Audient ASP4816-SE (Standard Edition)

Audient ASP4816-SE (Standard Edition)
Compact Analogue Recording Console


ON SALE
March 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026


SPECIAL ORDER ITEM: non-cancelable and non-returnable

The ASP4816-SE is an in-line, full analogue recording and mixing console providing everything you’d expect from a large format recording console but in a space -friendlyf ootprint. Designed from the ground up by David Dearden and featuring his legendary analog circuitry, the ASP4816-SE is the perfect centrepiece for production studios.

Designed to deliver ultra-low noise and low distortion with a touch of classic analogue warmth, ASP4816-SE’s 16 discrete hybrid Class-A preamps are ready to handle any microphone, instrument or source you can throw at it. With a flexible topology offering up to 60dB of gain and anincredibly wide bandwidth ensuring your transient detail is accurately preserved in stunning resolution, the Audient preamp gives you a versatile and flexible solution ready for any session.

Often likened to classic analogue boards from the 80s, the Audient mix bus compressor does far more than just control levels, it adds weight, depth and warmth to your mix as well as helping to glue your production together for a more polished result. Featuring adjustable ratio and threshold controls, auto-release settings and a gain reduction meter, the Audient mix bus compressor is more than equipped for adding those final touches to any production.

The massively flexible Dearden designed EQ offers two fully parametric bands that span from 40Hz to 20kHz, are adjustable from -15db to + 15dB and offer an adjustable Q control. These are flanked by low and high shelving EQ bands with the ability to engage the ‘Air’ button for that often needed finishing sheen. The EQ can also be split across both the short and long faders, meaning you can EQ both your mic inputs and DAW returns at the sametime, making it incredibly easy to start building your mix from the moment you start recording.

The ASP4816-SE features an astounding amount of connectivity for such a compact frame size. With 48 channels, over 40 insert points, 8 sends and 8 groups available on mixdown the ASP4816-SE will handle the most comprehensive of mixing and tracking tasks. And with so many sends, buses and inserts available,when partnered with a suitable patchbay the ASP4816-SE offers an incredible number of routing options for creative bouncing, summing and parallel processing all with none of the problematic phase and latency issues that digital systems can have.

Features:

Specifications:

Frequency Response
Mic input to Mix output <+0,-0.3dB 20Hz-20kHz @6-40dB gain.
Line input to Mix output <+0,-0.3dB 20Hz-20kHz @0dB gain.

THD AND NOISE AT +20dB OUTPUT
Mic XLR input to any output <0.005% at 1kHz
Line input to any output <0.005% at 1kHz
Tape input to any output < 0.003% at 1kHz

NOISE
Mic EIN (20-20kHz, 150R source) <-127.5dBu
Bus noise (no inputs routed) <-93dBu
Bus noise (36 inputs routed) <-78dBu

CROSSTALK AND MUTE ATTENUATION AT 1kHz
Short fader Mute >90dB Long fader Mute >90dB Mix assign >90dB Bus assign >90Db

MIC CMRR
70dB (Min gain)
75dB (Max gain)

MAXIMUM INPUT
Mic >+21dBu (min gain)
Line +30dBu (min gain)
insert return >+21dBu

MAXIMUM OUTPUT INTO 2K OHMS
Mix output >+26dBu
Bus output >+26dBu
Aux output >+26dBu
Insert send >+20dBu
Monitor, Studio, F/B outputs >+20dBu