M-Audio Announces High-Performance Air Series USB-C Audio Interfaces

M-Audio announced the introduction of its new AIR Series USB-C audio interfaces, designed to provide affordable options to music producers, composers and musicians the ability to work in 24-bit/192kHz studio-quality computer-based recordings with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. With a range of five models, all the interfaces feature M-Audio’s exclusive Crystal microphone preamps and are complemented with a powerful software bundle, which includes Pro Tools First M-Audio Edition.

M-Audio’s reputation in audio interfaces remains strong given the long history of affordable, robust and versatile devices introduced by the brand over the years. Now, M-Audio is part of InMusic Brands and it certainly is reassuring to see the announcement that their new M-Track C-Series 2X2 and 2X2M high-performance 24-bit/192kHz audio interfaces are available. Both units also feature M-Audio’s new Crystal preamps and have updated A/D converters.

During NAMM 2016, M-Audio (now part of inMusic Brands), introduced a family of five audio interfaces, aiming to bring computer-based recording to a whole new level, by combining the highest quality with simple and intuitive operation. These affordable desktop devices all support 24-bit / 192kHz recording and already use new USB-C High Speed Audio interfaces. The top model, M-Track 1212, even supports 32-bit resolution audio.

Introduced by Waves and DiGiCo as an initiative to accelerate the networked audio concept to live sound and live recording markets, DiGiGrid is now becoming a separate entity with a whole new range of products also addressing the studio and musician markets. The new DiGiGrid Desktop range introduced at NAMM 2016 opens that market.

Audient released two interesting products for project/home studios at the 2015 Prolight+Sound / Musikmesse shows. One is the iD14, a two-channel desktop USB 2.0 audio interface. The other is the ASP800, an 8 channel Class-A microphone preamplifier and ADC with HMX MOSFET drive and IRON transformer saturator technologies.