a ‘smart gain’ (auto-level) function (and, coincidently, an ever un-popular one knob personal design, of my own) for ages, on my old Roland Quad-Capture... it’s ‘okay’ but I still prefer to set levels myself.
In reality... the Evo would probably be all one might ever need... and no-one would ever notice... but I’m still holding out for a decent sale on the id44 Mk2, instead (full-fat Audient mic-pres and more robust?).
That 900 yards to the fish measurement was off the ‘scales’.
New-tric or Noi-tric..?
I’m not gonna lie, I had a brain-fart whilst saying “Neutrik” and couldn’t remember how to pronounce it 😂 all those years studying German clearly paid off
@@PresentDayProduction Floppy might’ve put you straight... but it turns out you can’t teach an old cat ‘Neutriks’ either.
😂😂😂😂😂 fantastic!
I literally didn't know anyone used AMD chips anymore.
The evo 16 interface has crap sounding converters compared to my motu I was trying to replace.I had mine out the box for 4 hours before I sent it back to the shop.and the main knob that's does everything is plasticy and will def break.people save up for something with better converters
Did you record some samples to demonstrate the crap converters? A/B comparison? That's what people are looking for on here: solid testing/real world examples. I have a Motu M2 I use all the time for general purpose stuff (love it), and my Evo 16 should be arriving any day. Also own about 6 other interfaces, and just recently sold my PreSonus StudioLive III 32sc and 24r mixers (was overkill for what I need right now, and prices went up, so I got my money back. Lol). I really gotta stop buying stuff...
@@davebrownentertainment7191 na I didn't sorry bro.i have the motu m4.ehen you're evo 16 arrives play a song you're super familiar with.first you'll notice there's less over all head room than the motu.3/4 volume on the motu is almost equal to evo 16 maxed out.then you'll notice the motu top end I'd miles better and that junky knob is terrible. Belive me I'm not being a hater I wanted it to work as I need more io.
Careful letting your hair grow out, Flopcat will mistake you for a hedgehog, and you'll get eaten
Focusrite gear….plug it in, turn it on and Robert is your father’s brother.
but no midi....
Terrible tutorial, totally forgetting your audience, your a high end studio - much harder for the rest of us to get our hands on a gimped up bear.