The second iteration of Audient’s iD range of budget interfaces has a lot to live up to. The first versions were extremely well respected, offering a combination of thoughtful design and some nice quality-of-life touches that elevated them above many others in the crowded entry-level interface bracket. Thankfully, the qualities of the Audient iD4 MKII are apparent straight out of the box.
What we have is a simple enough two-in/two-out USB audio interface, with an XLR/jack combi input on the rear of the device and single ¼” jack input on the front. Additionally, on the front, you get a neat dual-output headphone section, which has both a ¼” output and a 3.5mm output – these can be used simultaneously, or you could use one as an auxiliary output to send audio out to a guitar pedal. The back of the unit then houses the standard stereo jack outputs and connection for the interface’s USB-C cable. All of the main controls – gain for both channels, a monitor mix knob and a large, chunky volume encoder – sit atop the surface of the unit, keeping them within easy reach for those crucial tweaks.
