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Installation

Mac Installation

System Requirements

macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) or later
Mac: Intel or Apple Silicon CPU,
1GB RAM Minimum

1. Download the latest iD

Software

Head to our website for the latest version of
our iD Mixer:

audient.com/products/downloads/
iD14

Drag the downloaded app into your
application folder to install it.

2. Connect iD14

Using the USB cable provided, connect
iD14 to your computer’s USB port.

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Summary of Contents for iD14

Page 1: ...1 10in 6out Audio Interface Manual v1 1 ...

Page 2: ... iD App Firmware Update Microphone Line Input Instrument Input Headphone Output Digital Inputs Loudspeaker Outputs Monitor Control Metering Kensington Lock Input Channel Types Channel Features Mastering Section Features System Panel Features Setting Up Using Talkback Save Load Mixer Presets Menu Task Bar Icon Keyboard Shortcuts 4 5 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 23 24 27 30 31 32 34 ...

Page 3: ...ttempt to tamper with the power supply or mains voltages HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH Ensure that the appropriate international pin adapter is fitted to the power supply before insertion into the mains socket To reduce risk of fire or electrical shock DO NOT expose this apparatus to rain or moisture No user serviceable parts inside Please refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING iD Button Mai...

Page 4: ...ted and found to comply with the limits of a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15B of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio c...

Page 5: ...le Silicon CPU 1GB RAM Minimum 1 Download the latest iD Software Head to our website for the latest version of our iD Mixer audient com products downloads iD14 Drag the downloaded app into your application folder to install it 2 Connect iD14 Using the USB cable provided connect iD14 to your computer s USB port ...

Page 6: ...stem sounds 5 Open the iD Mixer Run the iD software It will appear as an icon in the Menu bar of MacOS Click on this and select Open Mixer Software Mac Installation Windows System Requirements Windows 7 or later 32 or 64 bit Intel Core 2 1 6 GHz or AMD equivalent 1 GB RAM Minimum 1 Download the iD14 Software Head to our website for the latest version of our iD Windows Installer audient com product...

Page 7: ...nd in the Windows system tray it may be in the hidden icons area Double click to open iD14 mixer window when iD14 is connected Right click to quit or change sample rate and buffer size Formixing buffersizeof256shouldbeperfect For tracking experiment with lower buffer size values How powerful your computer is and how processor hungry your project is will affect how low you can get the buffer size s...

Page 8: ...dingly low distortion and noise performance From a sonic point of view iD14 is fast open and detailed Amphenol XLR TRS Jack combi connectors provide microphone and line inputs The line inputs are padded through the microphone preamplfiiers The microphone preamplifiers feature 58 dB of clean gain 48v 4V phantom power rated at 10mA channel 2 8kΩ input impedance which provides a punchy tone from any ...

Page 9: ...gital input due to the way ADAT works at higher sample rates For more information about system clocking please refer to pages 28 onwards Speaker Outputs iD14 has two pairs of stereo speaker outputs on the back panel in the form of balanced TRS jack connectors The outputs are impedance balanced using the same topology as our flagship console the ASP8024 The outputs are fed from high quality DACs Di...

Page 10: ...der controls The button that is selected will be illuminated Loudspeaker and Headphone Buttons Pressing the speaker or headphone button allows the encoder to control the level of the selected output The volume of the output is displayed on the meter LEDs and a press of the encoder will mute the output When a selected output is muted the corresponding encoder button will flash repeatedly until unmu...

Page 11: ... on the digital input type S PDIF or ADAT and the sample rate being used Daw Returns These are the signals being played back from your DAW The iD14 has 6 Daw Return Channels allowing you set up multiple cue mixes or sends to hardware outboard gear Using these three channel types you can build up your main monitor mix and up to two additional cue mixes Its important to note that the iD mixer applic...

Page 12: ...automatically be set to far left and far right 10dB Boost Selecting this will boost the incoming signal by 10dB for recording quiet sources This will also affect the audio being fed into your DAW Solo The Solo button mutes all other channels other than the one that is currently solo d Multiple channels can be solo d at one time Mute The Mute button stops this channel from outputting audio whilst i...

Page 13: ...mix that is sent to the outputs Mix Meters The Mix meters show the master signal level of the selected mix Chronometer The Chronometer allows you to see not only the current signal level but also the signal level from a few seconds previously This can be great to track down a sudden loud transient on a particular cue mix or to monitor the change in level over time as you make changes to a mix Chan...

Page 14: ...h to a secondary set of monitors to let you check how your mix translates on various speakers You can select which outputs the ALT monitor control flips to in the System Panel Dim Reduces the output level by a preset amount which can be great if you get a call or need to quickly chat to someone during a session Monitor and Headphone Mute This allows you to mute either the monitor outputs or the He...

Page 15: ...between different speaker brands Output Routing Selection Opens the routing matrix for either the Analogue Outputs Digital Output 1 or the Talkback channel iD Mode Controls wheter the iD button engaged Scroll Control or one of the Monitoring functions Routing Matrix The Routing Matrix allows you to control the audio source for each of the iD14 s outputs from the following options Main Mix This tak...

Page 16: ...moving between recording scenarios quite often Mixer presets can be saved and loaded in two ways Using the File menu and selecting either Save or Open Using standard keyboard shortcuts Save Mac Cmd S Windows Ctrl S Load Mac Cmd O Windows Ctrl O Saving a Preset To save a preset simply setup your mixer the way that you d like to save Then select File Save as explained above The mixer window should t...

Page 17: ...Windows Specific options Set Sample Rate Sets the operating sample rate of iD14 44 1 48 88 2 and 96kHZ are the four options available Set ASIO Buffer Size Sets the buffer size of the iD14 between 16 and 4096 samples Higher sizes will take processing load off your computer but will cause increased latency Firmware Update Occasionally Audient will release a firmware update for the iD14 in order to a...

Page 18: ...y be added without notification Keyboard Shortcut Index To allow you to find all shortcuts for the mixer application in one place without having to go through each page of this manual please refer to this table Go to Setup I O to label your inputs and outputs and ensure that iD14 is correctly reporting 10 inputs and 6 outputs to and from Pro Tools For more Pro Tools information consult your Avid u...

Page 19: ...signal Assigning I O All of iD14 s input and output channels will be available to Logic for routing There are a total of 10 inputs and 6 outputs reported from the driver You can rename input and output channels to whatever you wish using the I O label function This is a great way to keep things organised Mix I O Labels Operation with Logic Pro If you are using an external clock source ADAT or S PD...

Page 20: ...e a session is open go to Studio Studio Setup SelectVSTAudio System from the list ofoptions Cubase Nuendo Setup If necessary you can limit the number of i o channels reported as active inputs from the driver in Live by using the input and output config tabs This is an excellent feature to help reduce CPU loading if all channels are not required Operation with Ableton Live If using Windows ensure t...

Page 21: ...This only needs to be done once straight after power up Once iD14 is set to the operational state you desire you can quit the iD application and it will continue to function as intended In the software mixer locate the DAW channels by pressing the DAW view button and increase the level of DAW 1 2 fader Double check that an appropriate clock source is selected Internal for master operation ADAT or ...

Page 22: ...t GAIN RANGE 58dB LINEUP 12dBu 0dBFS MIC MAX INPUT LEVEL 12dBu MAX INPUT LEVEL 21dBu INPUT IMPEDANCE Mic 2 8k INPUT IMPEDANCE Line 8k THD N 0dBu 0 00170 SNR 101dBu A Weighted EIN 129dB A Weighted CMRR 1k 75dB CROSSTALK 100dB FREQUENCY RESPONSE MIN GAIN 0 5dB 10Hz to 40kHz XLR COMBI FEMALE Pin 2 Hot Pin 3 Cold 1 4 TRS JACK Tip Hot Ring Cold Pin 1 Shield Sleeve Shield D I Instrument Input RANGE 40dB...

Page 23: ...place your iD14 as described above We do not accept any additional liability This warranty does not affect any legal rights you may have against the person who supplied this product it is additional to those rights Warranty Limitations This warranty does not cover damage resulting from accident or misuse The warranty is void unless repairs are carried out by an authorised service centre The warran...

Page 24: ...ase visit support audient com Service A Amperes ADAT Alesis Digital Audio Tape ADC Analogue to Digital Converter DAW Digital Audio Workstation ASP Analogue Signal Processing CPU Central Processing Unit CUE Artist Headphone Mix DAC Digital to Analogue Converter dB Decibel dBu Decibel referenced to 0 775Vrms 0 dBu dBFS Decibel Full Scale DC Direct Current D I Direct Injection Instrument Input DoC De...

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