esi-audio Amber i1

The entry into the Amber series Upgrading our legendary U22 XT, this audio interface offers maximum flexibility and excellent audio quality. Amber i1 features a new modern eye catching design with an amber colored volume knob that stands out from the green sand main body color. Hardware loopback, USB-C, a completely newly designed LED display area, separate line inputs, advanced signal source selection and an exceptional audio quality in this class are just a few of the special features by Amber i1. Everything you need to record Amber i1 provides everything you need to record vocals and instruments in professional studio quality. The bus powered USB-C audio interace provides superb 24-bit / 192 kHz converters and works with ultra-low latency. It features a high quality microphone preamp with 48V phantom power, a Hi-Z guitar input with gain control and dedicated line level inputs for synthesizers or sound modules. Realtime processing and best performance Comfortable realtime input monitoring and master volume controls are directly accessible on the front, also there is a powerful headphone output with independent volume control. Studio monitors can be connected to the balanced outputs. Amber i1 is class compliant and works with any modern Mac (Intel or M1 CPU or better), PC (Windows 10 and higher) and with many portable devices (iPhone, iPad, etc. - an optional Apple Lightning to USB adapter is required for devices with Lightning port). It is compatible with virtually all common audio software thanks to our professional low latency ASIO 2.0 driver for Windows and CoreAudio compatibility on the Mac. A powerful software package incl. the Bitwig Studio 8-Track DAW, Steinberg WaveLab LE for stereo audio editing and Steinberg Cubasis LE for iPad/iPhone is included. The package also includes 3 months of 3000 minutes for JackTrip Virtual Studio. Perfect driver support Amber i1 is class compliant and works with Windows 10 / 11 with our high performance EWDM driver supporting ASIO 2.0 and DirectWIRE Routing and with macOS / OS X supporting the Apple CoreAudio driver. You can also use it with iPhone or iPad. Via DirectWIRE Loopback, internal signals can be recorded and processed. Bundled Software In order to get you started right out of the box, Amber i1 ships with a powerful software package for professional recording, creation of your own songs, mixing of any audio content and much more.