Happily, though, the ADAT optical input is retained, allowing the iD14’s input quotient to be expanded by up to eight additional channels for larger sessions. On the output front, the headphone socket has likewise migrated to the front of the unit, but the optical output is gone, and the iD14 boasts only a single pair of line outputs on quarter-inch jacks to the iD22’s two pairs. There are still two mic/line inputs on combi XLR/jack sockets, while the alternative front-panel instrument socket for input 1 has simply moved to the front, but the insert send and return are gone. The metal-cased iD14 is built to the same high standards as the iD22, but is smaller, and has fewer physical inputs and outputs. Audient clearly had a hit on their hands with the iD22, but not everyone needs features such as insert points or alternate speaker outputs, and with these users in mind, Audient have created the streamlined iD14, a smaller desktop unit based around the same core functionality.
The iD22’s capabilities were fully explored by Barry Watson in a very favourable January 2014 Sound On Sound review. We hope this will help anyone who cannot decide which one of these excellent interfaces to go for.Audient’s new interface aims to keep the quality of its predecessor whilst streamlining the features and cutting the price.Īudient’s first foray into the world of computer audio interfaces was the iD22, a smart and deceptively powerful desktop device that combined dual mic preamps with balanced insert points, monitor control functionality and ADAT-format digital expansion.
So we are going to try and clarify what they are. With the release of the new Audient iD14 there has been some confusion about what the similarities and differences between the new iD14 and the established iD22 interfaces.
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