EVO 8 Reviews

Awesome audio interface!

Quality of the sound is amazing, preamps are close in quality to my RME Fireface UC and the drivers are really solid (I'm on windows).

Only two cons I can find is the build quality (a bit too plasticky for my taste) and the controls on the unit are annoying to use.

Software wise, you have loopback, fulll independent mixer for the two outputs (keep in mind that if you plug in headphones the relative audio output mutes, so you can only use 1 headphones and 1 output or two headphones at the time).

Auto gain works but it's a bit of a gimmick if you have at least 1 month of audio engineering experience :D

Converted from Apogee

After two Ones and one Duet and this did it!

Dissapointment

I've switched from Focusrite. The fact hat this is a bit cheaper than my previous interface does not excuse the fact that i cannot separate my outputs. I would like to run a FX loop in analog domain and I can not because despite having enough channels i cannot get rid of the master mix out of my outputs 3 and 4. No rerouting. Software is a joke, laggy on a modern system with 12 cores and 16 gigs of fast ddr4 ram. Routing settings in options dont change anything. Also, coil whine is audible through both headphones and main outputs. Greatly dissapointed. Never again.

Serious contender but with some flaws

The EVO 8 is a very capable interface. Low latency, 4 mic preamps and the separate cue monitoring for vocalist are game changers in this price range market. Hi quality low noise preamps don't leave you indifferent. Just don't forget to use auto-gain button. But like in any low budget piece of hardware there are some flaws. First of all it is hard to read manual. I ordered it for my friend who is a professional musician ever wanted to hit the big scene. And for him without my technical knowledge it is hard to understand even watching tutorials. The second problem is the low headphone output. Also the real microphone gain is less than 50db, so you need to make gain lower on the master out 1-2(PC) to hear yourself on OUT 3-4 for voiceover recordings in the studio. At the same time the recordings with just metronome without music is ok. Even listening for music from PC could be little bit louder. And if you want to make recordings with low diaphragm microphones from distance(choir for example) you will not get normal gain staging levels(-10db at peak). So in any case you need additional headphone amp to work with EVO and maybe a decent mic preamp if you record in acoustic venues. Low noise preamps give you a possibility to add a gain later in program so additional 10db gain will add noise to the same extent up to -118 which may be low or not depending on the source sound volume. But if you are not gonna record vocals and plan to only make arrangements it is good to go. High dynamic range will make your life eazier.

Stay away!!!

On paper this seemed pretty much perfect- a compact interface with 4 inputs, smart gain, from a seemingly reliable manufacturer and for not that huge of a price!

When it arrived, it worked fine at first. Then a bug hit me where the interface wouldn’t be detected by Windows after hibernating, so I attempted to reinstall the drivers - a HUGE mistake to say the least.

Upon restarting my PC, it entered a boot loop. Using a Windows installer it told me it couldn’t fix it. So I tried reinstalling Windows, but it kept failing. Only when I tried to reinstall without the interface connected, the install succeeded. However, when I tried to use the interface again, the driver installation failed midway through. When I restarted my PC, the previous issue came back.

If you want an audio interface that actually works and won’t destroy your Windows installation, LOOK ELSEWHERE

Defective sound

This interface did not live up to expectations. When using all four outputs, clicks and rustles often occur. You can get rid of it only by freezing channels with plugins. Logic, Macbook Pro 2019.

I like the design and the compact size. Alas, it is impossible to use.

Useless product if you run OS X

This was a very poor product experience. Firstly the features and package seem good for the price, the packaging and presentation is also very premium. The product itself is all plastic and there is some movement on some panels. I installed the software on my 2019 macbook pro running the lastest OS X big sur. Upon connecting the device I was asked to update firmware as the software require,, unfortunately this wouldn't work and it kept saying it cannot connect to the EVO 8. I contact support, they said try another cable, try another computer, try manual firmware update. They said there is a problem with their software/firmware and Big Sur.

I tried all their suggestions including trying running the firmware update on my friends macbook running catalina. Also failed. Support really weren't much help at all, completely useless product and quite surprised a big company like this have a product out there that they know doesn't work with the current OS from Apple.

Very good Interface.

This interface is really good and it has a very good price . Easy to handle and has a lots of shortcuts to use the interface which is amazing. It does exactly what it says on the specs. It is just great for my Home studio . Totally recommend.

Nice value for money

Easy to carry.We can save and load preset files in Mixer software,really good.But it's a shame about we can't use phantom power at 4 input simultaneously . Even of that I am also satisfy .