Audient ID1 MK3

From the iD4 to the iD1 MK3: a new identity, an enhanced approach

Previously known as the iD4, the Audient iD1 MK3 retains the concept of a desktop audio interface designed for recording on your own, while bringing together tools that go beyond simple signal capture. Its 2-input, 2-output format favors a straightforward setup, without multiplying unnecessary connections for musicians working solo.

This generation focuses on three key areas: monitoring correction with RoomTune, analog color during recording, and DSP-powered effects. The aim is to bring recording, processing, and monitoring control together in a single unit, rather than forcing you to divide these functions between several pieces of equipment.

An interface for recording vocals and an instrument in a single take

Singer-songwriter, singer-guitarist, or home studio producer: the iD1 MK3 is designed for creators who want to keep their focus on the performance. The microphone preamp and JFET instrument input operate simultaneously, allowing you to record vocals and guitar in the same take without having to choose between the two sources.

Powered via USB-C and compatible with Mac and Windows, it also minimizes the constraints of setting up on your desk. Its two headphone outputs, in 6.3 mm and 3.5 mm formats, allow you to connect different headphones depending on their connector. The stereo monitor output, meanwhile, accommodates your monitoring system for arranging and mixing.

Character at the recording stage, greater control when monitoring

A Console preamp with clean gain and analog colors

The Audient Console microphone preamp offers 75 dB of clean gain and includes the Smartgain function to make setting the input level easier. This gives you a transparent starting point, to which you can add a sonic signature using the Analogue Tone Suite. The saturation on offer is genuinely analog: it shapes the signal during recording.

HMX adds warmth through a discrete MOSFET transistor circuit, while LIFT adds brightness. GLOW combines these two approaches to achieve a more complete color right from the recording stage. ORBIT offers three signatures—Punch, Smooth, and Vintage—to alter the character of the microphone recording according to the voice, instrument, or musical intent.

RoomTune: taking the room into account in your monitoring

A room influences what you hear and can lead you to compensate during mixing for problems that do not originate in the recording. RoomTune monitoring correction is designed to limit this coloration of the listening experience. It operates directly in the hardware, without a plugin and without putting additional strain on your computer's processor.

This approach helps you make balance decisions with greater perspective, particularly when the mix will later be played back on other systems. Using RoomTune requires the RM1 reference microphone, sold separately: this is something to consider if you want to use this function.

Onboard DSP and direct monitoring for comfortable playing

The iD1 MK3 includes DSP-powered EQ, compression, and reverb, with processing advertised as latency-free. These tools allow you to shape the sound without relying on your computer's processor for these effects. The hardware direct monitoring control provides access to input monitoring suited to recording.

The balance control between the inputs and the return from the digital audio workstation lets you adjust your source against the accompaniment. Finally, 32-bit conversion, the advertised 128 dB dynamic range, and sample rates of up to 192 kHz form the digital foundation of this USB-C audio interface.

Technical specifications

Compatibility	PC, Mac	Headphone outputs	Yes
Sampling frequency	192 kHz	Number of outputs	2
Max resolution	32-bits	Color	Black

Type	desktop audio interface	GLOW	combination of the HMX and LIFT processing
Model	Audient iD1 MK3	ORBIT	modifies the character of the microphone recording
Former designation	iD4	ORBIT signatures	Punch, Smooth and Vintage
Audio configuration	2 inputs and 2 outputs	Onboard processing	equalization, compression and reverb
Computer connection	USB-C	Effects acceleration	hardware-based via DSP
Power supply	via the USB-C bus	Advertised DSP effects latency	zero
Microphone preamp	1 Audient Console preamp	Monitoring correction	integrated RoomTune
Clean preamp gain	75 dB	RoomTune processing	on the hardware, without a plugin and without loading the computer's processor
Gain adjustment	Smartgain function	Microphone required for RoomTune	RM1 reference microphone, sold separately
Instrument input	1 JFET input	Conversion resolution	32-bit
Simultaneous use of the inputs	microphone preamp and JFET instrument input	Advertised dynamic range	128 dB
Coloration suite	Analogue Tone Suite	Maximum sample rate	192 kHz
Type of saturation	analog	Direct monitoring	dedicated hardware button
HMX	adds warmth via a discrete MOSFET transistor circuit	Monitoring balance	adjustment between the inputs and the return from the digital audio workstation
LIFT	adds brightness	Monitoring output	stereo