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Have doubts about other audio interface options? This one may be for you.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018

After debating what audio interface to get for the longest time I stumbled upon this device through a web article. I'm glad to say that I spent a little more because it works exactly how it should. It's whisper quiet when recording (There's no hiss even with the gain way up) and it's easy to use. I'm using a RODE NT1 mic along with a Mogami cable hooked up to this device. It results in a very quiet recording with low noise floor. Something to note is that the green power indicator will always remain on even when the pc is powered down since it's still receiving power from the usb via the psu, so it'll keep your volume settings intact on the device. I appreciate the XLR jack being on the back of the device. The device does make a click noise whenever the computer is booted up and when the sample rate is set, so don't be alarmed even though it doesn't sound too assuring.

Now the issue that I do have is it can be quite finicky with Windows (I have 7 and am assuming operation is flawless with a Mac since no drivers are required) I find that Windows doesn't detect the device when it's re- plugged in or loses power in any way. (Say if there's a power outage or if you unplug it for the road or whatever and plug back in) The device won't show up in the sound panel and the driver software won't allow me to access any settings either. I suspect that other intensive power hungry usb devices may actually prevent the interface from properly installing and being detected ( I have a 12 foot usb cable with a hub at the end with devices attached to that) and when I remove that cable and power up the pc the device miraculously installs/gets detected and the app works. I can't really say if any of these issues will happen to you (It could just be my aging computer) and it may just operate flawlessly on your system.

It's important to note that the app doesn't actually do anything when you click on it; you need to go down in the task bar and right click the icon to access the different settings. I find this to be unorthodox, especially for first time users who may think the app isn't working correctly.

I was honestly too afraid to buy the ever popular Focusrite audio interface because of the unusually numerous amount of negative reviews (and the XLR jack is on the front which is not favorable in my placement of the device). I'm glad I found this one as it's well built and very high quality. Despite the windows/usb detection issue I'm not going to knock the rating down, as I don't know whether it's the driver software or windows/usb connection issues.

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Jason Lynch

Good product, but didn’t last long after warranty

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2019

This was a great product for about a year. After a year of use, the mic input stopped working on my device. It was ever more interesting considering I rarely used XLR on the device, and would typically plug my 1/4” into the front of the device, which shows it’s not wear and tear. I was warned interfaces can be delicate so I’ve taken extra careful care of it. About 3 months after that, my monitor outputs starting going haywire, only producing half the sound to the right side all of a sudden, even after switching monitors and cables and everything, no matter what I swap around I get the same thing out. Weird.

Mind you, I was 3 days past the 1 year warranty when I contacted audient and they could do nothing for me.

Everything was great about the product, I just needed it to last me more than a year. It’s built like a brick shit house made of steel so one would not anticipate a tank of an interface to go bad considering I have junk ones made of plastic that still work well.

It may have been defective, otherwise, My guess at this point is these engineers are genius’s and were forced by the marketing and sales team to rig my device to fail after the warranty lol!

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Rob G.

Have doubts about other audio interface options? This one may be for you.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018

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Adrian

An excellent, clean, and high-quality audio interface

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018

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Coming from a Behringer UMC202HD, a pretty budget but extremely reliable and decent audio interface, I was a bit skeptical of the audio improvement I would get from the Audient iD4.

I use an Electrovoice RE320 into a DBX 286s to the Audient iD4, and some things were extremely apparent.

First, the Audient provides a healthy level of output, going up to 12+ dbu compared to the Behringer, allowing me to get just a bit more gain and volume out of my audio.

Second, the build quality on the Audient is amazing: a tough all-aluminum construction and metal knobs without wiggle.

Finally, and most importantly, the Audient has extremely clean, high-quality audio preamps. I hear absolutely no hissing, buzzing, or interference whatsoever, and my audio sounds crisp and clear.

I have to say, for 199.99 USD for the Audient iD4, I am impressed with the product I received. Absolutely no regrets here.

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Nicole

Excellent! After first Unit was Defective

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018

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A replacement for a Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6. First unit was defective - second audio input out. Second unit great - sounds good - driver worked out of the box! Settled on this unit after a Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202HD (although cheap, so was the sound quality) and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (2nd Gen) (couldn't get the drivers to work - crackling audio at any sampling rate).

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Daniel Hyman

Sweet audio box, well worth the extra bucks

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021

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This device takes over audio control from the other workhorse of my music teaching practice, a trusty MacBook Pro. It makes possible clear, warm, rich musical sound in my online music teaching and (low-latency) performing. Somewhere its startup kit should mention that the huge volume knob turns freely without limit. Thus you can't break it by turning it too far, and you must turn it enough times to hear the signals you are being sent. Also, while it accepts mic input from a 1/4" jack, it only pre-amplifies mic input from XLR. If I'd realized these things at the start, I would have jumped for joy days earlier. Otherwise, trouble-free, sensitive, and built like a tank, in a good way.

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CaitlinBarnett

Great unit for a home studio

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2020

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In my main studio I have this unit's big brother the iD14, but I needed something small for at home as my new studio is 45 minutes away from where I live. After a failed experience trying to save some money with the M Audio interfaces, I decided to go back to the Audient products since I was already having a great experience with the iD14. The iD4 is a fantastic little unit with the same audio quality as the bigger one. While I haven't used the mic input on this one yet, it uses the same pre amps as the rest of the line, so it should sound great. A nice feature of this is the dual headphone outs, one of which is 1/8 inch and one is 1/4 inch, so even if you don't have your 1/4 inch adapter with you you can plug any headphones you want into it. It's also bus powered so no AC adapter necessary so it can be taken on the road with ease, AND it still has phantom power for condenser mics that need it. Highly recommend it if you just need something small or portable.

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Theofrid

Absolutely zero noise!

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019

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Coming from a very budget Behringer Xenyx 302USB in my previous setup, this thing is an absolute dream of an audio interface. The Behringer added a little white noise/hiss on top of sound which was workable, but not ideal. This thing adds absolutely zero noise of its own. It's dead silent as far as my ears can tell.
I'm quite a fan of the simple but easy to use interface as well.
There's only one little issue with this thing, and it's that at least in my setup (one mic plugged in via XLR), it outputs a mono signal and some applications don't handle this super well out of the box. OBS, for example, will attempt to treat it as if it's a stereo signal and you'll get mic input hard-panned left (I found the way to deal with this was to check "downmix to mono" and then set to 200% volume to deal with the volume lost by their signal averaging algorithm). The good news is voice chat programs seem to treat it correctly (Discord and Slack both tested).
Otherwise, it works just as it's supposed to and at the quality you'd want (I currently use it for both hobbyist foley work, which is very sensitive to signal-noise ratios, as well as streaming)

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ThunderSpk

Best choice to upgrade;D

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020

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Man I needed to upgrade cause the Stainburg is not bad if starting out, however when I got the 1d4 at first thought didn't work XD but you needed to download the software then when open it and connected it works now, from using this interface I will say it is amazing it is soo clear and clean, pretty cool with the big knob control the volume on your headphones and the other knobs are pretty good just need to try getting to it how you want it after few tests and you'll be good to go which it be worth it cause it is really an improvement for your quality, Not to mention great for Editing audio, Voice Acting, and this is more of a bonus listening this thing with studio headphones while playing video games cause love Skullgirls soundtrack and the action was cool so you could maybe use it for let's play. So this is a must have for anything that related with a Mic :D

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Jon Flores

BEST Budget Interface! No Contest!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019

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I'm an online voice actor so if there's anything I strive for its a noise free clean recording.

I originally got myself a Scarlett Solo by focusrite and even though it didn't have any problems it sounded a bit too dark for my taste so eq was a must when sending audio to clients.

After several reviews I picked up the ID4 and I was blown away by the instant clarity of the preamp. Little to no noise and a very transparent signal was quickly apparent and it is probably my forever interface for recording at home!
The pan feature makes dubbing a sinch as I can listen to myself and the on board desktop audio.

I also worked on some music side projects with a buddy using my bass guitar.
The DI is just as silent as the mic pre and makes post production really easy!

Needless to say this interface was everything I wanted and more!

If you need a clean transparent recording I can't recommend this enough!

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Josh Sommer

Great for my PC

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023

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I needed a simple product that would do the job. For PC I give this product five stars. It has done exactly as I needed it to do. It has great and high quality sound. For my Mac I give is three stars as I have been unable to allow the Mac to change the volume of the unit. I downloaded the drivers needed twice from the website. Still, the Mac cannot control the volume and I have to walk over to the unit and manually change the volume. Also, if the music is turned up all the way on my mac is makes a lot of distortion. My suggestion is to get this is you use PC and do not get this is you use Mac.

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Derek Shearin

It works just as advertised.

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023

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I'm using this with a Rode NT1 (XLR type). It supplies the 48 Volts to the mic, so you will need a USB-C port on your computer. Some of the controls can be confusing. One know controls the output level from the mic (full left), but also the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation-full right).

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