Having proudly presented i73® PRO ONE as a 2-in/4-out USB-C-based desktop design with an integrated 73-style preamp, i73® PRO 2 as a 2-in/4-out USB- C-based desktop design with dual integrated 73-style preamps, and i73® PRO EDGE as a 12-in/16-out USB-C-based desktop design (digitally expandable by up to eight channels over ADAT) with dual integrated 73-style preamps to make the full-analogue experience of the ‘Golden Era’ of recording available to everyone, everywhere,Heritage Audio is clearly not a company content to rest on its laurels — not least by virtue of making available updated firmware alongside a new version of the integrated i73 Mixer so soon after announcing availability of those trailblazing audio interfaces.
Improvements available as of today to i73® PRO ONE, i73® PRO 2, and i73® PRO EDGE owners as a result of that updated firmware alongside a new version of the integrated i73® PRO MIXER are, indeed, major. How so? So how about the fact that a DSP (Digital Signal Processing) version of the recently released SUCCESSOR plug-in — itself successfully recreating all of Heritage Audio’s industry-changing SUCCESSOR outboard predecessor’s features as a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) workflow-friendly plug-in with welcomed additions — is now included for near-zero latency tracking for starters!
Support for stereo tracks and stereo plug-ins are now available, making it easier and much quicker to deal with stereo sources and their need for processing — perfect when using the aforesaid SUCCESSOR, as well as the HA 1200 TapeSat (tape saturator) and BRITSTRIP (console channel strip) DSP plug-ins, on stereo material.
Thanks to the new HW Mon. (Hardware Monitoring) option available in i73 Mixer by simply selecting it from the Monitoring drop-down menu, latency-free monitoring can now be achieved — no need to even open i73 Mixer(once selected). Selecting this also allows both i73® PRO 2andi73® PRO EDGE to operate on their own as a dual mic preamp with DSP inserts for each channel, while i73® PRO ONE obviously operates on its own as a single mic preamp with DSP inserts, thereby making it possible for users to simply plug in to their chosen audio interface with its preconfigured setup to take full advantage of all its processing power.
The top-tier i73® PRO EDGE’s ADAT ports, meanwhile, can conveniently now be converted for S/PDIF use when needed by simply selecting S/PDIF from i73 Mixer’sDigital I/O drop-down menu.
Moreover, i73 Mixer now includes a Plugin Delay Compensation option for the audio interface inputs in its drop-down menu, making sure that there is perfect phase alignment between channels when recording multiple tracks or inserting plug-ins only on certain tracks. As a result, everything will now be perfectly lined up to keep things tight and in time.
It is fair to say, then, that Heritage Audio’s already acclaimed audio interfaces are now an even more attractive proposition than ever, thanks to the timely release of updated firmware alongside a new version of the integrated i73 Mixer effectively expanding their core features and tracking possibilities to deliver major improvements to them all so soon after the vintage-sounding recording equipment developer announced their availability as the first- ever USB-C audio interfaces with built-in Class A 73-style preamps.
Pricing and Availability:
i73® PRO ONE (https://heritageaudio.com/i73-pro-one), i73® PRO 2 (https://heritageaudio.com/i73-pro-2), and i73® PRO EDGE (https://heritageaudio.com/i73-pro-edge) are available to buy via Heritage Audio’s growing global network of dealers (https://heritageaudio.com/where-to-buy-international/) with an MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price)in the EU of €649.00 EUR (including VAT),€999.00 EUR (including VAT), and€1,499.00 EUR (including VAT), respectively, and a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) of $649.00 USD, $999.00 USD, and $1,499.00 USD, respectively, US distribution being handled via RAD Distribution (https://raddist.com/en/brands/heritage-audio).
Heritage Audio’s updated firmware and new version of the integrated i73 Mixer for its i73® PRO family are available from here: https://users.heritageaudio.com
