Audient ORIA Immersive Audio Interface and Monitor Controller Now Shipping

Audient is now shipping the ORIA, it's all in one USB-C audio interface and monitor controller unveiled at NAMM 2024. ORIA was designed specifically for immersive audio and multi-speaker arrays ranging from stereo to 9.1.6 setups – and everything in between, supporting mixing for formats such as Dolby Atmos. It features built-in Sonarworks Reference DSP for room acoustics and speaker calibration, and it can effortlessly integrate an existing studio setup as a standalone monitor controller via its ADAT Inputs. ORIA provides 16 outputs via jack TRS or AES, two dedicated relayed switched stereo outputs, two independent headphone outputs, BNC Word Clock in and out, as well as two Audient Console Mic Preamps, 16 ADAT inputs and an optional 16 input AoIP Dante card, which is ideal for large studio complexes and education facilities. With these connectivity options, ORIA integrates into any existing studio setup as a standalone monitor controller, while it offers a powerful USB-C audio interface with 16 outputs.

Working with multi-channel speaker arrays requires a perfectly calibrated room and ORIA’s Advanced Speaker Processing lets users create up to 32 custom onboard calibration Profiles (presets) for any monitoring format, by utilizing 8-band EQ, Speaker Delay, Trim and Bass Management tools per channel. Ensuring users’ rooms stay calibrated when monitoring different formats such as stereo, 5.1 or Dolby Atmos, Audient has also partnered with calibration experts Sonarworks to enable users to load SoundID Reference profiles directly into ORIA’s hardware giving users the ability to measure and calibrate their room in under an hour.

ORIA ships with a Sonarworks Reference Measurement microphone and a 60-Day free trial of the SoundID Reference for Multichannel software – both included in the box. If users would like to continue after the free trial, they can purchase a full SoundID Reference for Multichannel license separately and continue to run Sonarworks Profiles via ORIA’s hardware. Once the room is calibrated, ORIA ensures users get full control of their stereo, surround or Dolby Atmos monitor environments, courtesy of its intuitive software and iPad Remote.
 
The interface integrates support for the Dolby Atmos Renderer, enabling users to take control of the tool's monitoring layout dropdown directly from the ORIA user interface. Ideal for quickly switching between different monitoring layouts, such as Dolby Atmos, 7.1, 5.1 and stereo without having to jump between the project and the Dolby Atmos Renderer.

Surround speakers can be plugged in using either the line or AES outputs; the dedicated Stereo Outputs are perfect for connecting non-immersive integrated speakers and two ADAT inputs give the user an option to add an external interface or preamp.

Now officially certified by Dolby, the Audient ORIA interface retails at USD $2625 or EUR €2885 and ships with a Sonarworks Reference Measurement microphone and a 60-Day free trial of the SoundID Reference for Multichannel software. If users would like to continue after the free trial, they can purchase a full SoundID Reference for Multichannel license separately and continue to run Sonarworks Profiles via ORIA’s hardware.

ORIA’s Drivers can be downloaded from the Audient website enabling both macOS and Windows users to install the ORIA Desktop App. macOS users will be able to immediately benefit from the full Sonarworks integration giving them the ability to measure and calibrate a Dolby Atmos setup in less than an hour. The full Windows Sonarworks integration is not currently available but is expected to be released imminently. 
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