Rational Acoustics Smaart Adds Integrated Control for Audient EVO Audio Interfaces

Rational Acoustics and Audient announced the integration between the recently updated Smaart v9 audio and acoustical measurement software and the Audient EVO line of USB-C audio interfaces. The Smaart 9.1 update integrates the controls for phantom power and gain for Audient’s EVO devices - EVO 4, 8, and 16 - directly from within the Smaart interface. Additionally, gain tracking may be enabled to allow for automatic decibel offset recalculation for calibrated inputs.
 
The Audient EVO range of USB-C audio interfaces is unique in its approach to capture signals from microphones and instruments with its intelligent mic preamps that set their own levels with Smartgain, helping to power even the most gain hungry microphones and adding gain with digitally controlled precision. Leveraging great AD/DA converters, the EVO interfaces are an affordable and simple to use solution to bridge the analog and digital audio domains, with complete remote control from any computer. Maybe not the ideal solution for experienced audio engineers who like manual control, the Audient EVO interfaces are in contrast a practical solution for repetitive tasks where the priorities are different, such as in measurement applications.

With gain tracking enabled, users can adjust the input gain of the EVO preamps without losing SPL calibration. Smaart will automatically adjust the calibration to reflect the new dB offset. In tandem with the EVO Control app, all of the EVO’s input and output settings can be adjusted, and recalled, digitally.

"This exciting partnership with Audient adds gain tracking functionality to a new and modern interface, readily available to the Smaart user base," notes Chris Tsanjoures, Rational Acoustics Director of Product Management. "With gain tracking, users who are involved in SPL measurement can calibrate their EVO interface and maintain that calibration as the preamp level is adjusted - something that is simply not possible with pure analog interfaces." "We are delighted to partner with Rational Acoustics in integrating our huge selling EVO 2, 4 and 8 channel audio interfaces into the Smaart v9 platform," says Audient Marketing Director Andy Allen. "With EVO's ability to digitally control the interface's gain, phantom power and polarity via our EVO Control app running on users’ laptops and now with Smaart's embedded integration, we're providing a new, intuitive workflow for Smaart users everywhere. Indeed, a Gain Changing solution."

The EVO integration is available for preview in the current “Beta” build of Smaart Suite and will be available for all editions of Smaart – Suite, RT, LE and SPL – starting with the 9.1 update. Smaart Suite users can download the Beta build from within their license management accounts at my.rationalacoustics.com.
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