Audient iD44 MKII

The Audient iD44 MKII is a desktop USB audio interface for recording microphones, instruments and line-level sources. Four microphone preamps provide up to 60 dB of microphone gain, with phantom power available for suitable condenser microphones. Two front-panel instrument connections support guitar and bass recording, while analogue insert connections on the first two input channels allow external processing to be integrated into the recording path.

Its quoted 20-input and 24-output capacity combines analogue and digital channels. The manufacturer specifies four analogue inputs and sixteen digital inputs at 44.1 or 48 kHz; the available ADAT channel count falls at higher sample rates. Optical inputs and outputs support ADAT expansion or stereo S/PDIF, rather than adding more built-in microphone sockets.

Four line outputs serve monitoring or external equipment, and dedicated headphone outputs provide personal monitoring. The USB Type-C socket operates using USB 2.0 High Speed, so the connector should not be confused with a USB 3 protocol specification. This is the MKII model: newer-generation iD44 converter claims are not assumed to apply to it.