From Audient

Console-Grade Tracking Connectivity

The Audient Horizon 8P is a 24-in / 32-out Thunderbolt 3 macOS audio interface designed for producers and studios capturing live performances. Its eight Audient console preamps are based on David Dearden’s circuit design from the ASP8024-HE console and provides 75 dB of gain, Smartgain, and digital recall. AURA Control lets you vary each preamp’s impedance in hardware, providing high, mid, and low voicings for working with ribbon, dynamic, and condenser microphones. The unit is housed in a rugged 1 RU all-metal chassis.
32-Bit Conversion and Ultralow Latency
The Horizon 8P delivers 32-bit / 192 kHz conversion with a 133 dB dynamic range and selectable +18 dBu and +24 dBu reference levels. Its Thunderbolt 3 architecture provides 0.99 ms round-trip latency at 192 kHz with a 64-sample buffer, allowing you to track through native plug-ins without any perceptible monitoring lag.
Flexible Recording and Monitoring
Mic/line inputs are accessed via XLR/TRS combo connectors. Eight line inputs and outputs over DB25 accommodate outboard equipment and hybrid mixing setups, while two front-panel JFET instrument inputs are available on channels 1 and 2. Dual speaker outputs support A/B monitoring, and two headphone outputs accommodate separate listeners. Hardware monitor controls include mono, polarity, dim, talkback, and reference-level functions. Horizon Control software supplies a virtual patch bay, custom monitoring, onboard comfort reverb, and four cue mixes.

Digital Expansion and Scalable Operation

Dual ADAT I/O provides 16 channels of digital expansion, while BNC wordclock input and output support system synchronization. Up to four Horizon units can be daisy-chained on a single driver, providing additional connectivity as your studio grows.

Mic Pre Input

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL
18dBu
THD+N @ 0dBu
-98dB, 0.0011%
GAIN
0 to 75dB
SNR
101dB A-Weighted
EIN
-129dB A-Weighted
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
±0.5dB 10Hz to 80kHz
CMRR
>75dB
CROSSTALK @ 1kHz and 10kHz
<100dB
INPUT IMPEDANCE
3kΩ

Line Input

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL
28dBu
THD+N @ 10dBu
-98dB, 0.0011%
GAIN
-10 to 65dB
INPUT IMPEDANCE
10kΩ

DI Input

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL
12dBu
THD+N @ 0dBu
-75dB, 0.018%
GAIN
0 to 75dB
SNR
101dB A-Weighted
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
±0.5dB 10Hz to 40kHz
INPUT IMPEDANCE
500kΩ

Additional Mic Pre Features

PHANTOM POWER
+48V DC, 10mA per channel

ORBIT

10dB PAD

HPF

ADC Input

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL
24dBu = 0dBFS
THD+N @ -1dBFS
-118dB, 0.00012%
DYNAMIC RANGE
127dB A-Weighted
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
±0.2dB 10Hz to Fs/2 (Nyquist)
CROSSTALK
<130dB

Line Outputs

MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL
24dBu = 0dBFS
THD+N @ -1dBFS
-122dB, 0.00008%
DYNAMIC RANGE
132dB A-Weighted
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
±0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 (Nyquist)
CROSSTALK
<130dB
IMPEDANCE
47Ω

Headphone Outputs

MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL
15dBu = 0dBFS
THD+N @ -1dBFS
-116dB, 0.00015%
DYNAMIC RANGE
124dB A-Weighted
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
±0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 (Nyquist)
CROSSTALK
<120dB
IMPEDANCE
10Ω
MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL AND POWER INTO 30R
5.55V Peak, 1.03W
MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL AND POWER INTO 60R
6.44V Peak, 691mW
MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL AND POWER INTO 600R
6.55V Peak, 71mW

Digital Features

INPUTS
Optical Input SPDIF/ADAT x2
OUTPUTS
Optical Output SPDIF/ADAT x2
WORD CLOCK
Input and Output, ±10ppm accuracy
SUPPORTED SAMPLE RATES
44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

DSP Mixer Roundtrip Latency

All figures at 64 sample buffer size

44.1kHz
4.286ms
48kHz
3.938ms
88.2kHz
2.143ms
96kHz
1.969ms
176.4kHz
1.077ms
192kHz
0.99ms

Connectivity

THUNDERBOLT 3

Power Requirements

INPUT VOLTAGE
85 – 264 VAC
INPUT FREQUENCY
47 – 63Hz

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