AUASP4816HER

ASP4816-HERITAGE EDITION

Audient

Audio professionals looking for the mojo of a large-frame console in a small form factor will be thrilled with the Audient ASP4816-HE Heritage Edition, an in-line, fully analog, recording and mixing console that provides everything you'd expect from a large-format recording console, but in a space-friendly footprint. Built from the ground up, the console was designed by David Dearden and features his legendary analog circuitry. The Heritage Edition includes a vintage mix bus processor, John Hardy Op-amps, powerful new additions to the mix bus compressor, and much more. The ASP4816-HE is the perfect centerpiece of any production studio.At a Glance 16 Audient mic preamps40 faders48 inputs at mix16 record buses8 subgroups42 inputs6 aux bus, 2 cue sendsIn-line architecture twin inputs on each channel4 stereo monitor outputsAdvanced monitor control4-band splitable EQStereo VCA mix bus compressorFootswitch for talkback controlVintage Mix Bus processingGain reduction VU meterJohn Hardy 990 Op-ampsBus compression bass expandMonitoring-grade headphone outputThe Heritage Card Retro Iron is engaged with the switches in the master fader section, and when inserted into the mix bus signal path, provides a massive headroom of +28 dBu into 600 ohms at the mix insert send output, perfect for driving a vintage mix bus EQ or Fairchild. You should try engaging the Retro Iron features half-way through a mix to give you a little liftWhen combined, these stages provide a punchy, weighty sound that is not murky or slow, but harmonically exciting and ever-so-slightly gritty. Perfect for adding character to your mixes, where the output transformers provide just the right growl in the lower midrange for guitars.Operating ahead of the discrete amplifiers, there is a powerful and delicately tuned EQ that changes the energy levels delivered to the harmonic output stage to sweeten and tilt the response of the console to the style of music you are working on. This EQ is based upon legendary Baxandall peaking filters with broad curves, using high-quality capacitors and exceedingly smooth, low-distortion modern amplifiers the LM4562.The Mix Bus Add color 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.The introduction of the XFRMR Drive, Low Bump, and High Lift allows you to add weight and life to your mixes. This processing is added to the signal chain before the Mix Bus Insert and the Mix Bus Compressor. Audient recommends adding the XFRMR drive around halfway through the Mixing Process, just after you've got your levels and pans set how you want them. The Low Bump and High Lift are usually best added towards the end of the Mixing Process to add emphasis, but really can be added at any point since they are such wideband EQ changes.When sending audio to the Mix Bus, you'll be sending your audio through a pair of discrete John Hardy 990C+ Op-amps as part of the summing circuit. This provides a number of benefits over the monolithic op-amps you may find on other consoles. Firstly, the noise floor of the Mix Bus with the 990C+ op-amps is vanishingly low, even when summing a large number of channels. Furthermore, the discrete design of the op-amps allows for a lightning-fast transient response, giving you an incredible amount of detail and punch and providing that 3D sound that will bring your mixes to life.Professional In-Line Analog Console Designed to deliver ultralow noise and low distortion with a touch of classic analog warmth, ASP4816-SE 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 60 dB of gain and an incredibly wide bandwidth, ensuring your transient detail is accurately preser