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Page 1 START R ECO R DING BUN DL E User Manual 1.0...
Page 2 Shockmount, and a balanced XLR cable, all designed to enable you to make studio quality recordings easily and quickly. We hope you enjoy using EVO Start Recording Bundle and it helps you in your creative endeavours, whatever they may be! Work smarter not harder.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Overview Software Features Menu Smartgain Channels 1 + 2 Quit Monitor Mix + Pan About EVO Phantom Power Visit EVO Knowledge Base Volume Knob Check for Updates Output Volume Set ASIO Buffer Size SR2000 Headphones Set Sample Rate SR1 Microphone Show EVO Control Show Loop-back Mixer Safety Instructions...
Page 4: Overview
OVERVIEW OVERVIEW 0 1 S m a r t g a i n Just start playing or singing and Smartgain mode will automatically set the level of your microphones perfectly. EVO 4 0 2 C h a n n e l s 1 + 2 Control the level of inputs, link to Smartgain or hold each button to mute.
Page 5: Sr2000 Headphones
SR2000 HEADPHONES The SR2000’s Monitoring Headphones not only deliver superior audio performance but have been engineered to provide long lasting comfort. The 40mm Neodymium drivers consistently deliver accuracy and clarity where you need it most, helping to make sure you make the right sonic decisions when recording and mixing.
Page 6: Sr1 Microphone
SR1 MICROPHONE The SR1 is a large diaphragm condenser microphone with a super- cardioid pickup pattern, great for recording voice and instruments. With a durable metal housing and a flat frequency response, the SR1 is a true studio staple. The Start Recording bundle also includes a shock mount for the SR1 Microphone to help minimise handling noise as well as a high-quality balanced 3-Metre XLR cable.
Page 7: Important Safety Information
In the event of a unit failure, do not attempt to open the EVO 4 yourself. Please contact Audient support so that a suitable method of Protect cables from being walked on or pinched particularly repair or replacement can be recommended.
Page 8: Declaration Of Conformities
We, EVO by Audient, declare that the product, the EVO 4, to which this declaration If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television relates, is in material conformity with the appropriate CE standards and directives for reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and an audio product designed for consumer use.
Page 9: Installation/Setup
INSTALLATION / SETUP On macOS, EVO 4 will work straight away without needing to install any Carefully unpack your EVO 4 and connect it to a USB port on your Mac. drivers. However, we do recommend installing the EVO If your computer doesn’t have rectangular USB-A ports then you may application which gives you control over Audio Loop-back and lets you need to use an adaptor, dongle or third party cable.
Page 10 INSTALLATION / SETUP EVO 4 will require drivers on Windows so that the computer and EVO 4 For more advanced settings such as changing your sample rate or will work together. You can download these from the downloads page buffer size, please read the Software features section, found later in on the EVO 4 page.
Page 11 INSTALLATION / SETUP The Active USB hub is required as the lightning port cannot provide enough bus power for the EVO 4 to work correctly and the hub will provide the correct power via the USB cable. EVO 4 will also work on iOS and iPadOS devices allowing you to record and create while on the go.
Page 12: Basic Setup
BASIC SETUP USING SR1 MICROPHONE AND SR2000 HEADPHONES SETTING THE PERFECT MICROPHONE LEVEL Firstly ensure your EVO is set up as per the instructions on Pages XX-XX. The SR1 is a condenser microphone and therefore requires +48V phantom power to operate. To turn this on, Press the “1” button on the EVO 4 to select this input and press the +48V button to turn phantom CONNECTING THE HEADPHONES power on for this channel.
Page 13: Registration With Arc
REGISTRATION WITH AUDIENT ARC Compatible with all major audio software, EVO 4 comes bundled with a collection of professional software and services, giving you everything you need to start recording. Go to audient.com/ARC and select register your product, then enter your details to create an account.
Page 14: Hardware Features
HARDWARE FEATURES To connect a line-level device, use a ¼” TRS jack which will connect to the Mic Pre’s and Line Level Inputs centre of the Combi connector. The Line input automatically reduces your signal level slightly to minimise the chance of overloading the input and EVO 4 includes two high-quality Mic Pre-amps, available through the two causing distortion.
Page 15 HARDWARE FEATURES Smartgain Mic Pre’s and Line Level Inputs EVO 4’s most exciting and game changing feature is ‘Smartgain’. Start playing or singing and Smartgain mode The EVO 4 Smartgain feature can help you take the guesswork out of will automatically set the level of your microphones. setting your gain levels and give you perfect levels quickly and easily.
Page 16: Stereo Linking
Stereo Linking The two inputs of EVO 4 can be stereo linked, which allows you to match the gain for both left and right channels at the same level. This would be used when recording an instrument using two microphones, such as a piano or guitar, or if inputting a stereo line signal like a synth or DJ decks.
Page 17: Instrument Input
Instrument Input Headphone Output EVO 4 includes a dedicated instrument to directly connect instruments On the front of EVO 4, you’ll find the headphone output. EVO 4 includes a such as guitars and basses. The Instrument input is sometimes also known powerful headphone amplifier allowing you to drive almost any headphone as a DI (Direct Injection) and provides a high input impedance, which to a good level.
Page 18: Smartmuting
SmartMuting Connecting a set of headphones to the headphone port will automatically This can be used to provide separation between two different mute your monitors, making switching between loudspeaker monitoring and instruments for better monitoring. But this feature is incredibly useful when headphone monitoring quick and seamless.
Page 19: Software Features
EVO app in the list of applications. On Windows, this is done by going to the Start Menu > All Apps > Audient > EVO This opens up a small dialogue box letting you know the version of the appli- cation running amongst other information.
Page 20 5) Monitor Mix Control - This gives you control of balancing the audio you are EVO CONTROL SOFTWARE listening to through your speakers or headphones. This enables you to balance between your mics and computer playback to create a comfortable head- phone mix when recording.
Page 21 MONITOR MIX CONTROL MAIN CONTROL KNOB MAIN OUTPUT MUTE METER RING MAIN OUTPUT VOLUME MICROPHONE CONTROLS SMARTGAIN STEREO LINK SOFTWARE SOFTWARE...
Page 22: Audio Loop-Back Mixer
AUDIO LOOP-BACK MIXER Opening the Audio Loop-back mixer gives you a small mixer window enabling you to control what is sent to your Loop-back Left and Right Inputs This gives you the ability to take audio playback from your computer and capture this in your recording software, or send it to a streaming service.
Page 23: Using Audio Loop-Back On Mac
You can also delete a previously saved configuration by clicking the red next SAVING AND OPENING to it. If you’d like to open an EVO 4 configuration from your documents, simply click “Load From File” and then use the file explorer to find the setting you wish to EVO CONFIGURATIONS load.
Page 24: Using Audio Loop-Back On Windows
Then select EVO 4 from the list of devices and select Configure Speakers: USING AUDIO LOOP-BACK ON WINDOWS As with MacOS, the first step of using loop-back is setting up your computer to output sound to the Loop-back outputs of EVO 4. On some software, you can change this in the software itself in the settings.
Page 25: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS DAC OUTPUTS: MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER: Maximum Output Level: +11dBu Mic Gain Range: 58 dB Line Gain Range: 58dB with -10dB Pad Digital Reference Level: 0dBFS = +11dBu Output Impedance: <100Ω Balanced Phantom Power: 48v +/-4v @ 10mA/Channel CMRR: >85dB @ 1kHz Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 Maximum Input Level:...
Page 26 Note for latency figures: USB 2.0 HIGH SPEED Performance may vary as stability at these low buffer sizes is dependant on No. Of Input Channels 2 Analogue many factors including CPU load, operating system and performance of other No. Of Output Channels 2 Digital drivers.
Page 27: Firmware Update Procedure
EVO 4. If you do not have an internet connection to check the firmware, please contact our support team at support.audient.com who’ll be happy to assist you. If a firmware update is available, you’ll be prompted to install it directly from our update service.
Page 28: Warranty Information
Distributor responsible for the country in which you purchased the product. Audient Dealer (defined as a Dealer which has purchased the product directly from Audient in the UK, or one of our Authorised Distributors outside the UK). Some of the products returned under warranty are found not to exhibit any Please note that if you purchased the product from outside of your country of fault at all when they are retested at our Service Centre’s so it’s always useful to...
Page 29: Warranty Limitations
The warranty does not cover components which have a limited life, and which are expected to be periodically replaced for optimal performance. We do not warrant that the unit shall operate in any other way than as described in this manual. For further details please contact: support@evo.audio.com Tel: 0044 1256 381944 support@evo.audio.com support.audient.com...

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