Audient iD2 – Two Preamps, Room to Grow

The Audient iD2 puts two Audient Console Mic Preamps, a front instrument input and four balanced outputs into a compact desktop interface, with an optical input that adds eight more channels when you need them. It is the successor to the iD14 MK2 and the model in the new iD range that most home studios will start with. At Soundium we see it as the sensible middle: enough I/O for a duo, without paying for inserts you will not patch.

Key Features

• Two Audient Console Mic Preamps: 75 dB of clean gain on each XLR/TRS combo input.
• Expandable to 10 inputs: The optical input takes an ADAT preamp for eight more channels.
• Four line outputs: Run two pairs of monitors, or monitors plus a cue feed.
• RoomTune monitor correction: Stereo speaker correction running on the onboard DSP.
• Analogue Tone Suite: Orbit, HMX, LIFT and GLOW, with settings recalled digitally.
• Zero-latency DSP effects: EQ, compression and reverb for tracking without plugin delay.

Customer Benefits

Two good preamps cover most of what a home studio records: a vocal and a guitar, a stereo pair on an acoustic, two podcast hosts. When a drum session comes along, an optical preamp plugs into the back and the iD2 becomes a ten-input recorder without changing your setup. RoomTune and the four outputs make the monitoring side just as flexible, and Smartgain plus recallable tone settings mean a session can be picked up exactly where you left it.

Quick Specs

• I/O: 10-in / 6-out
• Mic preamps: 2x Audient Console Mic Preamp, 75 dB clean gain
• Inputs: 2x XLR/TRS combo (mic/line), 1x 6.3 mm instrument on the front, optical in
• Outputs: 4x 6.3 mm TRS balanced line outputs
• Headphones: 6.3 mm and 3.5 mm outputs on the front
• Conversion: 32-bit, up to 192 kHz, 128 dB dynamic range
• Onboard DSP: RoomTune, Orbit, HMX, LIFT, GLOW, EQ, compression, reverb
• Connection and power: USB-C bus powered, second USB-C port for alternative power

Ideal For

• Home studios recording vocals and instruments two at a time
• Producers switching between two pairs of monitors
• Setups planning to add an 8-channel ADAT preamp later

Compatibility

Works with macOS and Windows computers over USB-C.

Pros & Cons

✅ Pros:

• Two console preamps with 75 dB of gain each
• Optical input makes it a 10-input interface later
• Four line outputs for speaker switching
• RoomTune correction runs on the interface itself

⚠️ Cons:

• No optical output and no inserts; those start at the iD2+
• The RM1 measurement microphone for RoomTune is sold separately

The iD2 is the one to choose if two inputs are enough today and ten might be needed next year. Find the Audient iD2 at Soundium, together with the RM1 Reference Microphone for RoomTune.