Audient iD2+ Desktop audio interface with RM1 measurement mic

General

Every home studio grows in the exact same way. First an interface and a microphone, then a compressor picked up second-hand from a studio forum, a preamp scored off an online marketplace, and before you know it, you have more outboard gear than desk space. The Audient iD2+ Desktop was built for precisely that moment. As the successor to the iD24, it features two balanced hardware inserts, eight ADAT channels in and out, and the RM1 reference microphone for RoomTune right in the box. Only two preamps, but surrounded by everything an integrated studio setup requires.

Your Outboard Gear in the Audient iD2+ Desktop Signal Chain

Channels 1 and 2 each feature a balanced insert, allowing you to hook up an external compressor or EQ between the preamp and the converter. This lets you track through your favorite hardware in the signal chain, just like in a large commercial studio. The preamps themselves feature discrete Class-A designs derived from Audient’s flagship ASP8024-HE console, delivering 75 dB of clean gain. Via ADAT, you can add eight extra inputs, and because there are also eight ADAT outputs, you can route signals back out — to a digital hardware FX processor, for example. That brings the total to ten inputs and fourteen outputs.

Audient iD2+ Desktop: RoomTune Out of the Box

On virtually every studio group across social media, the same question crops up constantly: why does my mix sound so different once I play it in the car? The answer almost always lies in the room acoustics, which is exactly what RoomTune addresses. Using the included factory-calibrated RM1 reference microphone, the iD2+ Desktop measures how your space colours the sound of your monitors and corrects it inside the hardware. According to Audient, you can be up and running with a calibrated mix environment within twenty minutes of unboxing. Because the correction takes place on the interface itself, it applies to everything you play back — from your DAW to Spotify — with zero CPU overhead.

Monitoring and Headphone Mixes on the Audient iD2+ Desktop

For monitoring, the iD2+ Desktop features dedicated hardware buttons so you do not have to hunt through software menus for dim controls or secondary speaker switching. Two headphone outputs each receive an independent mix — ideal if a vocalist needs a different balance in their ears than you do. You also get the Analogue Tone Suite featuring Orbit, HMX, AIR, and GLOW, as well as onboard DSP for zero-latency EQ, compression, and reverb. Smartgain dials in your levels in just a few seconds, and everything runs on USB-C bus power with 32-bit conversion up to 192 kHz. For any producer ready to give their outboard gear a permanent home without having to buy a rack full of dedicated converters right away, this is an interface built to last.