Audient ASP800

Audient ASP800

ASP800 is an audio powerhouse designed to transform your sessions into world class recordings, making it the perfect addition to your audio interface. ASP800 provides 8 channels of Audient’s renowned console mic preamps, class-leading Burr-Brown converter technology, two JFET D.I’s and two Retro channels with revolutionary tone control. Just plug in your mics, guitars, keyboards and drum machines and you’re ready to go, so get creative and start thinking big!


ASP800 provides you with high performance 118-dB AD converters from Burr Brown, the leaders in converter technology. Quality in the analogue stages of our design comes from years of experience as analogue console designers, and when coupled with outstanding converter technology it enables you to hear audio as it’s supposed to sound. The importance of converters should never be underestimated. Experience audio the Audient way.

Features
    8 x Class-A Audient Console Mic Pres
    2 x Retro Channels with Dual Stage COLOUR Saturation Controls - HMX & IRON
    2 x Discrete JFET Instrument Inputs
    Pristine 118-dB Burr-Brown A-D Converters
    Balanced Analogue Line Outputs
    ADAT Output for Expandability
    Word Clock Input
    All-Metal Enclosure
    Free plugins and software with ARC


Specifications
MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER:

(measured to balanced DB25 analogue outputs)
MIC GAIN:     0 to 70 dB (extra gain stage for more!)
SWITCHABLE PAD:     -15 dB (all channels front panel switchable)
LINE GAIN:     -10 to 60 dB (-25 to 45 dB inc. PAD)
PHANTOM POWER:     48V ±4V @ 10mA / channel
MIC EIN:     < -127.0 dBu
CMRR:     >80 dB @ 100Hz to 2kHz
MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:     +20 dBu (+35 dBu with PAD)
INPUT IMPEDANCE (Mic):     >2k Ω balanced (approx. 2.2k Ω)
INPUT IMPEDANCE (Line):     >8k Ω balanced (approx. 8.6k Ω)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:     ±0.5 dB 10Hz to 100kHz @ min. gain
CROSSTALK:     < -90 dBu 10Hz to 10kHz
THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz):     <0.003% (-90.5 dBu) mostly 3rd harmonic
SNR: >90 dB @ min. gain     >90 dB @ min. gain
XLR COMBI FEMALE:     Pin 2 (Hot), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield)
1/4” TRS JACK:     Tip (Hot), Ring (Cold) & Sleeve (Shield)
DISCRETE JFET D.I:

(measured via microphone preamplifier circuitry)
D.I GAIN:     0 dB unity gain (0 to 70 dB)
MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:     +17 dBu
INPUT IMPEDANCE (D.I):     1Meg Ω unbalanced
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:     ±0.5 dB 10Hz to 50kHz
THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz):     <0.01% (-80 dBu) mostly 2nd & 3rd
SNR:     >85 dB @ min. gain
1/4” TS JACK:     Tip (Hot) & Sleeve (Shield)
BALANCED ANALOGUE LINE OUTPUTS:

(ground sensing compensation scheme)

8-CHANNEL DB25:25-Pin Tascam Format
MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL:     +22 dBu
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:     <200Ω ground sensing
<100Ω unbalanced
A-D CONVERTER:

(measured under AES-17 sans microphone preamplifiers)
CHIPSET:     Burr-Brown PCM4204 24-bit PCM
DIGITAL REFERENCE LEVEL:     Selectable via Rear Panel
0 dBFS = +18 dBu (iD22 Professional)
0 dBFS = +12 dBu (iD14 Prosumer)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:     ±0.1 dB 20Hz to Fs/2 (Nyquist)
CROSSTALK:      <-110 dBFS @ 1kHz & <-90 dBFS @ 10kHz
THD+N @ -1 dBFS (1kHz):     0.0015% (-96.5 dB)
THD+N @ -6 dBFS (1kHz):     0.0009% (-101 dB)
DYNAMIC RANGE:     113.5 dB un-weighted
116.0 dB A-weighted
PEAK LED LINEUP:     -2 dBFS (moves with reference level)
SIGNAL LED LINEUP:     -38 dBFS (moves with reference level)
DIGITAL OUTPUT:
ADAT 8 CHANNEL SMUX:     44.1 to 96.0 kHz
CLOCK:     Internal Crystal or External Source
WORDCLOCK INPUT:     75Ω BNC - switchable 75Ω termination
POWER SUPPLY:
LOW NOISE SHIELDED LINEAR PSU FANLESS, QUIET OPERATION:     CUSTOM TRANSFORMERS
35W Maximum Consumption
INTERNAL D.C POWER RAILS:     ±15V, +48, +30V & +9V
SWITCHABLE MAINS VOLTAGE:     100, 120, 220 or 230Va.c
FUSE:     200mA (UK) or 315mA (US)
Time Delay (T) Slow-Blow Type
WEIGHT:

 

4.5 kg
 
DIMENSIONS:

 

1RU
482mm x 286.5mm x 44mm

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