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The EVO 8 Smartgain feature can help you take the guesswork out of 
setting your gain levels and give you perfect levels quickly and easily. 

For a guide on setting up Smartgain, see the page opposite.

Once Smartgain has set the optimal gain level, you can make small
adjustments by pressing one of the input buttons and then turning the 
volume controls manually.

Smartgain

Activate

Play

Record

EVO 8’s most exciting and game changing feature is 

‘Smartgain’. Start playing or singing and Smartgain mode 

will automatically set the level of your microphones.

Setup

The Smartgain LED will start flashing 

red and the volume wheel LED’s will 

illuminate indicating that Smartgain 

Mode is now listening 

Smartgain Mode will dial in the 

correct levels and when complete 

the Smartgain button will flash 

green twice to indicate it has been 

successful

Start playing or performing into the 

microphone

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6

7

You are now ready to start 

recording

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Press the Smartgain button to begin

The Smartgain LED will illuminate 

green and the input channel LEDs (1, 2, 

3 & 4) will begin to flash (indicating a 

channel must be selected)

Press one or more of the input channel 

buttons to select the channels to be 

adjusted

Press the Smartgain button again to 

begin the process

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HARDWARE FEATURES

Smartgain

HARDWARE

HARDWARE

Содержание EVO 8

Страница 1: ...4in 4out Audio Interface User Manual V1 0 ...

Страница 2: ...ng the often intimidating world of audio and make recording simple for everyone EVO 8 includes four High Performance EVO Preamps with innovative Smartgain technology a JFET Instrument Input pristine converters and a powerful headphone amplifier We hope you enjoy using EVO 8 and it helps you in your creative endeavours whatever they may be Work smarter not harder WELCOME ...

Страница 3: ...uctions 03 Declaration of Conformities 04 Installation Setup 01 Overview Channels 1 4 Phantom Power Volume Knob Smartgain 06 Hardware Features Output Volume Mic Pre s and Line Level Inputs Smartgain Stereo Linking Instrument Input Volume Control Phantom Power Menu EVO Mixer Advanced Features Saving and Opening Using Loop Back on Mac Using Loop Back on EVO 8 Using Loop Back on Windows Muting Warran...

Страница 4: ...cally set the level of your microphones perfectly Give your microphones the power they need to perform to their best all over bus power 03 True Phantom Power Over USB Set the levels of your headphones or speakers 05 Output Volume Buttons 02 Channels 1 4 Control the level of inputs link to Smartgain or hold down each button to mute OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OVERVIEW 2 1 4 3 5 ...

Страница 5: ...viceable parts inside Please refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING 01 Read these instructions 02 Keep these instructions 03 Heed all warnings 04 Follow all instructions 05 Do not use this equipment near water 06 Clean only with a dry cloth 07 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other equipment including amplifiers that produce heat 08 Pr...

Страница 6: ...rect the interference by one or more of the following measures DECLARATION DECLARATION Under an environment with electrostatic discharge the device may cease to output sound EUT could not operate properly This requires the user reset the device by unplugging re connecting to host computer EVO by Audient has conformed where applicable to the European Union s Directive 2002 95 EC on Restrictions of ...

Страница 7: ...n Once downloaded simply open the dmg file and then drag and drop the EVO application into your applications folder INSTALLATION SETUP MAC OS Carefully unpack your EVO 8 and connect it to a USB port on your Mac If your computer doesn t have rectangular USB A ports then you may need to use an adaptor dongle or third party cable You can then set EVO 8 as your main outputs by going to System Preferen...

Страница 8: ... be patient INSTALLATION SETUP WINDOWS Once complete click finish Now carefully unpack your EVO 8 and connect it to the computer using the included USB cable To set the EVO 8 as your default sound device go to Control Panel Hardware and Sound Sound Now select the Playback tab In the list of devices find EVO 8 Main Output 1 2 click on it and select Set Default Device For more advanced settings such...

Страница 9: ...tails to create an account You will then receive a verification email to your inbox double check your spam and junk folders if you cannot see this Once you ve verified your account register your EVO 8 by entering the serial number and the unique 4 digit PIN found on the underside of EVO 8 Once you have registered the product you can now select from a wide array of offers and promotions giving you ...

Страница 10: ...l level slightly to minimise the chance of overloading the input and causing distortion EVO 8 can lower the signal level by 4 decibels and boost it by up to 48 decibels allowing you to get the perfect recording level this is known as the Gain You can manually control this by pressing one of the Input buttons and then turning the Volume Knob The meters will light up to show you the approximate gain...

Страница 11: ...ophones Setup The Smartgain LED will start flashing red and the volume wheel LED s will illuminate indicating that Smartgain Mode is now listening Smartgain Mode will dial in the correct levels and when complete the Smartgain button will flash green twice to indicate it has been successful Start playing or performing into the microphone 5 6 7 You are now ready to start recording 8 Press the Smartg...

Страница 12: ...selected channel If EVO 8 is connected to a USB A port then you ll only be able to use 2 channels of phantom power at one time If the EVO 8 is connected to a USB C port that can provide 1 5A of current then you can use all 4 channels at the same time Phantom Power Channels 1 2 and 3 4 can be stereo linked which allows you to match the gain for both channels to make sure your left and right channel...

Страница 13: ...put EVO 8 allows you to quickly Mute both the Outputs and the four inputs Simply press and hold any of the channel buttons or either of the Output volume buttons to quickly mute them The button will then flash to indicate it is muted To unmute it simply press and hold it again This is useful to quickly mute a microphone during a podcast or to mute the sound to your speakers to quickly take a phone...

Страница 14: ...e promotions and software More information about ARC can be found on pages 15 16 Check For Updates This option will check if any updates are available for your EVO 8 to add new features or support for future operating systems If any updates are available then you ll be prompted to install them Set Loop back Source This allows you to select which channels are sent to your Loop back inputs More info...

Страница 15: ...nes how much signal is sent to the outputs The faders have an additional 6dB of monitoring gain available allowing you to boost a quiet signal this is done by pulling up the fader to the 6dB point In the mixer there are multiple channels from different sources These different channels are explained below Mic 1 2 3 4 These are the four microphone inputs of the EVO 8 Pulling up the faders for these ...

Страница 16: ...a different mix being sent to Outputs 3 4 Headphone 2 using a feature called Artist Mix This can be enabled by going to the Setup Menu and selecting Enable Artist Mix You can then adjust the audio being sent to Outputs 3 4 by clicking on the Output 3 4 in the master section of the mixer This will then open the second mixer indicated by a yellow band across the top of the screen Examples of when yo...

Страница 17: ...ed configuration go to File Open and select the configuration from the list You can also delete a previously saved configuration by clicking the red X next to it If you d like to open an EVO 8 configuration from your documents simply click Load From File and then use the file explorer to find the setting you wish to load EVO 8 includes a loop back channel allowing you to take audio from applicatio...

Страница 18: ...the Mac Audio MIDI setup To open the Audio MIDI setup go to finder and click Applications Utilities audiomidisetup app USING LOOP BACK ON MAC MAC WINDOWS 1 2 MAC WINDOWS 3 4 LOOP BACK 1 2 MASTER MIX ARTIST MIX This option will take audio from any playback to the Output 1 2 channels on EVO 8 This will typically be your main playback channel from most software This option will take audio from any pl...

Страница 19: ...rst step of is setting up your computer to output sound to the Loop back outputs of EVO 8 On some software you can change this in the software itself in the settings For details on how this is done we d recommend contacting the developer of your software or reading through it s manual Otherwise for software that doesn t allow you to set the output channel such as web browsers or video call service...

Страница 20: ...10dB Pad D I D I Gain Range MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL SNR FREQUENCY RESPONSE 58dB 10dBu 100dB 1 4 JACK TIP Hot SLEEVE Shield 0 5dB 10Hz to 20kHz DAC OUTPUTS Maximum Output Level 11dBu Digital Reference Level 0dBFS 11dBu Output Impedance 100Ω Balanced Frequency Response 0 5dB 10Hz to Fs 2 Crosstalk 110dBu 1kHz THD N 1dBFS 1kHz 0 0015 Dynamic Range 113dB A weighted 1 4 Jack TIP Hot RING Cold SLEEVE Shield...

Страница 21: ...xer Roundtrip in to out Latency USB Type C Connector 1m USB 2 0 Type C to USB Type C USB 2 0 HIGH SPEED No Of Input Channels 4 Analogue No Of Output Channels 4 Digital Included Cables DAW Roundtrip Software Monitoring Latency 32 Sample Buffer in to out 44 1 kHz 5ms 96 0 kHz 4 1ms DAW Playback Latency 32 Sample Buffer for Software Instrument Playback 44 1 kHz 2 5ms 96 0 kHz 2ms WEIGHTS DIMS DIMENSI...

Страница 22: ... the EVO app will now check with our update service to see if there are any new firmware updates for your EVO 8 If a firmware update is available you ll be prompted to install it directly from our update service This should take no longer than a minute or so We recommended that all speakers are switched off before updating During the update procedure the unit will restart multiple times ...

Страница 23: ...e procedure for resolving the warranty issue In every case it will be necessary to provide a copy of the original invoice or Dealer purchase receipt to the Distributor In the event that you are unable to provide proof of purchase directly then you should contact the Dealer from whom you purchased the product and attempt to obtain proof of purchase from them The Dealer Distributor will then advise ...

Страница 24: ...er than at the manufacturer s instruction The warranty does not cover components which have a limited life and which are expected to be periodically replaced for optimal performance We do not warrant that the unit shall operate in any other way than as described in this manual For further details please contact support audient com Warranty Limitations WARRANTY INFORMATION Tel 0044 1256 381944 supp...

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