Audient ASP4816-HE Inline 16 Ch/16 Buss Recording Console
Description
The ASP4816-HE offers everything the Standard Edition has but with a few more tricks up its sleeve in the form of Vintage Mix Bus Processing, John Hardy Op Amps on the mix bus output, powerful new additions to the mix bus compressor and so much more.
The Heritage Edition is an in-line, fully analogue recording and mixing console providing everything you’d expect from a large format recording console but in a space-friendly footprint. Designed from the ground up by David Dearden and featuring his legendary analog circuitry, the ASP4816-HE is the perfect centrepiece for production studios.
Key Features:
- 16 x Audient Mic Preamps
- 40 Faders
- 48 Inputs at mix
- 16 x Record Buses
- 42 x Inputs
- 8 x Subgroups
- 6 x Auxes, 2 x Cue Sends
- In-line Architecture – twin inputs on each channel
- 4 x Stereo Monitor Outputs
- Advanced Monitor Control
- 4 Band Splittable EQ
- Stereo VCA Mix Bus Compressor
- Vintage Mix Bus Processing
- Gain Reduction VU Meter
- Footswitch for Talkback Control
- John Hardy 990 Opamps
- Bus Compression Bass Expand
- Monitoring Grade Headphone Output
Designed to deliver ultra-low noise and low distortion with a touch of classic analogue warmth, ASP4816-HE’s 16 discrete hybrid Class-A preamps are ready to handle any microphone, instrument or source you can throw at it.
With a flexible topology offering up to 60dB of gain and an incredibly wide bandwidth ensuring your transient detail is accurately preserved in stunning resolution, the Audient preamp gives you a versatile and flexible solution ready for any session.
How does it sound?
The Audient mic pre is a high grade hybrid discrete and op amp design that delivers a clean, accurate and detailed translation of your source. With a noise floor 30,000 times quieter than the signal level your recordings will be captured with stunning clarity.
VCA Bus Compressor:
Often likened to classic analogue boards from the 80s, the Audient mix bus compressor does far more than just control levels, it adds weight, depth and warmth to your mix as well as helping to glue your production together for a more polished result.
Vintage Mix Bus Processing:
Add colour and shape your mixes with the Vintage Mix Bus Processor. A discrete transformer drive produces a weighty, harmonically exciting and ever-so-slightly gritty sound, letting you add character to your mixes. Whilst a Low Bump and High Lift EQ let you shape the response of the console to the style of music you are working on.
4-Band Audient EQ:
The massively flexible Dearden designed EQ offers two fully parametric bands that span from 40Hz to 20kHz, are adjustable from -15db to + 15dB and offer an adjustable Q control. These are flanked by low and high shelving EQ bands with the ability to engage the ‘Air’ button for that often needed finishing sheen.
Splittable EQ:
The EQ can also be split across both the short and long faders, meaning you can EQ both your mic inputs and DAW returns at the same time, making it incredibly easy to start building your mix from the moment you start recording.
I/O:
The ASP4816-HE features an astounding amount of connectivity for such a compact frame size. With 48 channels, over 40 insert points, 8 sends and 8 groups available on mixdown the ASP4816-HE will handle the most comprehensive of mixing and tracking tasks.