Description
The Audient ASP880 is an audio powerhouse designed with expandability in mind, making it the perfect addition to your audio interface. Upgrade your current setup with 8 channels of Audient’s Console mic preamps, 8 line inputs/outputs, 8 insert points, class-leading converters, and two JFET D.I’s – all in a compact 1RU package.
- 8 x Audient Mic Pres
- 8 x ADC Line Inputs / Insert Points
- 2 x JFET Instrument Inputs
- Digital Outputs ADAT , AES + S/PDIF
Expand via ADAT
More channels, more possibilities
8 more channels
Add professional quality mic pres to your rig by expanding your existing audio interface.
Take on bigger sessions
Confidently take on full band sessions or those projects that were out of reach.
Easily record drums
ASP880 gives you more than enough channels to comfortably take on drum recordings.
Audient Console Mic Pres
The professional sound you deserve
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.
Now that’s quiet
With a noise floor, 30,000 times quieter than the signal level your recordings will be captured with stunning clarity.
60dB Gain Range
Clean, quiet, and punchy.
-10dB Pad
Keep headroom on loud sources.
Polarity Reverse
Make sure everything is in-phase.
ADC Insert Points
Integrate your outboard.
Easily integrate outboard FX such as EQ and compression before the analog to digital converter. Letting you record using your favorite outboard gear.
Class Leading Converters
Clarity where you need it.
Confidently capture your microphones and line-level instruments with ASP880’s class-leading converter technology. By providing the cleanest signal path possible, ASP880 makes sure you capture every nuance, and every detail of your audio, letting you focus on getting the most from your session.
Use as a standalone converter
More than meets the eye.
ASP880 lets you bypass the mic pres and converters in your current interface and achieve the same audio excellence as the top studios.
Using the ADC Inputs, ASP880 can operate as a standalone A-D converter, allowing you to feed the ADC from other sources such as alternative mic pres.
JFET Instrument Input
Plug and Play
As well as offering you 8 channels of Audient mic pre, ASP880 has two harmonically rich JFET D.I inputs. Designed to replicate the input stage of a classic valve amplifier, you can plug your guitar, bass, keyboard, or drum machine straight in and start recording instantly.
Variable Impedance and HPF
Versatile simplicity
Variable Impedance
Variable Impedance enables you to match the impedance of the mic pre to your favorite ribbon mic, letting you retain the punch and frequency response the mic was born with. It also works on your other mics, just more subtly.
Variable High Pass Filters
Take control of your signal with the Variable HPF. Remove unwanted low frequencies, prevent the proximity effect, and tighten up your low end with a range of 25Hz to 250Hz. The result is a clean, ready-to-record signal.
3-Year Limited Warranty
All of our products come with a three-year limited warranty guaranteeing you further protection and peace of mind when you choose Audient.
All Metal Construction
Built to last
ASP880 has been designed to last, its all-metal construction and hand-milled aluminum knobs will stand up to countless late nights in the studio and days on the road. All this in 1RU!
ARC
Create instantly
Bundled with a free suite of creative software including Cubase LE and Cubasis LE for iOS, alongside industry-leading plugins and virtual instruments, you can start recording as soon as you open the box.
FEATURES
- 8 x Audient Console Mic Preamps
- High-Performance Converters
- Variable Input Impedance
- Variable High Pass Filters
- 2 x Discrete JFET Instrument Inputs
- 8 x Insert points
- Digital Outputs – ADAT, AES & S/PDIF
- All-Metal Enclosure
- Free plugins and software with ARC
Microphone preamplifiers:
MIC GAIN:
-10 to +60dB (-10dB Pad)
LINE GAIN:
-16 to +44dB (-10dB Pad)*
PHANTOM POWER:
48v +/-4v @ 10mA/Channel
MIC EIN:
<-127.5dBu
CMRR:
>80dB @ 100 to 10kHz
MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:
+22dBu (+32dBu with Pad)
INPUT IMPEDANCE:
Mic LO: 220Ω Balanced, Mic MED: 1k2Ω Balanced, Mic HI: 2k8Ω Balanced, Line (All Z): >6kΩ Balanced
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
+/-0.5dB 10Hz to 100kHz
CROSSTALK:
<-85dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz
THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz):
0.003% (-90.5dBu)
SNR:
>90dB
HPF:
Sweepable from 25Hz to 250 Hz, 2nd Order (12dB/Octave)
XLR:
Pin 2 (Hot), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield)
1/4” JACK:
TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield)
* Line input level at the combi jacks will be affected by the input impedance switch position, this can be used as a second pad control to adjust line input ranges on all channels.
Discrete JFET D.I (Channels 1 & 2)
D.I GAIN:
-10 to +60 dB (-10dB Pad)
MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:
+16dBu (typical), +22dBu
INPUT IMPEDANCE:
1MegΩ Unbalanced
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
+/-0.5dB 10Hz to 50kHz
THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz):
<0.03% (-70dBu)
SNR:
89dB
1/4” JACK:
TIP (Hot) & SLEEVE (Shield)
Line Outputs (Insert Sends):
MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL:
+27.5dBu
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:
<100Ω Balanced
ADC Line Inputs (Insert Returns):
MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:
+18dBu
DIGITAL REFERENCE LEVEL:
0dBFS = +18dBu
DINPUT IMPEDANCE:
>10kΩ Balanced
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
+/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2
CROSSTALK:
<-80dBu @ 1kHz & 10kHz
THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz):
<0.002% (-94dB)
THD+N @ -6dBFS (1kHz):
<0.002% (-94dB)
DYNAMIC RANGE:
113dB un-weighted, 115dB A-weighted
PEAK LED LINEUP:
+16dBu (-2dBFS)
SIGNAL LED LINEUP:
Variable Brightness from -30dBu to -10dBu (-28dBFS)
Digital i/o:
ADAT 8 CHANNELS SMUX:
44.1 – 96kHz
AES | S/PDIF 8 CHANNELS:
44.1 – 96kHz
CLOCK:
Internal or External
WORLDCLOCK INPUT:
75Ω BNC, Optional 75Ω Termination
Power Supply:
- High stability, low noise internal SMPS
- Fan-less, quiet operation
- Works anywhere in the world without reconfiguring
LINE VOLTAGES:
90 to 264V (a.c)
INTERNAL RAILS:
+/-18VDC, +48VDC & +5VDC
FUSE:
T1A (1Amp Time Delay)
CONSUMPTION:
Maximum 40 Watts
WEIGHT:
4.0kg
